Evaluation of The Danish Arab Partnership Programme (DAPP) 2003-2014

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

The Danish Arab Partnership Programme (DAPP) was launched in 2003. It builds on dual objectives of supporting existing local reform processes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and establishing a basis for improved dialogue, understanding and cooperation between Denmark and the MENA region. In terms of substance the programme revolves around four broad themes: 1) Human Rights, Human Freedoms and Good Governance; 2) Women Empowerment and Gender Equality; 3) Knowledge-based societies; and 4) Economic Growth and Job Creation. Themes 1-3 have been part of the programme since the beginning in 2003 and were key elements in the 2002 Arab World Human Development Report. The theme on Economic Growth and Job Creation was added later in 2011 as a response to events unfolding during the Arab Spring.
The total envelope for the programme since its inception amounts to some 1 300 000 000 DKK.
In terms of geography longer term partnerships have been established with Jordan, Morocco and Yemen while shorter term and transitional efforts are under-way in countries like Egypt, Syria, Tunisia and Libya.
The programme is implemented through a wide range of partners in Denmark and the MENA-region.
Purpose:
The overall focus of the evaluation will be:
— Documenting achievements and results across thematic areas as well as focus countries;
— Providing lessons learned and recommendations for preparing a new strategy f for DAPP (2017-20) as well as a new phase of programmes;
— and
— Assessing whether strategic objectives and thematic areas continue to be relevant given the dynamic, rapidly changing and fragile context of the MENA-region.
Scope
Themes
The present evaluation aims to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the whole DAPP-programme throughout its history (2003-14). The four themes will have to be evaluated with various levels of intensity. Themes 1 and 2 have been part of the programme from the start and shall undergo a full evaluation in terms of scope and depth. Theme 3 shall undergo an evaluation with a more limited scope as the media part was subject to a separate evaluation published in 2013. Theme 4 was recently added in 2011 and will, therefore, be subject to a less intense evaluation in terms of depth.
Geography
The evaluation will carry out country studies in four nations i.e. Yemen, Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan. The present security situation in Yemen does not permit the Consultant to visit the country, yet a study carried out by local consultants is anticipated.
Timing
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs aims to prepare a new strategy for DAPP for 2017 through 2020. The present evaluation will inform this work, what in turn sets out some milestones for the timing. There is also a need for cross-fertilisation between the evaluation process and the strategy process. A participatory process involving DAPP implementing partners must be foreseen.
Timing, scope and geography requires the Consultant to organise and staff an overall management team that oversees the whole evaluation process as well as a number of teams assigned to undertake field work at the same time in some of the countries mentioned above.
The team-leader must have previous experience from managing complex evaluations knowledge of assessing dialogue based approaches to development. The team must have extensive knowledge from the MENA-region.
The Consultant will prepare a full synthesis report as well as country reports.

Deadline

Fristen for modtagelse af bud var på 2014-10-27. Indkøbet blev offentliggjort på 2014-09-26.

Leverandører

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• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

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• Danmark

Indkøbshistorik

Dato	Dokument
2014-09-26	Udbudsbekendtgørelse
2015-01-15	Bekendtgørelse om indgåede kontrakter

Udbudsbekendtgørelse (2014-09-26)
Objekt
Omfanget af udbuddet
Titel: Tjenester vedrørende økonomisk hjælp til udlandet
Mængde eller omfang: 11 months assignment with a maximum budget of DKK 3 500 000.
Bekendtgørelsens metadata
Originalsprog: engelsk 🗣️
Dokumenttype: Udbudsbekendtgørelse
Kontraktens art: Tjenesteydelser
Forordning: Den Europæiske Union, med deltagelse af GPA-lande
Fælles glossar for offentlige kontrakter (CPV)
Kode: Tjenester vedrørende økonomisk hjælp til udlandet 📦

Procedure
Procedureform: Begrænset udbud
Bud-type: Indsendelse gældende for alle delaftaler
Kriterier for tildeling
Det økonomisk mest fordelagtige bud

Ordregivende myndighed
Identitet
Land: Danmark 🇩🇰
Type af ordregivende myndighed: Ministerium eller anden myndighed på nationalt plan eller forbundsplan
Navn på ordregivende myndighed: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Postadresse: Asiatisk Plads 2
Postnummer: 1448
Postby: Copenhagen
Kontakt
Internetadresse: http://www.um.dk 🌏
E-mail: danidacontracts@um.dk 📧
Telefon: +45 33921430 📞

