DFID is launching a major new programme: Cities and Infrastructure for Growth (CIG). CIG has the following ambitious objectives:

— Improve urban development and productivity,

— Boost access to reliable and affordable power,

— Increase investment into infrastructure services, particularly where it directly supports growth, including through innovative ways of attracting private, and increasing public financing,

— Drive better asset and financial management for sustainable investment into services, namely host governments' ability to plan, finance and manage its infrastructure assets and services

The CIG programme will be delivered through 3 separate contracts for the country programme components procured through a Lots procurement process. The procurement for the Results, Management and Learning (RML) contract will be handled separately through DFID GEFA Framework.

Lot 1: Uganda;

Lot 2: Zambia;

Lot 3: Burma.

1. The Department for International Development's (DFID) mission is to help eradicate poverty in the world's poorest countries through achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We support economic transformation that shifts economic activity into higher productivity sectors that will attract investment, growth, and create jobs for women and men. Our focus is on inclusive growth that improves opportunities for the poorest: ensuring that the benefits of growth and access to economic opportunities are spread broadly across society so that no one is left behind.

2. The scale of the infrastructure deficit in Burma is significant. Infrastructure, in particular power, remains a binding constraint to growth. Lack of reliable and affordable power raises costs, reduces competitiveness and holds back investments and jobs. Just one-third of the population has access to the electricity grid and its largest city Yangon, uses around half of all national power, but this itself is insufficient, with frequent outages and lack of sufficient and affordable power for domestic industry.

3. With strong policy action from governments, it is possible to ensure long-term investments are both resilient to future climate stresses and avoid lock-in of carbon emissions.

4. Cities have a key role to play in supporting the structural transformation of economies through the benefits of agglomeration economies generating large scale employment. However poor planning, inadequate governance and environmental damage can lock cities into dysfunctional forms. Urbanisation without reform and modernisation will prevent cities from fulfilling their social and economic potential.

5. To address these inter-related issues, DFID is launching a major new programme: Cities and Infrastructure for Growth (CIG). CIG has the following ambitious objectives:

— Improve urban development and productivity,

— Boost access to reliable and affordable power,

— Increase investment into infrastructure services, particularly where it directly supports growth, including through innovative ways of attracting private, and increasing public, financing,

— Drive better asset and financial management for sustainable investment into services, namely host governments' ability to plan, finance and manage its infrastructure assets and services.

6. The CIG programme will be delivered through 3 separate contracts for the country programme components procured through a Lots procurement process. The procurement for the Results, Management and Learning (RML) contract will be handled separately but complete independence is required between any contractors involved in delivery of the RML. More information on this is provided in the procurement documents. The country programme lots are as follows:

— Lot 1: Uganda country programme;

— Lot 2: Zambia country programme;

— Lot 3: Burma country programme.

This lot addresses Lot 3, Burma. A Prior Information Notice for this lot was published under DFID PO 7898, OJEU Prior Information Notice number 2017/S025-0044759.

The estimated value for Lot 3 will be between 15 000 000 GBP and 30 000 000 GBP.

The award criteria will be the most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the procurement documents.

1. The Department for International Development's (DFID) mission is to help eradicate poverty in the world's poorest countries through achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We support economic transformation that shifts economic activity into higher productivity sectors that will attract investment, growth, and create jobs for women and men. Our focus is on inclusive growth that improves opportunities for the poorest: ensuring that the benefits of growth and access to economic opportunities are spread broadly across society so that no one is left behind.

2. Infrastructure remains a binding constraint to growth. Lack of reliable and affordable power, water supply and infrastructure connectivity raises costs, reduces competitiveness and holds back investments and jobs. The World Bank estimates that lack of reliable power alone reduces Africa's GDP by 2-4% p.a. More broadly, the gap between current infrastructure financing and what is needed to deliver sustained growth and productivity is estimated at 1 000 000 000 000 USD — much of which will have to come from private sources.

