Published date: 30 June 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 10 January 2025, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,998,093

Procurement reference

tender_464395/1492598

Published date

30 June 2025

Closing date

10 January 2025

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

18 June 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This Notice relates to publication of call-down contract under Lot 10 (Education, Gender and Social Inclusion) of Global Development Delivery (GDD) Framework that requires a service provider or a consortium of service providers ("Supplier") for the delivery of Component B of the Rights, Inclusion, Voice and Agency (RIVA) Programme, which relates to Catalytic Grant Facility; demand driven GEDSI Technical Assistance facility to support CSO capacity building and GEDSI outcomes; and Monitoring Evaluation Research and Learning (MERL).

The supplier is expected to:

(i) design and deliver interventions to achieve outcomes and outputs by working collaboratively with the other implementing partner of the RIVA programme (especially with a focus on coordination, strategic learning, and evidence generation) and where appropriate with partners of other UK funded programmes.
(ii) develop and refine an overarching programme log frame (results framework) that includes outcomes, output indicators and milestones and its final version will be agreed with FCDO by the end of the Inception Phase and be reviewed and revised annually.
(iii) be responsible for effective due diligence of all downstream delivery partners (including CSO sub grantees), internal monitoring and reviews, collaboration with BEK and related programmes, financial management, risk management, logistics/operations, administration, including developing technical specifications, developing sub-recipients' contract/grant agreements and processing payments where relevant.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

18 June 2025

Contract start date

18 June 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Total value of contract

£1,998,093

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Social Development Direct Limited

Address

Discovery House, 28-42 Banner Street

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

LS Nagarajan

Address

Abercombie House
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
England

Telephone

02070080932

Email

ls.nagarajan@fcdo.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office