Reference
Datoer
Afsendelsesdato: 2014-09-26 📅
Tilbudsfrist: 2014-10-27 📅
Offentliggørelsesdato: 2014-10-01 📅
Identifikatorer
Bekendtgørelsesnummer: 2014/S 188-332068
EUT-S-nummer: 188
Yderligere oplysninger

Any legal entity may only submit one application. The proposals shall be submitted according to the requirements set out in the tender document. Please note that the outer envelope of the proposal must include the name and address of the Tenderer as well as the file reference number: 2014-19685. The applications shall be submitted using the standard application form available under “Contract Documents” on www.danidacontracts.um.dk Please download current version. Applications not using the standard application form will not be accepted. Candidates for Key Personnel positions may be invited for interviews. Failure to comply with this will lead to disqualification of the Tenderer. A Candidate may, where appropriate and for a particular contract, rely on the capacities of other entities (to meet possible minimum requirements concerning economic and financial standing, and technical and/or professional ability as specified in the Contract Notice), regardless of the legal nature of the links, which it has with them. It must in that case prove to the Contracting Authority that it will have at its disposal the resources necessary, for example, by producing an undertaking by those entities to that effect. Such entities, for instance the parent company of the candidate, must respect the same rules of eligibility, and must comply with the conditions as stated in the contract notice; The Client opposes exclusive agreements with local sub-consultants, be they organisations or individuals; Candidates may be excluded from the tender procedure, if their proposed candidates for key-personnel may question the independence and impartiality of the evaluation.

Objekt
Omfanget af udbuddet
Kort beskrivelse:

The total envelope for the programme since its inception amounts to some 1 300 000 000 DKK.

In terms of geography longer term partnerships have been established with Jordan, Morocco and Yemen while shorter term and transitional efforts are under-way in countries like Egypt, Syria, Tunisia and Libya.

The programme is implemented through a wide range of partners in Denmark and the MENA-region.

Purpose:

The overall focus of the evaluation will be:

— Documenting achievements and results across thematic areas as well as focus countries;

— Providing lessons learned and recommendations for preparing a new strategy f for DAPP (2017-20) as well as a new phase of programmes;

— and

— Assessing whether strategic objectives and thematic areas continue to be relevant given the dynamic, rapidly changing and fragile context of the MENA-region.

Scope

Themes

The present evaluation aims to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the whole DAPP-programme throughout its history (2003-14). The four themes will have to be evaluated with various levels of intensity. Themes 1 and 2 have been part of the programme from the start and shall undergo a full evaluation in terms of scope and depth. Theme 3 shall undergo an evaluation with a more limited scope as the media part was subject to a separate evaluation published in 2013. Theme 4 was recently added in 2011 and will, therefore, be subject to a less intense evaluation in terms of depth.

Geography

The evaluation will carry out country studies in four nations i.e. Yemen, Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan. The present security situation in Yemen does not permit the Consultant to visit the country, yet a study carried out by local consultants is anticipated.

Timing

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs aims to prepare a new strategy for DAPP for 2017 through 2020. The present evaluation will inform this work, what in turn sets out some milestones for the timing. There is also a need for cross-fertilisation between the evaluation process and the strategy process. A participatory process involving DAPP implementing partners must be foreseen.

Timing, scope and geography requires the Consultant to organise and staff an overall management team that oversees the whole evaluation process as well as a number of teams assigned to undertake field work at the same time in some of the countries mentioned above.

The team-leader must have previous experience from managing complex evaluations knowledge of assessing dialogue based approaches to development. The team must have extensive knowledge from the MENA-region.

The Consultant will prepare a full synthesis report as well as country reports.

