Backstopping of SECO-WE and SDC Monitoring & Evaluation Systems 2025-28 (UR-01215.20.06 / Z7FQ62300000)

The service under procurement serves development programmes and their beneficiaries through supporting the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs’ Economic Cooperation and Development Division (SECO-WE) in maintaining and further developing Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) systems. The mandate focuses on meta-evaluating and synthesizing …

CPV: 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Place of execution:
Backstopping of SECO-WE and SDC Monitoring & Evaluation Systems 2025-28 (UR-01215.20.06 / Z7FQ62300000)
Awarding body:
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, Economic Cooperation and Development
Award number:
8f0d87e8-a3ea-47f0-88cd-4e1c4a75baec

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, Economic Cooperation and Development
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Backstopping of SECO-WE and SDC Monitoring & Evaluation Systems 2025-28 (UR-01215.20.06 / Z7FQ62300000)
Description : The service under procurement serves development programmes and their beneficiaries through supporting the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs’ Economic Cooperation and Development Division (SECO-WE) in maintaining and further developing Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) systems. The mandate focuses on meta-evaluating and synthesizing project evaluations and on measures towards improving evaluation management and quality.
Procedure identifier : 8f0d87e8-a3ea-47f0-88cd-4e1c4a75baec
Internal identifier : 8f0d87e8-a3ea-47f0-88cd-4e1c4a75baec
Type of procedure : Open
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Substantiation for award decision The tender is awarded to the Consortium GOPA Worldwide Consultants GmbH and CEval GmbH. The winner convinced thanks to a solid experience in impact and ex-post evaluations employing multiple approaches and methods, rapid evidence reviews, trainings and more broadly evidence-based programming, an exceptional team and strong technical proposal.
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0002

Title : Services 5-7 (SECO-WE only)
Description : Service 5: Methodological support of high-quality impact or ex-post evaluations (SECO-WE: 140 days); Service 6: Support evidence-informed programming (SECO-WE: 140 days); Service 7: Support preparation of independent thematic evaluations (SECO-WE: 28 days).
Internal identifier : b3cf52eb-4f3d-476c-ad5d-e6889c97e0df

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Options :
Description of the options : Repetition of services for an additional four years, 2029-32.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Switzerland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : -

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 01/01/2025
Duration end date : 31/12/2028

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 0

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : AC1
Description : Tender price excl. VAT for basic order and separate tender price for the two options each excl. VAT
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : AC2
Description : Understanding of the assignment and the services, as well as explanation of mandate execution
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : AC3
Description : Planned staff and their skills and experiences
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : AC4
Description : Work samples
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : AC5
Description : Presentation of the bid
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria : The criteria were defined without weightings.
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : Instructions on legal remedies The procedure is governed by the provisions of the act for procedures outside the scope of international treaties. The procurement procedure will be carried out according to the Federal Act on Public Procurement of 21 June 2019 (PPA, SR 172.056.1) and the Ordinance on Public Procurement of 12 February 2020 (PPO, SR 172.056.11). Falling under Annex 5 section 1 letter d of PPA (public contracts outside the scope of international treaties), this procurement does not fall under the rules of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA; within the scope of international treaties). According to Art. 52 para 5 PPA there is therefore no right of appeal under this procurement procedure.

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Tribunal administrativ federal -
Information about review deadlines : Instructions on legal remedies The procedure is governed by the provisions of the act for procedures outside the scope of international treaties. The procurement procedure will be carried out according to the Federal Act on Public Procurement of 21 June 2019 (PPA, SR 172.056.1) and the Ordinance on Public Procurement of 12 February 2020 (PPO, SR 172.056.11). Falling under Annex 5 section 1 letter d of PPA (public contracts outside the scope of international treaties), this procurement does not fall under the rules of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA; within the scope of international treaties). According to Art. 52 para 5 PPA there is therefore no right of appeal under this procurement procedure.
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, Economic Cooperation and Development -

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 657 492 Swiss franc

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0002

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : EN_Bidding consortium GOPA Worldwide Consultants GmbH and Ceval GmbH
Tender :
Tender identifier : 1e95c065-108d-49c2-b6ba-5b5bac67fb6f
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0002
Value of the tender : 657 492 Swiss franc
The tender was ranked : no
The tender is a variant : no
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : N/A
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 31/01/2025

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 12
Range of tenders :
Value of the lowest admissible tender : 657 492 Swiss franc
Value of the highest admissible tender : 657 492 Swiss franc

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, Economic Cooperation and Development
Registration number : cf4962e2-e8c9-406a-9d25-6457888b8648
Postal address : Holzikofenweg 36
Town : Berne
Postcode : 3003
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bern / Berne ( CH021 )
Country : Switzerland
Telephone : +41584646203
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Tribunal administrativ federal
Registration number : BVGER
Postal address : Postfach
Town : St. Gallen
Postcode : 9023
Country subdivision (NUTS) : St. Gallen ( CH055 )
Country : Switzerland
Telephone : +41584652626
Internet address : https://www.bvger.ch
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Simap.ch
Registration number : CH001
Postal address : Holzikofenweg 36
Town : Bern
Postcode : 3003
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bern / Berne ( CH021 )
Country : Switzerland
Telephone : +41584646388
Internet address : https://www.simap.ch
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

8.1 ORG-0010

Official name : EN_Bidding consortium GOPA Worldwide Consultants GmbH and Ceval GmbH
Size of the economic operator : Medium
Registration number : 7f77037b-7dc8-4c30-880f-d90d0510ac3c
Postal address : Hindenburgring 18
Town : Bad Homburg
Postcode : 61348
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Hochtaunuskreis ( DE718 )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +00 00 000 00 00
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0002

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 07245450-0e7b-423e-aea5-d3ff41172be1 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 31/01/2025 02:26 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00073360-2025
OJ S issue number : 23/2025
Publication date : 03/02/2025