Evaluation of Danish Health Sector Support to Kenya 2004-2024

Denmark has supported the health sector in Kenya for over 40 years with a broad range of interventions and various levels of intensity. Since the preparation of the first phase of Health Sector Programme Support in 2004, the support has comprised a closer involvement with government at different levels, lately …

CPV: 75211200 Servicios relacionados con la ayuda económica exterior, 79419000 Servicios de consultoría en evaluación
Lugar de ejecución:
Evaluation of Danish Health Sector Support to Kenya 2004-2024
Organismo adjudicador:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Número de premio:
24-30796

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Economic affairs

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Evaluation of Danish Health Sector Support to Kenya 2004-2024
Description : Denmark has supported the health sector in Kenya for over 40 years with a broad range of interventions and various levels of intensity. Since the preparation of the first phase of Health Sector Programme Support in 2004, the support has comprised a closer involvement with government at different levels, lately with an important link to the devolution process in Kenya. The Danish health sector support has comprised the following five overall phases: (1) Health Sector Programme Support (HSPS) 2004-2006; (2) Health Sector Programme Support to Kenya, HSPS Phase II (2007-2011); (3) Kenya Health Sector Programme Support - HSPS Phase III (2012-2016); (4) Thematic Programme for Health, (including Support to Universal Health Care (UHC) in the devolved system and Support for SRHR) as part of the 2016-2020 Denmark-Kenya Country programme; (5) Support to Democratic Governance, Human Rights and Equitable Access to Services (including the Primary Health Care Support Programme 2021-2025 and the ACCELERATE programme) as part of the Strategic Framework Denmark-Kenya Partnership 2021-2025. Over the years, more than DKK 1 billion has been allocated for the support, including support for a devolved health sector. The evaluation will assess what has been achieved from the last approximately 20 years of Danish support to the health sector in Kenya. Thereby, it will be an opportunity to dive into strengths and weaknesses of one of the few remaining bilateral social sector programmes in the Danish development cooperation portfolio and assess implications of the approach to partnership and dialogue. The overall purpose is to document and assess the contribution of the Danish support to the health sector in Kenya over the last 20 years, both with regards to results to which Denmark has contributed and the value added of the Danish approach and partnerships. Based on this, the evaluation should distil relevant lessons for future health sector support to Kenya as well as more broadly for working with partnerships and local ownership. The overall objectives of the evaluation are: (1) Map the development of the health sector in Kenya as well as the evolving Danish support hereto; (2) Document and assess the Danish contribution to results and long-term changes in the health sector, health services and health outcomes in Kenya 2004-2023, including in the context of heath as a devolved service sector in Kenya; both at the level of the individual programme phases and looking across programme phases; (3) Assess the extent to which the Danish approach to the support and partnership as well as the ability of Denmark as a donor to adapt to changing contexts and priorities have been of relevance to the health sector in Kenya in the period, and how it has influenced the performance of the support; (4) Provide potential lessons learned based on the findings from the health sector support and partnership, with emphasis on lessons regarding the modality and approach, including partnerships and local ownership, and the implications hereof for Danish development cooperation in the health sector and broader.
Procedure identifier : fb8d644d-38d0-4d58-b9c2-89d776bb367b
Previous notice : 374aa0eb-6f25-4248-a94e-a67bc02fcff2-01
Internal identifier : 24-30796
Type of procedure : Restricted
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure : This contract has not been divided into lots due to market and economic considerations. Economic operators have not receive remuneration for their participation in the procedure.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 75211200 Foreign economic-aid-related services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Byen København ( DK011 )
Country : Denmark
Additional information : The evaluation will require meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark in Copenhagen as well as a final workshop in Copenhagen.

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Kenya
Additional information : The evaluation includes an inception visit and minimum four weeks of field work in Kenya as well as an emerging findings workshop and a final workshop in Kenya.

