Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC West Africa Division / Education Unit
Postal address: Freiburgstrasse 130
Town: Bern
NUTS code: CH0 Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
Postal code: 3003
Country: Switzerland
Contact person: Fabienne Hebeisen
E-mail: fabienne.hebeisen@eda.admin.ch
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.simap.ch
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Education Backstopping Mandate (EDU-BSM) for the SDC, 2022 – 2026 – composed of 3 lots: Lot 1: Thematic expertise 2022 – 2026 Lot 2: Knowledge management and communication expertise 2022 – 2026 Lot 3: SDC/FDFA-Shareweb technical expertise 2022 – 2024
II.1.2)Main CPV code98300000 Miscellaneous services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
Education Backstopping Mandate (EDU-BSM) for the SDC, 2022 – 2026 – composed of 3 lots:
Lot 1: Thematic expertise 2022 – 2026
Lot 2: Knowledge management and communication expertise 2022 – 2026
Lot 3: SDC/FDFA-Shareweb technical expertise 2022 – 2024
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 3 816 050.00 CHF
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)98300000 Miscellaneous services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: CH0 Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Education Backstopping Mandate (EDU-BSM) for the SDC, 2022 – 2026 – composed of 3 lots:
Lot 1: Thematic expertise 2022 – 2026
Lot 2: Knowledge management and communication expertise 2022 – 2026
Lot 3: SDC/FDFA-Shareweb technical expertise 2022 – 2024
II.2.5)Award criteriaCost criterion - Name: AC 1: Qualifications of the personnel to be deployed (CVs), of the concept, approach, including: Qualification of proposed person(s), documented by CVs / Weighting: 60%
Cost criterion - Name: AC 2: Understanding the mandate, understanding of the mandate contract and presentation of the bid / Weighting: 20%
Cost criterion - Name: AC 3: Financial offer – overall price / Weighting: 20%
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)98300000 Miscellaneous services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: CH0 Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Education Backstopping Mandate (EDU-BSM) for the SDC, 2022 – 2026 – composed of 3 lots:
Lot 1: Thematic expertise 2022 – 2026
Lot 2: Knowledge management and communication expertise 2022 – 2026
Lot 3: SDC/FDFA-Shareweb technical expertise 2022 – 2024
II.2.5)Award criteriaCost criterion - Name: AC 1: Qualifications of the personnel to be deployed (CVs), of the concept, approach, including: Qualification of proposed person(s), documented by CVs / Weighting: 60%
Cost criterion - Name: AC 2: Understanding the mandate, understanding of the mandate contract and presentation of the bid / Weighting: 20%
Cost criterion - Name: AC 3: Financial offer – overall price / Weighting: 20%
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)98300000 Miscellaneous services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: CH0 Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Education Backstopping Mandate (EDU-BSM) for the SDC, 2022 – 2026 – composed of 3 lots:
Lot 1: Thematic expertise 2022 – 2026
Lot 2: Knowledge management and communication expertise 2022 – 2026
Lot 3: SDC/FDFA-Shareweb technical expertise 2022 – 2024
II.2.5)Award criteriaCost criterion - Name: AC 1: Qualifications of the personnel to be deployed (CVs), of the concept, approach, including: Qualification of proposed person(s), documented by CVs / Weighting: 60%
Cost criterion - Name: AC 2: Understanding the mandate, understanding of the mandate contract and presentation of the bid / Weighting: 20%
Cost criterion - Name: AC 3: Financial offer – overall price / Weighting: 20%
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedureNotice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 196-512438
IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:11/04/2022
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Fondation pour l'institut de hautes études internationales et du développement
Postal address: Maison de la Paix, chemin Eugène-Rigot 2
Town: Genève
NUTS code: CH0 Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
Postal code: 1202
Country: Switzerland
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot: 3 267 650.00 CHF
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:11/04/2022
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Fondation pour l'institut de hautes études internationales et du développement
Postal address: Maison de la Paix, chemin Eugène-Rigot 2
Town: Genève
NUTS code: CH0 Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
Postal code: 1202
Country: Switzerland
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot: 379 000.00 CHF
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:14/02/2022
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Hochhuth Consulting GmbH
Postal address: Christinenstr 16
Town: Berlin
NUTS code: DE Deutschland
Postal code: 10119
Country: Germany
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot: 169 400.00 CHF
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
Reasons for the decision to award: After assessment of all evaluation criteria mentioned in tender document (qualitative criteria and price) the winning tenderer has received the most utility points among all the submitted bids. The offer of the winning tenderer convinced above all regarding: Understanding of the mandate and needs of the SDC Education network, skills-set, profiles and composition of the proposed team.
Procedures for appeal:This is a public contract under Annex 5 no. 1 let. d PPA. There is no right of appeal.
National reference publication: Simap of 12.04.2022 , doc. 1254711
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: Bundesverwaltungsgericht
Postal address: Postfach
Town: St. Gallen
Postal code: 9023
Country: Switzerland
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:12/04/2022