Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) under the Migration Programmes

Throughout 2023 and 2024, the Department of Migration, Peace and Stabilization (MIGSTAB) within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark went through a comprehensive learning process on the basis of which it has consolidated its migration programming from small-scale projects into four new large-scale migration programmes. This marks a shift …

CPV: 75211200 Storitve gospodarske pomoči tujini, 79313000 Storitve revizije poslovanja, 79314000 Študija izvedljivosti, 79419000 Storitve ocenjevanja in svetovanja
Kraj izvršitve:
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) under the Migration Programmes
Organ za podeljevanje:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Številka dodelitve:
24/51059

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 : Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) under the Migration Programmes
Description : Throughout 2023 and 2024, the Department of Migration, Peace and Stabilization (MIGSTAB) within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark went through a comprehensive learning process on the basis of which it has consolidated its migration programming from small-scale projects into four new large-scale migration programmes. This marks a shift towards larger, more strategic and inter-related migration development programmes that underpin Danish policy priorities and support comprehensive partnerships with key countries along migratory routes, including those with the EU. The new migration programmes aim to address and prevent irregular migration in a safe, orderly and rights-based manner. This entails both efforts to enhance migration governance and management in key countries along the migratory routes and strengthening the protection of people on the move. The new global and regional migration programmes that the MEAL Consultant (hereinafter “the Consultant”) will initially cover are the following: • Regional Migration Governance Programme for the Mediterranean region, 2024-2029 (RMGP – MED), DKK 300 million • The Danish Migration Management Programme (The Capacity Programme), 2024-2029, DKK 410 million • The Whole of Route Programme, 2024-2029 (WoR Programme), DKK 400 million • Regional Migration Governance Programme for Türkiye and the Western Balkan region, 2025-2030 (RMGP – TWB), DKK 300 million The purpose of having an external Consultant is to support and quality assure that the programmes, MIGSTAB and the IPs achieve and document the results in an evidence-based manner. The Consultant will in particular help the programme and desk officer to quality assure partner results through the assessing the data collected and validating the results through third part monitoring. The Consultant will also assess the partners MEAL capacity and be able to support IPs with training if necessary. Over time, the Consultant will also harvest lessons and learning and possible synergies from the programmes and the IPs that will feed into MIGSTABs overall focus on learning and ensuring outcome level results across the four programmes. Overall, this will help the programmes to remain relevant, appropriate and address the overall objectives and needs for necessary and timely adaptation to the programmes’ design in the course of implementation, for example the needs for other partners’, or areas to be scaled up or down. This is important, due to the volatile political situation in the regions of the migration programmes and due to the changes in migration patterns. It is also important to ensure aid effectiveness, donor coordination, sustainable approaches and localisation. It is thus expected that the Consultant will be aware of other donor interventions in order to be able to ensure coherence, both within the four programmes and among the four programmes and other donor supported programmes. The overall objective of the MEAL unit is: • Quality assurance of the performance of the four programmes’ implementing partners and documentation of outputs, and progress throughout the implementation, • Ensuring evidence-based consistent approaches by partners to harmonise data collection analysis, • Assessing partner MEAL capacity and supporting IPs on MEAL when/where needed, in particular with regard to capacity development • Strengthening the coherence among partners’ initiatives • Supporting on accountability and value for money assessments • Supporting on technical reviews and studies relevant for MIGSTAB and its partners • Supporting MIGSTAB and its programmes and partners in a manner that ease MIGSTABs programme management of the four programmes in a LEAN way • Harvesting results across the four programmes to define and showcase large-scale impact
Procedure identifier : a44a66e5-67f7-4228-b3f3-b8e5340ce7d7
Internal identifier : 24/51059
Type of procedure : Restricted
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure : Access to the procurement procedure requires online registration. Guidance (in Danish and English) on the use of the tendering system can be found at: https://mercell.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/3/article/177996038?src=1869524006 Economic operators may only submit one application (request to Participate) or tender. Economic operators must submit a European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) as preliminary evidence, that the economic operator is not subject to exclusion grounds and that the economic operator fulfils the requirements for economic and financial standing and technical and professional ability. When the economic operator is participating together with others or if the economic operator relies on the capacity of other entities, each participating economic operator must provide a separate ESPD. In Part III.A-C of the ESPD, economic operators must answer whether they are subject to exclusion grounds, listed in section 2.1.6 of this contract notice. An economic operator is not required to answer whether it is subject to purely national exclusion grounds, cf. Part III.D of the ESPD. In addition to the exclusion grounds in section 2.1.6, an economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if the economic operator is established in a country which is entered on the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes and which has not adopted the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) or other trade agreements that oblige Denmark to open its market for public contracts for tenderers established in the country in question, cf. section 134a of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority has a maximum budget of DKK 10.000.000 net of VAT in relation to the procurement. Tenders will be rejected if they exceed the contracting authority's maximum budget Economic operators will not receive remuneration for their participation in the procedure.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 75211200 Foreign economic-aid-related services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79313000 Performance review services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79314000 Feasibility study
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79419000 Evaluation consultancy services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Egypt
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Tunisia
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Morocco
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Senegal
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Sudan
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Niger
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Mali
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Libya
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Türkiye
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region, such a Western Balkan