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 3 500 000 Danish krone

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2023/10 - The tender procedure is governed by Danish law and the rules applicable hereunder. The Danish Public Procurement Act.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Evaluation of Danish Health Sector Support to Kenya 2004-2024
Description : Denmark has supported the health sector in Kenya for over 40 years with a broad range of interventions and various levels of intensity. Since the preparation of the first phase of Health Sector Programme Support in 2004, the support has comprised a closer involvement with government at different levels, lately with an important link to the devolution process in Kenya. The Danish health sector support has comprised the following five overall phases: (1) Health Sector Programme Support (HSPS) 2004-2006; (2) Health Sector Programme Support to Kenya, HSPS Phase II (2007-2011); (3) Kenya Health Sector Programme Support - HSPS Phase III (2012-2016); (4) Thematic Programme for Health, (including Support to Universal Health Care (UHC) in the devolved system and Support for SRHR) as part of the 2016-2020 Denmark-Kenya Country programme; (5) Support to Democratic Governance, Human Rights and Equitable Access to Services (including the Primary Health Care Support Programme 2021-2025 and the ACCELERATE programme) as part of the Strategic Framework Denmark-Kenya Partnership 2021-2025. Over the years, more than DKK 1 billion has been allocated for the support, including support for a devolved health sector. The evaluation will assess what has been achieved from the last approximately 20 years of Danish support to the health sector in Kenya. Thereby, it will be an opportunity to dive into strengths and weaknesses of one of the few remaining bilateral social sector programmes in the Danish development cooperation portfolio and assess implications of the approach to partnership and dialogue. The overall purpose is to document and assess the contribution of the Danish support to the health sector in Kenya over the last 20 years, both with regards to results to which Denmark has contributed and the value added of the Danish approach and partnerships. Based on this, the evaluation should distil relevant lessons for future health sector support to Kenya as well as more broadly for working with partnerships and local ownership. The overall objectives of the evaluation are: (1) Map the development of the health sector in Kenya as well as the evolving Danish support hereto; (2) Document and assess the Danish contribution to results and long-term changes in the health sector, health services and health outcomes in Kenya 2004-2023, including in the context of heath as a devolved service sector in Kenya; both at the level of the individual programme phases and looking across programme phases; (3) Assess the extent to which the Danish approach to the support and partnership as well as the ability of Denmark as a donor to adapt to changing contexts and priorities have been of relevance to the health sector in Kenya in the period, and how it has influenced the performance of the support; (4) Provide potential lessons learned based on the findings from the health sector support and partnership, with emphasis on lessons regarding the modality and approach, including partnerships and local ownership, and the implications hereof for Danish development cooperation in the health sector and broader.
Internal identifier : 24-30796

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 75211200 Foreign economic-aid-related services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Byen København ( DK011 )
Country : Denmark
Additional information : The evaluation will require meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark in Copenhagen as well as a final workshop in Copenhagen.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Kenya
Additional information : The evaluation includes an inception visit and minimum four weeks of field work in Kenya as well as an emerging findings workshop and a final workshop in Kenya.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 09/12/2024
Duration end date : 28/11/2025

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 3 500 000 Danish krone

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Adequacy of Methodology and Work Plan
Description : Includes the following sub-criteria: Technical Approach and Methodology (60%); Work plan (10%); Organisation (20%); Quality Assurance and BIMP (10%)
Weight (percentage, exact) : 32
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Qualifications and Competence of Key Staff
Description : Includes the following sub-criteria: Team Leader (40%); Specialist on evaluation of support for institutional development (15%); Specialist on evaluation of primary health care support (15%); Specialist on public financial management (15%); National consultants (15%)
Weight (percentage, exact) : 48
Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : Fees and reimbursable expense
Weight (percentage, exact) : 20
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : Actions regarding the procedure (e.g. decisions regarding award of contract) must be submitted within 45 calendar days from the day after the publication of a contract award notice in the Official Journal of the EU. Complaint guidelines (in English) can be found at: https://naevneneshus.dk/media/9802/complaint-guidelines.pdf

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 : Klagenævnet for Udbud
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Organisation signing the contract : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
TED eSender : Mercell Holding ASA

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 3 178 910 Danish krone

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Leader of tendering party : Tana Copenhagen ApS
Official name : Euro Health Group A/S
Tender :
Tender identifier : 1
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 3 178 910 Danish krone
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : DC3376
Date on which the winner was chosen : 05/11/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 06/12/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no
Organisation signing the contract : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Requests to participate
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 4
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 3

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Registration number : 43271911
Department : Department for Evaluation, Learning and Quality (LEARNING)
Postal address : Asiatisk Plads 2
Town : Copenhagen
Postcode : 1448
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Byen København ( DK011 )
Country : Denmark
Contact point : Eva Broegaard
Telephone : +45 33920000
Internet address : https://um.dk/en/danida
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation signing the contract

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Klagenævnet for Udbud
Registration number : 37795526
Postal address : Toldboden 2
Town : Viborg
Postcode : 8800
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestjylland ( DK041 )
Country : Denmark
Contact point : Klagenævnet for Udbud
Telephone : +45 72405600
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Registration number : 10294819
Postal address : Carl Jacobsens Vej 35
Town : Valby
Postcode : 2500
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Byen København ( DK011 )
Country : Denmark
Contact point : Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Telephone : +45 41715000
Internet address : https://www.kfst.dk
Roles of this organisation :
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : Tana Copenhagen ApS
Registration number : 30708172
Town : Copenhagen
Postcode : 1261
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Byen København ( DK011 )
Country : Denmark
Telephone : +4535361915
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Group leader
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

8.1 ORG-0005

Official name : Euro Health Group A/S
Registration number : 13897697
Town : Soborg
Postcode : 2860
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Københavns omegn ( DK012 )
Country : Denmark
Email : ehg@ehg.dk
Telephone : +4539696888
Internet address : https://www.ehg.dk/
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

8.1 ORG-0006

Official name : Mercell Holding ASA
Registration number : 980921565
Postal address : Askekroken 11
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0277
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : eSender
Telephone : +47 21018800
Fax : +47 21018801
Internet address : http://mercell.com/
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : ba3aece9-eb0f-4baa-ade8-1d8b6ae33b13 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 06/12/2024 14:56 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 06/12/2024 15:00 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00753802-2024
OJ S issue number : 240/2024
Publication date : 10/12/2024