Published date: 27 November 2020

Last edited date: 27 November 2020

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: 15 January 2021, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical analysis or consultancy services - 71621000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Education and training services - 80000000

    • Environmental training services - 80540000

    • Environmental impact assessment other than for construction - 90711000

    • Urban environmental development planning - 90712100

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£4,990,000

Procurement reference

tender_249687/896727

Published date

27 November 2020

Closing date

15 January 2021

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

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

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is looking for a Supplier for the China Urban Climate Change Programme.

The Supplier must engage with local level Chinese government stakeholders (and national government stakeholders where appropriate) to co-design local urban regeneration strategies, guidance and implementation plans that lead to reduced carbon emissions, and enhanced climate resilience and inclusivity. The Supplier will facilitate knowledge exchanges and create a mechanism for information sharing that will enable replication of Programme activities beyond the life of the Programme. The Supplier must apply sound, multidisciplinary, technical research and analysis to inform Programme activity design and implementation, so that activities are realistic, politically feasible, contextually sensitive and sustainable. The Supplier should understand economic benefits and trade-offs, the governance and political economy of reforms, the private sector dimensions, the gender and inclusion dimension, risks and opportunities, and value for money (VfM), (efficiency, economy, effectiveness and equity).

The Programme must align with China's Nationally Determined Contributions ("NDC") to peak its carbon emissions by 2030 (and best efforts to peak early), and its more recent pledge in September 2020 to reach carbon neutrality by 2060. The Programme must also be consistent with the Paris Agreement and support the UK Government's COP26 objectives. The Programme must address inequalities and support vulnerable groups as a key priority. The impact of climate change and climate related shocks (such as flooding and heat stress) is disproportionately felt by groups with relatively lower incomes and assets, such as rural-to-urban migrants, people with disabilities, the elderly and socially-excluded women. Urban regeneration activities must, at the very least, support these groups by focusing on increasing inclusivity.

This Opportunity is tender as an Open Procedure published in the Official Journal of the European Union reference 2020/S 232-573934 ("OJEU Contract Notice").

To access the tender documents, please login or register to FCDO's e-sourcing portal

https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk. If you have any technical issues with accessing the tender documents, please call e-sourcing helpdesk: +44 0203 868 2859.

Any queries related to the subject of this tender should be sent via the messaging function for itt_4092 - PF China Urban Climate Change Programme.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Supplier Day - Provision of Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Urban Planning Activities in China

  • Early engagement
  • Published 4 September 2020, last edited 17 September 2020

Links

Additional text

To access the tender documents, please login or register to FCO's e-sourcing portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk. If you have any technical issues with accessing the tender documents, please call e-sourcing helpdesk: +44 203 868 2859

Any queries related to the subject of this tender should be sent via the messaging function for the itt_4092 - PF China Urban Climate Change Programme.

About the buyer

Address

King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
England

Email

pf.procurement@fcdo.gov.uk