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Kosovo
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Montenegro
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Serbia
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Albania
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Bosnia and Herzegovina
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : North Macedonia
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Chad
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Lebanon
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Jordan
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Algeria
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Syria
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 14 000 000 Danish krone

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : In the tender, economic operators must submit a completed and signed statement regarding Article 5k(1) of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, as amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 2023/1214 of 23 June 2023. The contract cannot be awarded to a tenderer subject to Article 5k(1) of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014, as amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 2023/1214 of 23 June 2023 Before the time limit for receipt of tenders, the candidates, which the contracting authority has invited to tender, must present documentation of the information provided in the ESPD. The contracting authority can accept the following documentation in relation to the exclusion grounds in sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act (in order of priority): (1) Extracts from the relevant register or similar documents issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority or certificates issued by the competent authority in the country referred to as documentation that the tenderer is not subject to the grounds for exclusion stipulated in sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2); (2) A declaration on oath (only if such extracts, certificates or similar documents are not issued in the country where the economic operator is established, or where the documentation does not cover all the grounds for exclusion stipulated in sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2) entirely); (3) A solemn declaration made by the person concerned before a competent judicial or administrative authority, a notary or a competent professional or trade body, in the country of origin or in the country where the economic operator is established (only if there is no provision for declarations on oath in the country where the economic operator is established). Thus, the contracting authority cannot accept e.g. a solemn declaration made before a notary if there can be issued a certificate by the competent authority in the country where the economic operator is established. Moreover, the contracting authority cannot accept self-declarations or similar declarations issued by the economic operator or the person concerned as documentation in relation to the exclusion grounds. Economic operators can identify the relevant documentation using the online platform e-Certis: https://ec.europa.eu/tools/ecertis If an economic operator is entered on an official list of approved economic operators or has an equivalent certificate (e.g. under a national (pre)qualification system), the economic operator may refer to the list in question or present a certificate issued by the competent authority instead of documentation of the information provided in the ESPD. When an economic operator is participating in the procurement procedure together with others, the economic operator must present a joint statement from all the participating economic operators which identifies the member of the group who can act as an agent on behalf of the group with mandate to establish a legal obligation on behalf of the group in relation to the contracting authority. Economic operators are encouraged to submit all necessary documentation as early as possible. Prior to the signing of the contract, the tenderer, which the contracting authority has awarded the contract to, must present statements of availability from all non-permanent staff (e.g. project specific consultants or freelance consultants). This contract has not been divided into lots, cf. section II.1.6), due to market and economic considerations as well as minimization of contract administration.
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2023/10 - The procurement procedure is governed by Danish law and the rules applicable hereunder, specifically the Danish Public Procurement Act.

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Analogous situation like bankruptcy under national law : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure if the economic operator is in a situation like bankruptcy under a corresponding procedure provided for in national law where the economic operator is established, cf. section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority will exclude an economic operator from participating in the procurement procedure for 3 years from the date of the relevant event or action, cf. section 138(7) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Bankruptcy : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure if the economic operator has been declared bankrupt, cf. section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority will exclude an economic operator from participating in the procurement procedure for 3 years from the date of the relevant event or action, cf. section 138(7) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Corruption : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure if the economic operator has been convicted by a final judgment or has accepted a fine for bribery as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union, and Article 2(1) of Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (OJ 2003, L 192, p. 54) and bribery as defined in the national law of the economic operator’s Member State or home country or the country in which the economic operator is established, cf. section 135(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority shall also exclude an economic operator when a person who has been convicted by a final judgment or has accepted a fine for such acts is a member of the economic operator’s board of directors, executive board, or supervisory board. The contracting authority shall also exclude an economic operator if the convicted person has the authority to represent, control, or make decisions in the economic operator’s board of directors, executive board, or supervisory board, cf. section 135(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. When the exclusion period is not determined by a final judgment, the contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participating in the procurement procedure for 5 years from the date of the final judgment or accepted fine, cf. section 138(6) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Arrangement with creditors : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure if the economic operator is in an arrangement with creditors, cf. section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority will exclude an economic operator from participating in the procurement procedure for 3 years from the date of the relevant event or action, cf. section 138(7) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Participation in a criminal organisation : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure if the economic operator has been convicted by a final judgment or has accepted a fine for acts committed as part of a criminal organization as defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA of 24 October 2008 (OJ 2008, L 300, p. 42), cf. section 135(1)(1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority shall also exclude an economic operator when a person who has been convicted by a final judgment or has accepted a fine for such acts is a member of the economic operator’s board of directors, executive board, or supervisory board. The contracting authority shall also exclude an economic operator if the convicted person has the authority to represent, control, or make decisions in the economic operator’s board of directors, executive board, or supervisory board, cf. section 135(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. When the exclusion period is not determined by a final judgment, the contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participating in the procurement procedure for 5 years from the date of the final judgment or accepted fine, cf. section 138(6) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Money laundering or terrorist financing : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure if the economic operator has been convicted by a final judgment or has accepted a fine for money laundering or terrorist financing as defined in Article 1 of Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (OJ 2005, L 309, p. 15), cf. section 135(1)(5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority shall also exclude an economic operator when a person who has been convicted by a final judgment or has accepted a fine for such acts is a member of the economic operator’s board of directors, executive board, or supervisory board. The contracting authority shall also exclude an economic operator if the convicted person has the authority to represent, control, or make decisions in the economic operator’s board of directors, executive board, or supervisory board, cf. section 135(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. When the exclusion period is not determined by a final judgment, the contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participating in the procurement procedure for 5 years from the date of the final judgment or accepted fine, cf. section 138(6) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Fraud : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure if the economic operator has been convicted by a final judgment or has accepted a fine for fraud as referred to in Article 1 of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests, cf. section 135(1)(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority shall also exclude an economic operator when a person who has been convicted by a final judgment or has accepted a fine for such acts is a member of the economic operator’s board of directors, executive board, or supervisory board. The contracting authority shall also exclude an economic operator if the convicted person has the authority to represent, control, or make decisions in the economic operator’s board of directors, executive board, or supervisory board, cf. section 135(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. When the exclusion period is not determined by a final judgment, the contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participating in the procurement procedure for 5 years from the date of the final judgment or accepted fine, cf. section 138(6) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure if the economic operator has been convicted by a final judgment or has accepted a fine for violation of Section 262a of the Danish Penal Code or, with regard to a judgment from another country concerning child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA (OJ 2011, L 101, p. 1), cf. section 135(1)(6) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority shall also exclude an economic operator when a person who has been convicted by a final judgment or has accepted a fine for such acts is a member of the economic operator’s board of directors, executive board, or supervisory board. The contracting authority shall also exclude an economic operator if the convicted person has the authority to represent, control, or make decisions in the economic operator’s board of directors, executive board, or supervisory board, cf. section 135(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. When the exclusion period is not determined by a final judgment, the contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participating in the procurement procedure for 5 years from the date of the final judgment or accepted fine, cf. section 138(6) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Insolvency : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure if the economic operator has been under insolvency proceedings, cf. section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority will exclude an economic operator from participating in the procurement procedure for 3 years from the date of the relevant event or action, cf. section 138(7) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Assets being administered by liquidator : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure if the economic operator’s assets are being administered by a liquidator or by the court, cf. section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority will exclude an economic operator from participating in the procurement procedure for 3 years from the date of the relevant event or action, cf. section 138(7) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Guilty of misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure when the contracting authority can demonstrate that the economic operator in the specific procurement has provided grossly misleading information, withheld information, or is unable to submit supplementary documents regarding the grounds for exclusion, cf. sections 135(1), 135(3) or 137(1)(2), the established minimum suitability requirements, cf. sections 140-144, or the selection, cf. section 145, cf. section 136(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority will exclude an economic operator from participating in the procurement procedure for 3 years from the date of the relevant event or action, cf. section 138(7) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. c) It has not been able, without delay, to submit the supporting documents required by a contracting authority or contracting entity, and d) It has undertaken to unduly influence the decision making process of the contracting authority or contracting entity, to obtain confidential information that may confer upon it undue advantages in the procurement procedure or to negligently provide misleading information that may have a material influence on decisions concerning exclusion, selection or award?
Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure when the contracting authority can demonstrate that a conflict of interest in relation to the specific procurement cannot be effectively remedied by less intrusive measures, cf. section 136(1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure when the contracting authority can demonstrate that a distortion of competition, cf. section 39, due to the prior involvement of the economic operators in the preparation of the procurement procedure in relation to the specific procurement cannot be effectively remedied by less intrusive measures, cf. section 136(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Guilty of grave professional misconduct : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure when the contracting authority can demonstrate that the economic operator is guilty of grave professional misconduct, which renders its integrity questionable, cf. section 136(4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. When the exclusion period is not determined by a final judgment, the contracting authority will exclude an economic operator from participating in the procurement procedure for 3 years from the date of the relevant event or action, cf. section 138(7) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Early termination, damages or other comparable sanctions : Has the economic operator experienced that a prior public contract, a prior contract with a contracting entity or a prior concession contract was terminated early, or that damages or other comparable sanctions were imposed in connection with that prior contract?
Payment of social security contributions : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure if the economic operator has unpaid overdue debt of DKK 100,000 or more to public authorities concerning contributions to social security schemes under Danish law or the law of the country in which the economic operator is established, cf. section 135(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. Notwithstanding, the economic operator is not excluded when the economic operator has entered into an agreement with the collection authority on a repayment plan and this plan is being adhered to, cf. section 135(4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, or the economic operator provides security for the payment of the part of the debt that is DKK 100,000 or more, cf. section 135(5)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Business activities are suspended : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure if the economic operator’s business activities have been suspended, cf. section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority will exclude an economic