CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO WORK WITH DFID SOUTHERN
AFRICA
DFID, as part of the UK Government, leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty. DFID provides support for the
delivery of a range of programme services and implementation of development activities in Southern Africa and
beyond. Most of the provided support is managed through DFID partners and suppliers/service providers. DFID
would like to expand on the number of partners and suppliers/service providers it works with who are based in
Southern Africa. The primary sectors that DFID Southern Africa currently supports include the following;
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Wealth Creation - programmes are focused on supporting regional economic integration, growth and
poverty reduction.
MDG - This programme mainly focuses on two aspects: Health and Governance
Climate Change - help developing countries carry out the urgent work needed to adapt to climate change
and develop in a low carbon way.
Global Development Partnership Programme - To create space for public debate on South Africa’s
development role on the continent to inform emerging policy.
We would like to invite suppliers/service providers/partners not currently working with DFID Southern Africa and
who are interested working with DFID to deliver programmes in South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and
Zimbabwe and have the right skills to submit an expression of interest to register for inclusion on our regional
supplier database.
The types of services we typically require include programme appraisal and design, programme and project
management, technical assistance, audit, financial management (including grant/fund management), monitoring
and evaluation, research work, conducting surveys and policy support.
Interested organisations and individuals are now requested to submit the following information (no more than 2
pages long):
Organisations/companies
Private/individual suppliers
1. Name of Supplier/Organisation
2. Key contact name and details
3. Area of expertise & services provided
4. Status of Company (partnership, plc, not for profit, etc)
5. Registration details (number, place of registration, etc)
6. Number of employees
7. Annual turnover for the last 3 years
8. Previous experience and clients
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Full names (including titles)
Contact details (address, phone, email, etc)
Self-employment registration details
CV including the following:
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Professional qualifications
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Area of expertise/services provided
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Previous experience and clients
Submissions should be sent to m-birchall@dfid.gov.uk.
All companies or individuals will go through a screening process and the successful applicants will be notified via
email and where necessary, provided with opportunities for 1:1 follow-up meetings with the DFID Commercial
Adviser as well as Procurement Officer.