Published date: 20 October 2021

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: 3 December 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Supervision of project and documentation - 71248000

  • Project management consultancy services - 72224000

  • Supporting services for the government - 75130000

    • General personnel services for the government - 75131100

    • Foreign economic-aid-related services - 75211200

    • Project-management services other than for construction work - 79421000

    • Environmental protection - 90720000

    • Services specific to international organisations and bodies - 98910000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_217258/1007460

Published date

20 October 2021

Closing date

3 December 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2022

Contract end date

1 February 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Authority is now tendering a requirement to appoint a Fund Manager (FM) of the ODA International Biodiversity Challenge Funds, collectively: Darwin Initiative, Darwin Plus and the Illegal Wildlife Challenge Fund, over a period of 3 financial years. The fund may be extended by a period, or periods, totalling 48 months.

Focussing on, but not limited to the following workstreams:
- Application Process - efficient delivery of funding calls to secure high quality proposals aligned with the targeted objectives of each fund
- Expert/Advisory Groups - coordinate strategic and technical input of independent external experts
- Project Management - liaison with live projects to support high quality delivery of outcomes
- Financial Management - secure value for money through robust financial management, controls and reporting, including making payments to projects.
- Building and Applying Evidence - enabling the monitoring, learning and responding to evidence in an agile, systematic and strategic manner
- Capability and Capacity Building - the generation and delivery of training, project management and monitoring best practices, and technical best practices to strengthen capability and capacity in the eligible countries
- Communication - development and delivery of communication strategies
- General Contract Management Requirements to provide technical and programme advice, to deliver on fund performance and transparency
- And additional services may be required on a call-off basis.

More information

Attachments

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

For DEFRA

Address

DEFRA
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

00

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk