Published date: 5 July 2017

Last edited date: 5 July 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 17 July 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Staff training services - 80511000

Location of contract

SW1A 2AH

Value of contract

£0 to £80,000

Procurement reference

tender_147960/595342

Published date

5 July 2017

Closing date

17 July 2017

Contract start date

31 July 2017

Contract end date

22 September 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

1. The FCO Prosperity Fund Delivery Unit (PFDU) are seeking short term capacity building, mentoring and advisory services to support the development of a range of Prosperity Fund ('Fund') programmes. The advisory services will provide guidance based on evidence and experience to ensure that Fund programming design and delivery choices are in line with industry good practice.

More information

Additional text

To participate in this Procurement or to access further information Suppliers will need to register free of charge on the FCO's online portal:

https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk

Tenders must be submitted electronically via this online portal.

Please submit all documents no later then 10.00am 17th July 2017.

Plrease refer to the following codes on Bravo:
Project_1302
itt_1807


Detailed Guide
This procurement is being managed through the Authority's eSourcing procurement portal. To register interest: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure); 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box; 3. Responding to the Tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

About the buyer

Contact name

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Address

King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
England

Email

prosperity.procurement@fco.gov.uk