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1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Legal type of the buyer: Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority: Economic affairs
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Consultancy Services for Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) under the Peace and Stabilization Programme for West Africa (PSP WA), 2025-2028
Description: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of Denmark, Ghana has entered into a contract regarding the the Danish Peace and Stabilization Fund (PSF). The Danish Government has developed the Peace and Stabilization Programme for West Africa (PSP WA), 2025-2028, with the strategic objective of ensuring that instability in key border areas in West Africa is mitigated through local and regional capacity development. The programme builds on past Danish peace and stabilization efforts in the Sahel by expanding its programmatic focus to include Coastal West African (CWA) countries, including Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, and Togo. The border areas between Burkina Faso and these CWA countries are of particular interest to this programme, as this is the area where the spill-over of instability from the Sahel towards the coastal countries of West Africa is currently most pronounced. The PSP WA implements Denmark’s Whole-of-Government (WoG) approach as required in the Strategic Framework for the Peace and Stabilisation Fund (2023-2027) and the Guidelines for the Peace and Stabilisation Fund (2023). It comprises of six projects that contribute to three pillars. The first pillar consists of three projects implemented by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with civil society organisations (CSOs) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The pillar aims to support at-risk communities in prioritised border areas to manage natural resource conflicts through dialogue, stabilisation facilities, and mitigate threats from violent extreme organisations. The second pillar focuses on strengthening regional law enforcement training capacities of CWA countries towards more strategic and coherent law enforcement in the region, as well as applying these in border areas at risk. The implementing partners for this pillar include the UNODC, Danish National Police, and Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR). The third pillar will be implemented by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Defence Command Denmark (DCD), where the focus is on military training and strengthening the response capacities of prioritised regional and national institutions in counter-terrorism and IEDs. Whereas the first and second pillars are ODA-financed, the third pillar is financed by non-ODA contributions. The MEAL contract entails monitoring of the first and second pillar, and evaluation and learning across all three pillars. Considering the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous nature of the programme’s context, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (MFA), represented by the Royal Danish Embassy (RDE) in Accra, Ghana (hereinafter referred to as the “Client”), intends to engage a Consultant to provide monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) services at both the programme and project levels for the stated programme duration. In line with the adaptive management principles underpinning the Danish Peace and Stabilization Programmes, the Consultant will support the Client in the further development and implementation of a robust MEAL system. This system must effectively capture, assess, and communicate reliable and relevant data to inform programme management, ensure accountability, and show achieved results. The Consultant's approach should be responsive to the complex and volatile security context in the region and align with the principles of the “Doing Development Differently” (DDD) approach, emphasizing adaptability and continuous learning. Strategic oversight and coordination of the Consultant’s role will be anchored at the Royal Danish Embassy in Accra, in close collaboration with the Department of Migration, Peace, and Stabilization (MIGSTAB) and other relevant departments within the MFA in Copenhagen, and external stakeholders. The objective of the Agreement is to support the Client in responding to its MEAL responsibilities including strengthening its monitoring and reporting capacities. The purpose of the Assignment of the external Consultant is to support and quality assure that the programme and its projects, the Client and implementing partners achieve and document results in an evidence-based manner. The Consultant will in particular help the Client to quality assure partner results through assessing the data collected and validating the results a.o. through selective field visits, including by supporting communication by programme stakeholders of selected documented strategic results.
Procedure identifier: 1cd1ce2c-add2-4d5f-9fc3-7fe50b896bd4
Previous notice: f27bad35-1fcf-4be4-94fb-2ea7b1724dee-01
Internal identifier: 25/10401
Type of procedure: Restricted
The procedure is accelerated: no
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, 79314000 Feasibility study, 79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Ghana
Anywhere in the given country
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Côte d’Ivoire
Anywhere in the given country
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Togo
Anywhere in the given country
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Benin
Anywhere in the given country
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Niger
Anywhere in the given country
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Burkina Faso
Anywhere in the given country
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Mali
Anywhere in the given country
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 520 000,00 DKK
2.1.4.
