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Forest Governance Markets and Climate - Phase 2 - Technical Assistance Portfolio Manager (TAPM)

FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

26 Aug 2025 at 10:48

Award Notice
Tender

20 Jan 2025 at 15:23

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has completed the award stage for the "Forest Governance Markets and Climate - Phase 2 - Technical Assistance Portfolio Manager" project. This procurement is categorised under foreign economic-aid-related services, and it involves diverse global locations including British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, and within the United Kingdom. The procurement followed the Light Touch regime, detailed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The award was published on 26th August 2025, following the tender notice initially published on 20th January 2025. The procurement process ended on 12th March 2025, culminating in a contract that began on 4th August 2025, with a projected completion date of 4th August 2029. The awarded contract involved an amount of £75,000,000 with potential extensions and increases in budget value.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for business growth, particularly appealing to large organisations due to the scale of the contract value, which might be extended up to £175,000,000. It is particularly suitable for SMEs as identified by the procurement process's suitability criteria. The project requires expertise in delivering technical assistance for forest governance reform processes, providing a platform for businesses specialising in environmental management and policy reform to engage. Given its aims to improve forest stewardship and international trade footprints, companies involved in the development and implementation of sustainable and accountable forest policies are best suited to compete, thereby driving significant impact on global environmental policy networks.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Forest Governance Markets and Climate - Phase 2 - Technical Assistance Portfolio Manager (TAPM)

Notice Description

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) tendered 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 start date of the contract is August 2025, the maximum initial contract value is PS75,000,000 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 PS75 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 PS100 million - Scale up option: should resources become available This opportunity was 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).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-306c7359-ea56-4aae-8e2f-b77902098546
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f03bb2a-cf75-4ed6-8057-da12003153fa
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
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)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£175,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£75,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
12 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Aug 20256 months ago
Contract Period
3 Aug 2025 - 4 Aug 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Contact Name
Fiona Crawford
Contact Email
fiona.crawford@fcdo.gov.uk
Contact Phone
02070080932

Buyer Location

Locality
EAST KILBRIDE
Postcode
G75 8EA
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
East Kilbride West
Westminster Constituency
East Kilbride and Strathaven

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PALLADIUM INTERNATIONAL

Further Information

Notice URLs

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