operator from participating in the procurement procedure for 3 years from the date of the relevant event or action, cf. section 138(7) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Payment of taxes : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure if the economic operator has unpaid overdue debt of DKK 100,000 or more to public authorities concerning taxes or duties under Danish law or the law of the country in which the economic operator is established, cf. section 135(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. Notwithstanding, the economic operator is not excluded when the economic operator has entered into an agreement with the collection authority on a repayment plan and this plan is being adhered to, cf. section 135(4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, or the economic operator provides security for the payment of the part of the debt that is DKK 100,000 or more, cf. section 135(5)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities : The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in the procurement procedure if the economic operator has been convicted by a final judgment or has accepted a fine for terrorist acts or offenses related to terrorist activities as defined in Articles 1, 3, and 4 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (OJ 2002, L 164, p. 3) as amended by Council Framework Decision 2008/919/JHA of 28 November 2008 amending Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism (OJ 2008, L 330, p. 21), cf. section 135(1)(4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority shall also exclude an economic operator when a person who has been convicted by a final judgment or has accepted a fine for such acts is a member of the economic operator’s board of directors, executive board, or supervisory board. The contracting authority shall also exclude an economic operator if the convicted person has the authority to represent, control, or make decisions in the economic operator’s board of directors, executive board, or supervisory board, cf. section 135(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. When the exclusion period is not determined by a final judgment, the contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participating in the procurement procedure for 5 years from the date of the final judgment or accepted fine, cf. section 138(6) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) under the Migration Programmes
Description : Throughout 2023 and 2024, the Department of Migration, Peace and Stabilization (MIGSTAB) within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark went through a comprehensive learning process on the basis of which it has consolidated its migration programming from small-scale projects into four new large-scale migration programmes. This marks a shift towards larger, more strategic and inter-related migration development programmes that underpin Danish policy priorities and support comprehensive partnerships with key countries along migratory routes, including those with the EU. The new migration programmes aim to address and prevent irregular migration in a safe, orderly and rights-based manner. This entails both efforts to enhance migration governance and management in key countries along the migratory routes and strengthening the protection of people on the move. The new global and regional migration programmes that the MEAL Consultant (hereinafter “the Consultant”) will initially cover are the following: • Regional Migration Governance Programme for the Mediterranean region, 2024-2029 (RMGP – MED), DKK 300 million • The Danish Migration Management Programme (The Capacity Programme), 2024-2029, DKK 410 million • The Whole of Route Programme, 2024-2029 (WoR Programme), DKK 400 million • Regional Migration Governance Programme for Türkiye and the Western Balkan region, 2025-2030 (RMGP – TWB), DKK 300 million The purpose of having an external Consultant is to support and quality assure that the programmes, MIGSTAB and the IPs achieve and document the results in an evidence-based manner. The Consultant will in particular help the programme and desk officer to quality assure partner results through the assessing the data collected and validating the results through third part monitoring. The Consultant will also assess the partners MEAL capacity and be able to support IPs with training if necessary. Over time, the Consultant will also harvest lessons and learning and possible synergies from the programmes and the IPs that will feed into MIGSTABs overall focus on learning and ensuring outcome level results across the four programmes. Overall, this will help the programmes to remain relevant, appropriate and address the overall objectives and needs for necessary and timely adaptation to the programmes’ design in the course of implementation, for example the needs for other partners’, or areas to be scaled up or down. This is important, due to the volatile political situation in the regions of the migration programmes and due to the changes in migration patterns. It is also important to ensure aid effectiveness, donor coordination, sustainable approaches and localisation. It is thus expected that the Consultant will be aware of other donor interventions in order to be able to ensure coherence, both within the four programmes and among the four programmes and other donor supported programmes. The overall objective of the MEAL unit is: • Quality assurance of the performance of the four programmes’ implementing partners and documentation of outputs, and progress throughout the implementation, • Ensuring evidence-based consistent approaches by partners to harmonise data collection analysis, • Assessing partner MEAL capacity and supporting IPs on MEAL when/where needed, in particular with regard to capacity development • Strengthening the coherence among partners’ initiatives • Supporting on accountability and value for money assessments • Supporting on technical reviews and studies relevant for MIGSTAB and its partners • Supporting MIGSTAB and its programmes and partners in a manner that ease MIGSTABs programme management of the four programmes in a LEAN way • Harvesting results across the four programmes to define and showcase large-scale impact
Internal identifier : 24/51059

