Framework agreement for reviews of Strategic Partnerships 2022-2025

Description

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (MFA) has entered into 18 Strategic Partnerships (SPA) with Danish Civil Society Organisations for the period 2022-2025. 20 reviews are expected to be conducted by the 3 consultants within the Contract Period. In keeping with the administrative guidelines, the MFA conducts a review within a 4 year period of each organization. The MFA will enter into framework agreements with 3 consultants where the result in the procurement procedure determines the number of reviews for the Consultant: 1. Consultant conducts 9 reviews 2. Consultant conducts 7 reviews 3. Consultant conducts 4 reviews A timeline and plan will be made by the MFA upon entering into the framework agreement distributing the reviews amongst all three Consultant. If a Consultant is not available for the anticipated review, the assignment of a review will be passed on to the next Consultant, without compensation of a new review. For additional information, please see the Agreement. Lot 1: The purpose of Assignment is to ensure effective and aligned review processes, coherence in focus and outline of the reviews, and to stimulate learning and analysis across the SPA-portfolio. Defining the overall scope of the reviews from the outset provides an opportunity to connect each review with an overall results- and quality assurance agenda within the MFA and use findings and recommendations to inform the ongoing and future work of each organisation, the SPA-modality and other relevant areas of the MFA. The objective of each review is to assess the overall organisational capacity with a view to implement the organisation’s strategies and programmes and achieve agreed results under the engagement with the MFA. Thus, each review should overall assess the capacity, performance and strategic relevance of the reviewed organisation (Danish CSO) as a strategic partner. The review should include assessment of cross-cutting elements from the information note and guidelines. Each review should be able to stimulate learning and provide evidence for relevant organisational development and cross-cutting analysis. Finally, the review should include findings and recommendations for the reviewed organisation to follow-up upon and as critical input to the on-going dialogue between MFA and the organisations. The reviews of the Danish CSOs will overall follow the same structure and focus on a • Strategic level • Programmatic level • Organisational/administrative level • Financial management level The contracting authority has a maximum budget of DKK 650.000 net of VAT in relation to fees for each review. Tenders will be rejected if they exceed the contracting authority's maximum budget per review.