Regional Teachers Initiative for Africa (RTIA): Technical Expertise for Rwanda - TA2: Effective use of teaching and learning materials and resources, including online materials to promote early literacy and numeracy development through blended approaches

The technical area (TA) aims to support early literacy and numeracy by analyzing existing materials and resources—such as student textbooks, teacher guides, training modules, and online content—examining how these are used, developing tailored training content, and establishing an implementation plan that includes monitoring and Training of Trainers.

No suitable tenders, requests to participate, or applications were received in response to aprevious notice (ProcAct 40.2 § 1 paragraph, UtilAct 43.2 § 1 paragraph, DefSecAct 22 § 2paragraph) The procurement process was originally an open procedure exceeding the EU threshold level,in accordance with the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts (1397/2016). No tenders were received concerning this TA. Finnish National Agency for Education contacted Cowater International Finland, Enable Ed and Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) to inquire about their interest in this TA. Cowater International Finland and Enable Ed made an offer to this TA, including price forms, expert’s requirements and methodological notes. Based on their offer, Cowater International Finland was considered to be most fit to be selected as the supplier. No changes were made for the materials and the conditions remained the same from the invitation to tender. According to the Finnish Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts (1397/2016)section 40 subsection 2(1), the contracting authority is allowed to use direct award decision, if the original invitation to tender received no tenders and the procurement and its conditions have not been changed from the original invitation to tender.