Referencenummer: 2014-19685

Juridiske, økonomiske, finansielle og tekniske oplysninger
Betingelser for deltagelse
Egnethed til at udøve det erhverv:

No restrictions on nationality;

In situations where conflict of interest occurs, Candidates will be excluded from participation, e.g. any Candidate (if a joint venture any of the members) or expert participating in the preparation of a project must be excluded from participation in the tender, unless the involvement does not constitute unfair competition;

As the task to be performed is an evaluation assignment Candidates may be excluded from participation, if their proposed candidates for key-personnel may question the independence and impartiality of the evaluation;

Any Candidate who has been the subject of a conviction by final judgement of which the contracting authority is aware for one or more of the reasons listed in Article 45, 1 in the Directive shall be excluded;

Any Candidate may be excluded from participation in a contract if any of the cases specified in Article 45, 2 apply to that Candidate or Tenderer;

The Candidate, and in the case of the Candidate being a joint venture each member and other legal entities, shall furthermore sign a Solemn Declaration (ANNEX B in the Application Form for Expression of Interest) providing sufficient evidence that none of the cases specified in Article 45, 2, (e) and (f) in the Directive applies to any of the legal entities making this application.

Økonomisk og finansiel stilling:

If the candidate is a joint venture, the joint venture shall, as a whole, meet the minimum conditions related to economic and financial standing and technical and professional ability.

(a) Annual turnover of the Candidate

Minimum requirements:

(a) DKK 10 000 000

Teknisk og faglig kompetence:

If the candidate is a joint venture, the joint venture shall, as a whole, meet the minimum conditions related to technical and professional ability

(a) List of most relevant project references from the last 3 years;

(b) Technicians or technical bodies;

(d) Capacities for production, studies, and/or research;

(e) Education and professional qualifications;

(f) Environmental management measures;

(g) Average annual manpower;

(h) Tools/plants etc.;

(i) Subcontracting;

(j) Products supplied

Minimum requirements:

(a) The applicant must show by way of project references that within the last three years, they have entered or finalized contracts covering the following:

- Minimum 1 relevant contract for a related, large, complex evaluation;

- Minimum 2 reference from the MENA region, the Middle East and/or North Africa.

One project reference may cover more than requirement

reference(s) of contract(s) (entered or finalized) in the last 3 years;

(b) Not applicable, unless otherwise required;

(d) Not applicable, unless otherwise required;

(e) Management has relevant technical and management experience;

(f) Not applicable, unless otherwise required;

(g) List of average manpower divided on Management staff and other staff. Minimum those required for the assignment;

(h) Not applicable, unless otherwise required;

(i) The major part of the services must be rendered by the Tenderer;

(j) Not applicable, unless otherwise required.

Kontraktens udførelse
Krav om deponering og sikkerhedsstillelse: Requirements will appear in the tender dossier.
De vigtigste finansieringsbetingelser og betalingsordninger og/eller henvisning til de relevante bestemmelser, der regulerer dem:

Financing conditions and payment arrangements will appear in the tender dossier;

The winner of the contract will be required to take out before commencement and maintain for the duration of the liability period, at its own cost, a Professional Risk Indemnity Insurance equal to the total contract amount or otherwise defined in the tender dossier.

Den juridiske form, som den sammenslutning af økonomiske aktører, der skal have kontrakten, skal have:

A group of economic operators will be required to enter a joint venture agreement;

Where a joint venture is proposed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark will require that all members of the joint venture are jointly and severally liable;

Applicants who apply as a joint venture shall each provide the documentation required under III.2.1) below;

If the Candidate is a joint venture, the joint venture shall, as a whole, meet the minimum conditions related to economic and financial standing and technical and professional ability required under III.2.2 and III.2.3) below.

Andre særlige vilkår:

The Consultant will be required to perform the services in compliance with the Danida Anti-corruption Code of Conduct and the principles of the UN Global Compact.

Procedure
Påtænkt antal ansøgere: 5
Objektive kriterier for udvælgelse:

Selected on the basis of most relevant project references (entered or finalized) from the past 3 years.

Sprog
Sprog: engelsk 🗣️

Ordregivende myndighed
Kontakt
Enhed: Christina June Jensen
E-mail: kfst@kfst.dk 📧

Reference
Datoer
Startdato: 2015-01-04 📅
Slutdato: 2015-08-31 📅
Identifikatorer
Referencenummer tildelt af den ordregivende myndighed: 2014-19685
Yderligere oplysninger

Any legal entity may only submit one application.

The proposals shall be submitted according to the requirements set out in the tender document. Please note that the outer envelope of the proposal must include the name and address of the Tenderer as well as the file reference number: 2014-19685.