3. With strong policy action from governments, it is possible to ensure long-term investments are both resilient to future climate stresses and avoid lock-in of carbon emissions.

4. Cities have a key role to play in supporting the structural transformation of economies through the benefits of agglomeration economies generating large scale employment. However poor planning, inadequate governance and environmental damage can lock cities into dysfunctional forms. Urbanisation without reform and modernisation will prevent cities from fulfilling their social and economic potential.

5. To address these inter-related issues, DFID is launching a major new programme: Cities and Infrastructure for Growth (CIG). CIG has the following ambitious objectives:

— Improve urban development and productivity,

— Boost access to reliable and affordable power,

— Increase investment into infrastructure services, particularly where it directly supports growth, including through innovative ways of attracting private, and increasing public, financing,

— Drive better asset and financial management for sustainable investment into services, namely host governments' ability to plan, finance and manage its infrastructure assets and services.

6. The CIG programme will be delivered through 3 separate contracts for the country programme components procured through a Lots procurement process. The procurement for the Results, Management and Learning (RML) contract will be handled separately but complete independence is required between any contractors involved in delivery of the RML. More information on this is provided in the procurement documents. The country programme lots are as follows:

— Lot 1: Uganda country programme;

— Lot 2: Zambia country programme;

— Lot 3: Burma country programme.

This lot addresses Lot 2, Zambia. A Prior Information Notice for this lot was published under DFID PO 7920, OJEU Prior Information Notice number 2017/S039-071903.

The estimated value for Lot 2 will be between 15 000 000 GBP and 30 000 000 GBP.

The award criteria will be the most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the procurement documents.

1. The Department for International Development's (DFID) mission is to help eradicate poverty in the world's poorest countries through achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We support economic transformation that shifts economic activity into higher productivity sectors that will attract investment, growth, and create jobs for women and men. Our focus is on inclusive growth that improves opportunities for the poorest: ensuring that the benefits of growth and access to economic opportunities are spread broadly across society so that no one is left behind.

2. Infrastructure remains a binding constraint to growth. Lack of reliable and affordable power, water supply and infrastructure connectivity raises costs, reduces competitiveness and holds back investments and jobs. The World Bank estimates that lack of reliable power alone reduces Africa's GDP by 2-4% p.a. More broadly, the gap between current infrastructure financing and what is needed to deliver sustained growth and productivity is estimated at 1 000 000 000 000 USD — much of which will have to come from private sources.

3. With strong policy action from governments, it is possible to ensure long-term investments are both resilient to future climate stresses and avoid lock-in of carbon emissions.

4. Cities have a key role to play in supporting the structural transformation of economies through the benefits of agglomeration economies generating large scale employment. However poor planning, inadequate governance and environmental damage can lock cities into dysfunctional forms. Urbanisation without reform and modernisation will prevent cities from fulfilling their social and economic potential.

5. To address these inter-related issues, DFID is launching a major new programme: Cities and Infrastructure for Growth (CIG). CIG has the following ambitious objectives:

— Improve urban development and productivity,

— Boost access to reliable and affordable power,

— Increase investment into infrastructure services, particularly where it directly supports growth, including through innovative ways of attracting private, and increasing public, financing,

— Drive better asset and financial management for sustainable investment into services, namely host governments' ability to plan, finance and manage its infrastructure assets and services

6. The CIG programme will be delivered through 3 separate contracts for the country programme components procured through a Lots procurement process. The procurement for the Results, Management and Learning (RML) contract will be handled separately but complete independence is required between any contractors involved in delivery of the RML. More information on this is provided in the SQ/ITT documentation. The country programme lots are as follows:

— Lot 1: Uganda country programme;

— Lot 2: Zambia country programme;

— Lot 3: Burma country programme.

This lot addresses Lot 1, Uganda. A Prior Information Notice for this lot was published under DFID PO 7892, OJEU Prior Information Notice number 2017/S025-0044758.

The estimated value for Lot 1 will be between 15 000 000 GBP and 30 000 000 GBP.

The award criteria will be the most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the procurement documents.