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Building Organisational Capability to Safeguard Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment - Early Market Engagement (EME)

FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

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Planning

09 Jul 2024 at 16:09

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office is planning a tender titled "Building Organisational Capability to Safeguard Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment - Early Market Engagement (EME)" in the foreign economic-aid-related services industry. The tender aims to provide up to £20m over 5 years to enhance organisational capabilities in the international aid sector. The engagement end date for this tender is 23rd July 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses operating in the international aid sector to participate in capability-building initiatives focusing on preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and abuse. Suitable businesses include those specialised in safeguarding practices, capacity-building programmes, and evidence-based learnings. The EME event offers a chance to engage with the programme and understand key priorities, expected outcomes, and delivery components before the formal procurement process starts in 2024.

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Notice Title

Building Organisational Capability to Safeguard Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment - Early Market Engagement (EME)

Notice Description

Building organisational capability to safeguard against sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment is a new flagship programme under the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) safeguarding portfolio. It will provide up to PS20m over 5 years across multiple countries, with the aim of building organisational capability in the international aid sector and strengthening safeguards against sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH). Key priorities are (i) to supporting organisations in the sector to reach international SEAH safeguarding standards through a direct capability-building programme with a focus on less-resourced organisations and (ii) to invest in pioneering capability-building initiatives to drive up prevention and response practices and standards through a dedicated capability fund. This programme will seek to address capability and evidence gaps through the following target long-term outcomes: - Improved and sustainable capacity and capability to effectively hardwire safeguarding SEAH within organisations, contributing to a shift in organisational culture and strengthened accountability. - Widespread, rooted endorsement of SEAH safeguarding (at both international and local scale) beyond 'donor compliance', with networks across the sector engaging in more inclusive dialogue, strengthening shared learning on what works to prevent and response to SEAH in different contexts. - Contextualised and accessible evidence and learning on what works on building organisational capability and to prevent and respond to SEAH in the sector, which contributes to a strengthened regional and global knowledge and evidence base. This will be delivered through two components: - Component 1: Build the safeguarding capability of organisations across the international aid sector - Component 2: Supporting best-practice capability-building initiatives that aim to improve prevention and response practices and standards It is expected that component 1 will be delivered by one lead supplier who will sub-contract, whilst component 2 will be delivered through funding multiple initiatives via a combination of lead supplier overseeing partners/ sole suppliers directly managed by the FCDO. The programme will start in 2024. The aim of the EME event is to inform and consult the market of this programme, alongside the Empowering Survivors of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment programme, which is also under the Safeguarding Unit's new portfolio. It follows an EME survey which closed in May 2024. This is not a call to competition or tender at this time. Additional information: This EME is scheduled to take place virtually on Tuesday 23 July @ 14:00 - 17:00 BST. Please register for attendance for the EME via the guidance below. We ask that Suppliers register on the Jaggaer Portal and sign up to the PQQ titled pqq_1681. All future communications relating to market engagement and pre-procurement messaging will be sent through the portal. Please note that this is not the PQQ stage of the formal procurement process and non-attendance will not impact any bidder's opportunity to participate in the tender process. Should 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 this PQQ should be reported to mahzabin.ahmed@fcdo.gov.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-14512864-a3ae-4b10-b6c9-18347cfb86b1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed418b67-d0d6-48bf-b600-d9c7eb59d8f8
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Jul 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Jul 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2AB
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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