General information
Call for competition is terminated
Legal basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0000
Title: Consultancy Services for Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) under the Peace and Stabilization Programme for West Africa (PSP WA), 2025-2028
Description: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of Denmark, Ghana has entered into a contract regarding the the Danish Peace and Stabilization Fund (PSF). The Danish Government has developed the Peace and Stabilization Programme for West Africa (PSP WA), 2025-2028, with the strategic objective of ensuring that instability in key border areas in West Africa is mitigated through local and regional capacity development. The programme builds on past Danish peace and stabilization efforts in the Sahel by expanding its programmatic focus to include Coastal West African (CWA) countries, including Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, and Togo. The border areas between Burkina Faso and these CWA countries are of particular interest to this programme, as this is the area where the spill-over of instability from the Sahel towards the coastal countries of West Africa is currently most pronounced. The PSP WA implements Denmark’s Whole-of-Government (WoG) approach as required in the Strategic Framework for the Peace and Stabilisation Fund (2023-2027) and the Guidelines for the Peace and Stabilisation Fund (2023). It comprises of six projects that contribute to three pillars. The first pillar consists of three projects implemented by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with civil society organisations (CSOs) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The pillar aims to support at-risk communities in prioritised border areas to manage natural resource conflicts through dialogue, stabilisation facilities, and mitigate threats from violent extreme organisations. The second pillar focuses on strengthening regional law enforcement training capacities of CWA countries towards more strategic and coherent law enforcement in the region, as well as applying these in border areas at risk. The implementing partners for this pillar include the UNODC, Danish National Police, and Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR). The third pillar will be implemented by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Defence Command Denmark (DCD), where the focus is on military training and strengthening the response capacities of prioritised regional and national institutions in counter-terrorism and IEDs. Whereas the first and second pillars are ODA-financed, the third pillar is financed by non-ODA contributions. The MEAL contract entails monitoring of the first and second pillar, and evaluation and learning across all three pillars. Considering the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous nature of the programme’s context, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (MFA), represented by the Royal Danish Embassy (RDE) in Accra, Ghana (hereinafter referred to as the “Client”), intends to engage a Consultant to provide monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) services at both the programme and project levels for the stated programme duration. In line with the adaptive management principles underpinning the Danish Peace and Stabilization Programmes, the Consultant will support the Client in the further development and implementation of a robust MEAL system. This system must effectively capture, assess, and communicate reliable and relevant data to inform programme management, ensure accountability, and show achieved results. The Consultant's approach should be responsive to the complex and volatile security context in the region and align with the principles of the “Doing Development Differently” (DDD) approach, emphasizing adaptability and continuous learning. Strategic oversight and coordination of the Consultant’s role will be anchored at the Royal Danish Embassy in Accra, in close collaboration with the Department of Migration, Peace, and Stabilization (MIGSTAB) and other relevant departments within the MFA in Copenhagen, and external stakeholders. The objective of the Agreement is to support the Client in responding to its MEAL responsibilities including strengthening its monitoring and reporting capacities. The purpose of the Assignment of the external Consultant is to support and quality assure that the programme and its projects, the Client and implementing partners achieve and document results in an evidence-based manner. The Consultant will in particular help the Client to quality assure partner results through assessing the data collected and validating the results a.o. through selective field visits, including by supporting communication by programme stakeholders of selected documented strategic results.
Internal identifier: 25/10401
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, 79314000 Feasibility study, 79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
Options:
Description of the options: In addition to the main tasks the Client can request the Consultant to undertake additional activities which will be agreed specifically as they arise. The ad-hoc tasks may include: notes supporting learning, cross-project comparisons, annual case stories or analysis, thematic or technical and/or periodic reviews of the projects, value-for-money assessments, assistance related to particular opportunities for communication activities, drafting ToRs for studies and Mid-term review or any other relevant MEAL related assistance. A reserve fund of DKK 500,000 net of VAT has been set aside for this purpose in the Agreement. Furthermore, the Client has the option to include incorporation of additional projects under the existing programme pillars or addition of a fourth thematic programme pillar. The value of this option is DKK 520,000 net of VAT. In addition to the ad-hoc activities and the option specified above, the Client and Consultant can at any time agree that Key Staff shall perform other additional services and deliveries similar to the Services. The total budget for payment of such additional services and deliveries cannot exceed 20% of Contract Price net of VAT.
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Ghana
Anywhere in the given country
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Côte d’Ivoire
Anywhere in the given country
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Togo
Anywhere in the given country
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Benin
Anywhere in the given country
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Niger
Anywhere in the given country
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Burkina Faso
Anywhere in the given country
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Mali
Anywhere in the given country
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 4 Years
5.1.4.
