DFID 7989 Girls Education South Sudan Phase 2 (GESS II) Contract Notice

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) is seeking to appoint a supplier to effectively manage and deliver the ''Girls Education South Sudan 2 (GESS2)" programme in South Sudan. The GESS 2 Programme is part of the DFID South Sudan Essential Services Team (EST) portfolio. GESS 2 seeks to build on the successes of the 5.5 year duration Girls Education South Sudan (GESS) programme which ends in September 2018. GESS provided a range of interventions - Cash Transfers paid to girls, Capitation Grants to support schools, initiatives designed to improve the quality of education, research, support to girls through mentoring and learning groups and large scale behavioral change interventions specific to the importance of girls' education. The objective of GESS II implementation is to ensure the provision of equitable, accessible and essential support to the Education Sector in South Sudan, with particular emphasis on girls.