Invitation to tender

Date of publication Simap: 04.09.2017

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
Procurement authority/Organizer: Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania,  attn P.O. Box 2454, 79, Kinondoni,  0  Dar Es Salaam,  Tanzania,  E-mail:  [email protected]

1.2 Applications for participation should be sent to the following address

PLEASE DO NOT OPEN
Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania,  attn Maembe Kai, 79, Kinondoni, P.O. Box 2454,  0  Dar Es Salaam,  Tanzania,  E-mail:  [email protected]

1.3 Desired deadline for questions in written form

12.09.2017

Remarks: No information is given by telephone. Any question can be made by 12.09.2017 anonymously in the forum space at www.simap.ch. Questions submitted late cannot be answered. Answers will be published on www.simap.ch by 15.09.2017. Bidders are themselves responsible for downloading the answers from SIMAP and for taking them into consideration in the preparation of the participant applications.

1.4 Deadline for submitting applications for participation

Date: 29.09.2017, Specific deadlines and formal requirements:  Participant applications contain all documentation in accordance with Section 6 Contents of the participant applications and are to be submitted as follows:
a. one original signed hard copy labelled “Original”
b. two signed copies labelled, “Signed Copy”
c. one data storage device (Memory Stick) of all technical and financial proposal documents.
Language for participant applications: English

1.5 Date of the opening of bids:

04.10.2017, Remarks:  The participant applications are not opened publicly. In accordance with PPA Art. 8 para. 1d, the contracting authority safeguards the confidential character of all information provided by the bidder. The information to be published after the award of the mandate and the information to be disclosed in the framework of the PPA Art. 23 para. 2 and 3 remain subject to reservation.

1.6 Type of contracting authority

Confederation (Central federal administration)

1.7 Type of procedure

Selective procedure

1.8 Type of order

Order for services

1.9 According to GATT/WTO agreement, respectively to the international treaties

No

2. Objects of procurement

2.1 Service category CPC:

[27] Other services

2.2 Project title of the acquisition

«Skills for Employment Tanzania » - Phase 1 - 2018-2022

2.3 Reference / project no.

7F-09765

2.4 Division into lots?

No

2.5 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	98300000 - Miscellaneous services

2.6 Detailed task description

The Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania is looking for an organization that will implement its Vocational Skills
Development (VSD) program in Tanzania. The program aims to improve prospects of gainful youth (self-) employment
through a contribution to improved relevance, quality and access to VSD. The focus of the program will be on
supporting and leveraging on existing Tanzanian institutions to expand and adapt their services in order to address the
needs and demands from youth and from the economy. The program encompasses three levels: macro level (relevance), meso level (quality) and micro level (access).

2.7 Location where service is to be delivered

Tanzania

2.8 Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 01.02.2018, End: 30.06.2022

This contract is subject to renewal: No

2.9 Options

No

2.10 Award criteria

Based on the criteria given in the documentation

2.11 Will variants be accepted?

Yes

Remarks: Variants are to be indicated expressly as such and to be submitted separately in addition to the basic bid. Bidders must give reasons in writing for the advantages and equivalence of the variants in relation to the achievement of objectives. Otherwise they will not be taken into consideration.

2.12 Are partial offers permitted?

No

2.13 Implementation date

Start 01.02.2018 and finish 30.06.2022

Remarks: Start Initial Phase: 01.02.2018-31.03.2018
Start Main Phase 1: 01.07.2018 - 30.06.2022

3. Conditions

3.1 General conditions of participation

None

3.2 Deposits/guarantees

None

3.3 Conditions of payment

None

3.4 Costs to be included

None

3.5 Consortium of bidders

Consortia of bidders are permitted. Should SDC conclude the Contract with several Contractors (consortium), all parties must sign, having first designated a person to represent the consortium vis-à-vis SDC. The representative is expressly authorized to act for and on behalf of the consortium members. The consortium members shall be jointly and severally liable. Consortia members are allowed to participate exclusively in one bid. The bidder lists all members and their roles.

3.6 Subcontractor

Subcontractors are permitted. If the bidder engages a subcontractor to provide certain services, the bidder bears full responsibility for the provided services. He lists all subcontractors involved with their assigned roles according to annex 2 bidder information. Subcontractors are allowed to participate in different bids.

3.7 Suitability criteria

Based on the criteria given in the documentation

3.8 Evidence required

Based on the evidence required in the documentation

3.9 Conditions for obtaining the documents for participation

Costs: none

3.10 Max. number of participants admitted

3

3.11 Intended date for the determination of the selected participants

24.10.2017

3.12 Intended deadline for submitting offers

04.12.2017

3.13 Languages for applications for participation

English

3.14 Validity of offers

180 days after deadline for receipt of offers

3.15 Source for documents for participation in prequalification

at www.simap.ch
Documents for participation in prequalification are available as from: 04.09.2017  until  29.09.2017
Language of the participation documents: English
Further information on obtaining the documents for paticipation in prequalification: The documentation on the public call to apply for the project mentioned can be downloaded from the platform www.simap.ch under: Running procedures, Confederation, Invitations to tender. In order to do so, you first have to register in the mentioned project. You will then be able to log in and use the password that you will have been sent by e-mail to download the documentation desired.

4. Other information

4.1 Conditions for countries not party to the WTO agreement

None

4.2 Terms of business

General Conditions of Business (GCB) for Project Implementation Mandates – Version December 2015 (for Main Phase 1) and General Terms and Conditions FDFA for Mandates Type A and B (for Initial Phase)

4.3 Negotiations

remain reserved

4.4 Basic procedural principles

The contracting authority awards public contracts for services provided in Switzerland only to bidders who ensure compliance with the health and safety regulations and employment conditions for employees, as well as equal pay for women and men.
If the service is provided abroad, the bidder must ensure at least compliance with the International Labour Organization’s fundamental conventions in accordance with Annex 2a PPO.
The self-declaration form “Compliance with working conditions, workplace health and safety regulations and requirement of equal pay for men and women: Declaration by the supplier” has to be signed and is to be submitted with the offer.

4.5 Additional information

The option of directly awarding follow-up mandates is reserved.

4.6 Official organ of publication

www.simap.ch

4.7 Procedures for appeal

The tender proceeds in accordance with Section 3 of the Federal Ordinance on Public Procurement (PPO). There is no right of appeal.