Renewal
Maximum renewals: 1
Other information about renewals: The contract can be renewed for 12 months after the first 36 months. Thus, a total duration of 4 years.
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 520 000,00 DKK
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: Price
Description: Price
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 20
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Description: Quality
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 80
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 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 - Embassy of Denmark, Ghana
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents: Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Embassy of Denmark, Ghana
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Organisation executing the payment: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Organisation signing the contract: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
6. Results
Value of all contracts awarded in this notice: 3 750 000,00 DKK
6.1.
Result lot identifier: LOT-0000
Winner selection status: At least one winner was chosen.
6.1.2.
Information about winners
Winner:
Official name: NIRAS A/S
Subcontractor:
Official name: Altai Consulting (registered as Altai SAS)
Official name: Altai Consulting (Registered as Lhassa Consulting FZE)
Official name: NIRAS GROUP (UK) LTD
Tender:
Tender identifier: NIRAS
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0000
Value of the tender: 3 750 000,00 DKK
Subcontracting: Yes
Subcontracting value is known: no
Subcontracting percentage is known: no
Contract information:
Identifier of the contract: DC3396
Title: Consultancy Services for Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) under the Peace and Stabilization Programme for West Africa (PSP WA), 2025-2028
Date on which the winner was chosen: 02/12/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract: 06/01/2026
Organisation signing the contract: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
6.1.4.
Statistical information
Summary of the review requests the buyer received:
Number of complainants: 0
Received tenders or requests to participate:
Type of received submissions: Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 4
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Registration number: 43271911
Department: Embassy of Denmark, Ghana
Postal address: Asiatisk Plads 2
Town: Copenhagen
Postcode: 1448
Country subdivision (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)
Country: Denmark
Contact point: Rikke Enggaard Olsen
Telephone: +233241334524
Other contact points:
Official name: Embassy of Denmark, Ghana
Postal address: 67, Dr. Isert Road North Ridge
Town: Accra
Postcode: P.O. Box CT 596
Country: Ghana
Contact point: Rikke Enggaard Olsen
Telephone: +4533920116
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation signing the contract
Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract
Organisation executing the payment
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
Roles of this organisation:
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0004
Official name: NIRAS A/S
Size of the economic operator: Large
Registration number: 37295728
Postal address: Sortemosevej 19
Town: Allerød
Postcode: 3450
Country subdivision (NUTS): Nordsjælland (DK013)
Country: Denmark
Contact point: Rune Lamberth
Telephone: +4560400487
Roles of this organisation:
Tenderer
Winner of these lots: LOT-0000
8.1.
ORG-0005
Official name: Altai Consulting (registered as Altai SAS)
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Registration number: FR24504971722
Postal address: 11b rue de Milan
Town: Paris
Postcode: 75009
Country subdivision (NUTS): Paris (FR101)
Country: France
Contact point: Rodolphe Baudeau
Telephone: +33662583031
Roles of this organisation:
Subcontractor
8.1.
ORG-0006
Official name: Altai Consulting (Registered as Lhassa Consulting FZE)
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Registration number: 100276079900003
Postal address: Office 11G14 Hamriyah FZ
Town: Sharjah
Postcode: 001
Country: United Arab Emirates
Contact point: Eric DAVIN
Telephone: +971558806251
Roles of this organisation:
Subcontractor
8.1.
ORG-0007
Official name: NIRAS GROUP (UK) LTD
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Registration number: GB228334175
Postal address: Kings Ride Court, Kings Ride - Ascot
Town: Berkshire
Postcode: SL57JR
Country: United Kingdom
Contact point: Kirsty Wilson
Telephone: +44 (0)131 440 5500
Roles of this organisation:
Subcontractor
8.1.
ORG-0008
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
Roles of this organisation:
TED eSender
Notice information
Notice identifier/version: d42569ec-0da9-4a4f-8e06-7b37236a637a - 01
Form type: Result
Notice type: Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 29
Notice dispatch date: 06/01/2026 20:33:20 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Notice dispatch date (eSender): 06/01/2026 20:35:11 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 8359-2026
OJ S issue number: 5/2026
Publication date: 08/01/2026