Published date: 20 January 2025

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: 12 March 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign economic-aid-related services - 75211200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£175,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_466405/1441530

Published date

20 January 2025

Closing date

12 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

2 June 2025

Contract end date

1 June 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Procedure defined under Regulations 74 to 76 of Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services of Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes, Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Light Touch Regime)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is looking for a Supplier to deliver the Technical Assistance Portfolio Manager of the Forest Governance, Markets and Climate (FGMC) Phase 2 programme.

The TAPM supplier will directly mobilise or commercially source, contract and oversee projects that provide technical assistance in support of forest governance reform processes. These projects will help FGMC partner countries develop forest policies and institutional arrangements that deliver accountable forest stewardship or improve forest footprints associated with international trade in alliance countries, contributing to overarching programme objectives.

The expected start date of the contract is June 2025, the maximum initial contract value is £75,000,000 excluding UK VAT but including overseas local taxes, with an option to increase its total value and/or duration based on need.

The contract initial length is up to 48 months with a value up to £75 million. The contract may be extended and/or its value increased through:
- Extension option: up to an additional 60 months and a value up to an additional £100 million
- Scale up option: should resources become available

This opportunity is tendered through the Light Touch regime which is based upon the Open Procedure prior to an optional negotiation stage. The light touch regime is defined under regulations 74 to 76 of Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services of Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes, Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Light Touch Regime).

More information

Additional text

To access the tender documents, please login or register to FCDO Tendering Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk. If you have any technical issues with the Portal, please call eTendering helpdesk: +44 0203 868 2859 or use the "Call me Back!" functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK). Any issues with accessing the tender documents should be also reported to Fiona

About the buyer

Contact name

Fiona Crawford

Address

Abercrombie House
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Scotland

Email

Fiona.Crawford@fcdo.gov.uk