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 75211200 Foreign economic-aid-related services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79313000 Performance review services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79314000 Feasibility study
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
Options :
Description of the options : Option 1 The Client reserves the right to expand or change the scope of the four programmes and if relevant expand the Agreement to cover additional migration programmes due a deeper engagement, a broader regional coverage or additional funding or additional donors. Changes in funding level could necessitate adjustments to the planned tasks, focus, or activities under the Agreement, which may impact the methods employed to achieve the stated Purpose and Objectives. The Client do not expect an increase of funding affecting the Consultant’s fees and reimbursables with more than DKK 2,000,000. Option 2 The Client shall be entitled to extend the Completion Date of Phase 2 and all or parts of the Services by giving notice no later than 90 days before expiry of the phase 2. The total budget for payment of such continuation of the Services cannot exceed an amount corresponding to 20% of Contract Price net of VAT.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Egypt
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Tunisia
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Morocco
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Senegal
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Sudan
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Niger
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Mali
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Libya
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Türkiye
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region, such a Western Balkan

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Kosovo
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Montenegro
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Serbia
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Albania
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Bosnia and Herzegovina
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : North Macedonia
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Chad
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Lebanon
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Jordan
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Algeria
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Syria
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Possibly expanding to other countries in the region

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 15/08/2025
Duration end date : 15/08/2030

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 14 000 000 Danish krone

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : yes
Additional information : In the tender, economic operators must submit a completed and signed statement regarding Article 5k(1) of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, as amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 2023/1214 of 23 June 2023. The contract cannot be awarded to a tenderer subject to Article 5k(1) of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014, as amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 2023/1214 of 23 June 2023 Before the time limit for receipt of tenders, the candidates, which the contracting authority has invited to tender, must present documentation of the information provided in the ESPD. The contracting authority can accept the following documentation in relation to the exclusion grounds in sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act (in order of priority): (1) Extracts from the relevant register or similar documents issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority or certificates issued by the competent authority in the country referred to as documentation that the tenderer is not subject to the grounds for exclusion stipulated in sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2); (2) A declaration on oath (only if such extracts, certificates or similar documents are not issued in the country where the economic operator is established, or where the documentation does not cover all the grounds for exclusion stipulated in sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2) entirely); (3) A solemn declaration made by the person concerned before a competent judicial or administrative authority, a notary or a competent professional or trade body, in the country of origin or in the country where the economic operator is established (only if there is no provision for declarations on oath in the country where the economic operator is established). Thus, the contracting authority cannot accept e.g. a solemn declaration made before a notary if there can be issued a certificate by the competent authority in the country where the economic operator is established. Moreover, the contracting authority cannot accept self-declarations or similar declarations issued by the economic operator or the person concerned as documentation in relation to the exclusion grounds. Economic operators can identify the relevant documentation using the online platform e-Certis: https://ec.europa.eu/tools/ecertis If an economic operator is entered on an official list of approved economic operators or has an equivalent certificate (e.g. under a national (pre)qualification system), the economic operator may refer to the list in question or present a certificate issued by the competent authority instead of documentation of the information provided in the ESPD. When an economic operator is participating in the procurement procedure together with others, the economic operator must present a joint statement from all the participating economic operators which identifies the member of the group who can act as an agent on behalf of the group with mandate to establish a legal obligation on behalf of the group in relation to the contracting authority. Economic operators are encouraged to submit all necessary documentation as early as possible. Prior to the signing of the contract, the tenderer, which the contracting authority has awarded the contract to, must present statements of availability from all non-permanent staff (e.g. project specific consultants or freelance consultants). This contract has not been divided into lots, cf. section II.1.6), due to market and economic considerations as well as minimization of contract administration.

