Framework agreements are becoming a preferred mode of tendering and delivering development projects. Favored by donors for their simplification of processes — whereby each framework agreement offers multiyear contracts to a select few suppliers of services within a consortium or lot — this deal is also seen as the holy grail for many contractors.
The U.K. Department for International Development has over the past year expanded the number of framework agreements it offers, with some prominent new additions. Recently, DFID published a contract award notice for the International Multi-Disciplinary Programme Framework Agreement. Here, Devex takes a look at the key winners.
IMDP is valid for the next 24 months, with a possibility of extension. Its total value is estimated at £1-3 billion ($1.2-3.6 billion), split between 11 thematic areas, ranging from education to infrastructure. Each area is allocated two lots — one for low-value contracts (lots 1-10 and 21) and one for high-value call-down contracts (lots 11-20 and 22).