Published date: 21 August 2025

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


Closing: 28 November 2024, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign economic-aid-related services - 75211200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£87,993,285

Procurement reference

tender_412629/1468943

Published date

21 August 2025

Closing date

28 November 2024

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2030

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

The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) sought a supplier to assist in the management and oversight of its Forest Governance, Markets and Climate 2 (FGMC2) programme - PMSST (programme management support and strategy team).
This will include managing and overseeing Accountable Grants (AG) on behalf of FCDO, conducting the programmes' overall monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), and providing strategic and technical advice to FCDO and programme partners, while ensuring overall coherence with the programme Theory of Change.
The PMSST Supplier will work closely with the FCDO supporting political and strategic engagement to assist in the delivery of programme objectives; consolidate programme level reporting, provide technical oversight over a broad range of delivery partners working in multiple countries; and manage a portfolio of grants (approximately 20 with a value of about £50 million) across a range of partner countries in Asia, Pacific, Africa and South America.

This contract may be extended by 1 year and up to a value of £12m (£3m for services and £9m for grants) subject to the needs of FCDO.

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Award information

Awarded date

1 April 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Total value of contract

£87,993,285

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Niras Group (UK) Ltd

Address

Pentlands Science Park, Penicuik, EH26 0PL

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Fiona Crawford

Address

Abercrombie House
Glasgow
G75 8EA
Scotland

Email

fiona.crawford@fcdo.gov.uk