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average yearly turnover
Description : The economic operator is required to have an average yearly turnover of minimum DKK 20,000,000 for the last 2 financial years available (where the economic operator can present annual reports). When the economic operator is participating in the procurement procedure together with others (e.g a consortia or joint venture) or if the economic operator relies on the capacity of other entities, it is required that the participating economic operators or the economic operator and the entities referred to altogether meet the selection criteria. Each involved economic operator or entity must submit a completed ESPD and the participating economic operators or the entities referred to are subject to joint and several liability for the performance of the contract. The contracting authority can accept annual reports or excerpts hereof or relevant statements from a bank or certified accountant as documentation in relation to the economic and financial standing. When an economic operator is participating in the procurement procedure together with others or when an economic operator relies on the economic and financial standing of other entities, the economic operator must also provide statements of support or other documentation proving that the economic operator has access to the necessary economic and financial standing. The statements of support must establish a legal obligation for the party concerned and state that the involved economic operators or entities are subject to joint and several liability for the performance of the contract.
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : For service contracts: performance of services of the specified type
Description : The economic operator is required to have performed (entered into, ongoing or finalized) minimum 2 contracts within the field of monitoring and evaluation in development countries within the last 3 years. ‘Monitoring and evaluation’ means a long-term performance review and evaluation of the implementation and results of a development programme. A reference related to an ‘independent evaluation’ carried out for an evaluation unit of a development organisation will not be considered as a ‘monitoring and evaluation’ reference. Neither will an award of a framework agreement be (but the economic operator may refer to the contracts awarded under the framework agreement). When the economic operator is participating in the procurement procedure together with others (e.g. a consortia or joint venture) or if the economic operator relies on the capacity of other entities, it is required that the participating economic operators or the economic operator and the entities referred to altogether meet the selection criteria, that each involved economic operator or entity submits a completed ESPD and that the specific parts of the contract must be performed by the economic operators or entities with the required technical and professional abilities. The economic operator must fill in a list of maximum 5 contracts (i.e. from all involved economic operators in a group of economic operators and/or other supporting entities). If an economic operator has listed more than 5 contracts, the contracting authority will only read and assess the 5 most recent contracts listed (first based on end date, and then based on start date). Each listed contract should include the following information: (1) a description of the contract (nature and quantity of services from the economic operator and how they compare to the description of this procurement), (2) amount (remuneration received by the economic operator for the performance of the services), (3) start date (date of conclusion of the contract), (4) end date (date of completion of services), and (5) recipient (name and contact information). The contracting authority reserves the right to contact the recipients of services or require statements from the recipients, confirming that the economic operator has performed the listed contracts, as documentation in relation to the technical and professional ability. When an economic operator is formed by a group of economic operators or relies on the technical and professional abilities of other entities, the economic operator must also provide statements of support or other documentation proving that the economic operator has access to the necessary technical and professional abilities. The statements of support must establish a legal obligation for the party concerned and state the parts of the contract to be performed by the party concerned.
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates (performance of services of the specified type)
Description : The contracting authority will select 5 candidates to be invited to submit tenders. If more than 5 candidates fulfill the minimum requirements to economic and financial standing and/or technical and professional standing, the candidates will be selected on the basis of the information concerning technical and professional standing, in relation to the object of this contract. In the selection, the contracting authority will specifically emphasise: - The extent to which the performed contracts compare to the description of this procurement - The number of relevant contracts within the field of monitoring and evaluation of migration management - The extent to which the contracts are performed in fragile settings - The extent to which the contracts are performed for clients comparable to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (e.g. a European institution/agency or international organisation, a Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions, or a national or federal agency/office)
Use of this criterion : Used
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure
Maximum number of tenders passing : 5
Information about the second stage of a two-stage procedure :
Minimum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure : 5
Maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure : 5
The procedure will take place in successive stages. At each stage, some participants may be eliminated

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Price
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 20
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Quality
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 80
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.11 Procurement documents

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of the procedure :
Estimated date of dispatch of the invitations to submit tenders : 23/05/2025
Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Variants : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate : 19/05/2025 12:00 +00:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Conditions relating to the performance of the contract : The winning tenderer is to perform the contract in compliance with the Danida Anti-Corruption Policy ( https://um.dk/en/danida/anti-corruption) and the principles of the UN Global Compact ( https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/mission/principles). The contract includes a labour clause concerning conditions on pay and work for the staff assigned for the performance of the contract.
A non-disclosure agreement is required : no
Electronic invoicing : Required
Electronic ordering will be used : no
Electronic payment will be used : yes

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 -
Information about review deadlines : Actions regarding requests to participate and selection must be submitted within 20 calendar days from the day after the contracting authority has notified the economic operators of the decisions regarding selection. Other 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
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark -
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark -
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen -
Organisation receiving requests to participate : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark -
Organisation processing tenders : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark -

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Registration number : 43271911
Department : Department of Migration, Peace and Stabilization (MIGSTAB)
Postal address : Asiatisk Plads 2
Town : Copenhagen
Postcode : 1448
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Byen København ( DK011 )
Country : Denmark
Contact point : Nicolai Sønderbye
Telephone : 33920829
Internet address : https://um.dk/en/danida
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders

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 : 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
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : 599e06dd-3491-4505-bcc8-a2844e39487b - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 16/04/2025 13:01 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 16/04/2025 13:01 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00258071-2025
OJ S issue number : 77/2025
Publication date : 18/04/2025