Number: 6901033
Country: United Kingdom
Source: TED
Cross Whitehall Prosperity Framework Agreement
Foreign and Commonwealth Office invited tenders from suitably experienced contractors to join the new 1 300 000 000 GBP, Cross-Whitehall Prosperity Fund framework. The Fund’s primary objective is to promote inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction, in accordance with Official Development Assistance rules and the International Development Act.
For further information on the Framework requirement see "Information About Lots".
Business Enviroment
Strategic economic and private sector policy advice.
Strategic policy making and analysis on constraints to business, including assessment of regulatory, legal, institutional and other constraints, the gender dimensions of these, and design of initiatives to address these opening up public procurement and increasing transparency to prevent regulatory capture and corruption.
Strengthening and simplifying business regulations and practices, e.g. as they impact on business registration, capital requirements, construction permits and other licensing arrangements, registering property, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and addressing insolvency.
Providing advice on tax policy and transparency.
Strengthening policy, regulatory capacity and procedures at the subnational level tackling informality which limits firm size. human capital development, innovation and financial deepening.
Implementation of international standards and guidelines (i.e. UN Convention Against Corruption, IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability 2012).
Strengthening business transparency, e.g. through development and delivery of policies on beneficial ownership.
Finance Trade
Policy and regulatory development to broaden and deepen financial markets.
Promoting financial inclusion.
Strengthening and deepening financial markets in specialist areas through policy advice, advocacy, consultation, product development and capacity building.
Training and capacity building in support of broadening and deepening of financial markets for economic development.
Specialist fund/ grant management for the development and implementation of financial instruments.
Trade
Promoting international standards and quality infrastructure.
Strengthening policy, rules and procedures, and enforcement capability to protect intellectual property.
Wider trade facilitation, including strategic advice on customs and border efficiency and effectiveness.
Technical assistance to address capacity and capability gaps identified in developing countries which inhibit that countries ability to trade globally.
Infrastructure
Supporting public authorities to develop and establish credible pipelines of infrastructure projects to support inclusive, affordable, safe and resilient infrastructure – e.g. options planning, stakeholder engagement feasibility studies, business case development and procurement processes, and identification of streams of finance.
Supporting countries to plan and develop projects which will attract commercial finance, including through Public-Private Partnership methodologies.
Direct technical support for carefully selected pilot projects (in conjunction with the private sector and multilaterals such as the World Bank).
Supporting infrastructure programming that is gender sensitive as a minimum and looks to harness opportunities to support women’s economic empowerment.
Implementation of international standards and guidelines (i.e. IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability (2012), child protection and safeguarding in infrastructure development.
Energy (including Low Carbon)
Specialist regulation for oil and gas, natural gas, electricity, renewable etc.
Tackling poor energy access, e.g. in remote communities, informal settlements and for poor and vulnerable households.
Development and deployment of clean technologies at lower cost.
Community engagement, social & environmental impact assessment, indigenous consultation in line with international standards and guidelines.
Health & safety (regulation, enforcement, interagency cooperation and inspection), risk assessment, clean energy certificates.
Digital
Supporting Governments to function and deliver services digitally.
Keeping online populations safe especially children and vulnerable adults, and increasing resilience to internet-enabled threats.
Improving affordability, governance and inclusion through market access reforms.
Research on analysis around sustainable and inclusive models for digital connectivity for development.
Education
Strategy and policy development for promoting education and skills, including sector reform strategies particularly in the tertiary and vocational sectors.
Technical assistance towards improving the enabling environment by addressing system failures, regulatory constraints that inhibit non-state investment in education.
Increasing access to employment-focused education and training provision, including English language;
Opening up new markets to improve international standards, teaching, qualifications and quality assurance.
Research and development partnerships that develop local competence.
Managed Service Lot A
To provide strategic, broad based services across two or more of the sub Lots under Lots A and B as supplied in response to this Invitation to Tender. The Authority reserves the right to subsequently tender requirements to the suppliers included within the Managed Service Sub-Lot to provide a complete Managed Service for the sourcing and supply of any, or all, required Sub-sector Lot A disciplines.The Authority also reserves the right to subsequently tender requirements across all Lots and sub-sector Lots where new requirements may span across a multi-lot approach.
Managed Service Lot B
To provide strategic, broad based services across two or more of the sub Lots under Lots A and B as supplied in response to this Invitation to Tender. The Authority reserves the right to subsequently tender requirements to the suppliers included within the Managed Service Sub-Lot to provide a complete Managed Service for the sourcing and supply of any, or all, required Sub-sector Lot B disciplines.The Authority also reserves the right to subsequently tender requirements across all Lots and sub-sector Lots where new requirements may span across a multi-lot approach.
Future Cities
Technical assistance to develop independent power producer strategies, address legal/regulatory barriers and design projects.
Technical assistance for spatial restructuring (city strategies, urban renewal, regeneration, master planning and planning frameworks).
Technical assistance to develop strategies to address the impact of climate change (e.g. flooding) and ensure development is sustainable.
Advice on adoption of smart technology to help build more inclusive and sustainable urban environments.
Technical assistance to develop strategies to improve access to water and sanitation.
Technical assistance to develop strategies to improve waste management/ recycling.
Strengthening of project management, fund management, procurement, contract management and other specialist skills for urban development.
Supporting the generation and dissemination of urban research and innovation.
Applying and integrating gender and social analysis and advice across all of the above to comply with the Gender Equality Act and support good development practice.
Health
Policy and regulatory reforms, including promotion of strategies and guidelines that support efforts to combat Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and raise the quality of care.
Development of health sector reform strategies that reduce variations in access to quality of care, including through improving standards and regulation.
Procurement reforms and contract management, where relevant, in support of the programme’s aims.
Strengthening programme and project management skills for sustainable provision of health services, including clinical leadership training.
Development of information systems to inform effective delivery.
Education and training programmes to raise the quality, quantity and range of primary and secondary care, covering NCD diagnosis and treatment.
Development of quality indicators and monitoring systems for hospitals and health systems, together with delivery of training on data analysis / management and performance management, in order to reduce adverse incidents (including injury and death).
Digital health programming, including design and roll-out of telemedicine services to increase access to health services.
Research and development partnerships that develop local competence in clinical development to address key diseases (e.g. malaria, TB) and raising standards for clinical trials.
Business Environment
