Regional Teachers Initiative for Africa (RTIA): Technical Expertise for Rwanda - TA3: Career guidance and counselling by teachers

The technical area (TA) aims to elaborating of a career guidance and counselling framework for teachers to provide career guidance and counselling to learners as well as strengthening teachers’ skills in career guidance and counselling (CG&C).

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 Not a Bad Idea to inquire about their interest in this TA. Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) and Not a Bad Idea made an offer to this TA, including price forms, expert’s requirements and methodological notes. Based on their offer, Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) 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.