The applications shall be submitted using the standard application form available under “Contract Documents” on www.danidacontracts.um.dk Please download current version. Applications not using the standard application form will not be accepted.

Candidates for Key Personnel positions may be invited for interviews. Failure to comply with this will lead to disqualification of the Tenderer.

A Candidate may, where appropriate and for a particular contract, rely on the capacities of other entities (to meet possible minimum requirements concerning economic and financial standing, and technical and/or professional ability as specified in the Contract Notice), regardless of the legal nature of the links, which it has with them. It must in that case prove to the Contracting Authority that it will have at its disposal the resources necessary, for example, by producing an undertaking by those entities to that effect. Such entities, for instance the parent company of the candidate, must respect the same rules of eligibility, and must comply with the conditions as stated in the contract notice;

The Client opposes exclusive agreements with local sub-consultants, be they organisations or individuals;

Candidates may be excluded from the tender procedure, if their proposed candidates for key-personnel may question the independence and impartiality of the evaluation.

Supplerende oplysninger
Gennemgå organ
Navn: Klagenævnet for Udbud, Erhvervsstyrelsen (The Complaints Board for Public Procurement, Danish Commerce and Companies Agency)
Postadresse: Dahlerups Pakhus
Postby: Copenhagen
Postnummer: 2100
Land: Danmark 🇩🇰
E-mail: klfu@erst.dk 📧
Telefon: +45 35291000 📞
Internetadresse: http://klfu.dk 🌏
Fax: +45 33307799 📠
Tjeneste, hvorfra der kan indhentes oplysninger om klageproceduren
Navn: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen (Danish Competition and Consumer Authority)
Postadresse: Carl Jacobsens Vej 35
Postby: Valby
Postnummer: 2500
Telefon: +45 41715000 📞
Internetadresse: www.kfst.dk 🌏
Fax: +45 41715100 📠
Kilde: OJS 2014/S 188-332068 (2014-09-26)

Bekendtgørelse om indgåede kontrakter (2015-01-15)
Objekt
Omfanget af udbuddet
Den samlede værdi af udbuddet: 3 493 432 💰
Bekendtgørelsens metadata
Dokumenttype: Bekendtgørelse om indgåede kontrakter

Procedure
Bud-type: Finder ikke anvendelse

Reference
Datoer
Afsendelsesdato: 2015-01-15 📅
Offentliggørelsesdato: 2015-01-20 📅
Identifikatorer
Bekendtgørelsesnummer: 2015/S 013-019840
Henviser til bekendtgørelse: 2014/S 188-332068
EUT-S-nummer: 13
Yderligere oplysninger

Any legal entity may only submit 1 application. The proposals shall be submitted according to the requirements set out in the tender document. Please note that the outer envelope of the proposal must include the name and address of the Tenderer as well as the file reference number: 2014-19685. The applications shall be submitted using the standard application form available under ‘Contract Documents’ on www.danidacontracts.um.dk Please download current version. Applications not using the standard application form will not be accepted. Candidates for Key Personnel positions may be invited for interviews. Failure to comply with this will lead to disqualification of the Tenderer. A Candidate may, where appropriate and for a particular contract, rely on the capacities of other entities (to meet possible minimum requirements concerning economic and financial standing, and technical and/or professional ability as specified in the Contract Notice), regardless of the legal nature of the links, which it has with them. It must in that case prove to the Contracting Authority that it will have at its disposal the resources necessary, for example, by producing an undertaking by those entities to that effect. Such entities, for instance the parent company of the candidate, must respect the same rules of eligibility, and must comply with the conditions as stated in the contract notice; The Client opposes exclusive agreements with local sub-consultants, be they organisations or individuals; Candidates may be excluded from the tender procedure, if their proposed candidates for key-personnel may question the independence and impartiality of the evaluation.

Procedure
Kriterier for tildeling
Kriterium: 1. Quality (80)
2. Price (20)

Tildeling af kontrakt
Dato for kontraktindgåelse: 2014-12-19 📅
Navn: Niras
Postadresse: Bredegade 30
Postby: Copenhagen
Postnummer: 1260
Land: Danmark 🇩🇰
E-mail: niras@niras.dk 📧
Internetadresse: www.niras.dk 🌏
Oplysninger om udbud
Antal modtagne bud: 4
Kilde: OJS 2015/S 013-019840 (2015-01-15)

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