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Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation, and Learning (MEAL): Component 4 of the Building State Effectiveness and Accountability (BSEA) Programme

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

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11 Aug 2026 at 10:52

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Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office procured monitoring, evaluation, adaptation and learning services for Component 4 of the Building State Effectiveness and Accountability (BSEA) Programme. The work supports a six-year programme to strengthen state institutional capacity to implement public policy, improve public service delivery and policymaking, and increase opportunities for international trade. Its focus includes public administration and institutional reform, and public financial management, while allowing activity across sectors. The service is classified as foreign economic-aid-related services (CPV 75211200). Delivery may take place across the United Kingdom, Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. The buyer is based in London.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 20 July 2026 to Montrose International LLP. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 24 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The estimated procurement value was £839,565, while the awarded value was £839,965, both in GBP. The awarded contract runs from 12 June 2026 to 30 September 2031. Evaluation resulted in an active award to one supplier. The requirement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the main procurement category was services. The award covers the MEAL component supporting BSEA’s institutional-capacity, policy, service-delivery, trade, public-administration reform and public-financial-management objectives.

This award indicates demand for suppliers able to provide monitoring, evaluation, adaptation and learning across a complex international development and governance programme. Credible competitors would need to connect evidence and learning to public-sector reform, institutional capacity, policy implementation, service delivery and public financial management, rather than offer monitoring in isolation. The cross-cutting scope favours organisations able to work across sectors and geographies, including international and UK settings. Experience of foreign economic aid programmes, government reform, evaluation design, performance monitoring, adaptive management and knowledge sharing would be commercially relevant. The buyer has identified the requirement as suitable for SMEs, so a specialist consultancy or appropriately experienced smaller firm could be well placed, provided it can demonstrate sufficient delivery capacity and capability for a long-running programme.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation, and Learning (MEAL): Component 4 of the Building State Effectiveness and Accountability (BSEA) Programme

Notice Description

BSEA is a 6-year, PS19.7 million programme which aims to strengthen state institutional capacity to implement public policy. This would lead to more effective service delivery, better policy making and increased opportunities for international trade. This is a cross-cutting programme that can work across sectors but with a significant focus on public administration reform/institutional reform and public financial management

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4e56fa17-5f03-429f-af24-bfa6dcc19c8a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76183c80-845e-4ea5-8231-cf3ebf163a35
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
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
£839,565 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£839,965 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
24 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
12 Jun 2026 - 30 Sep 2031 Over 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2AH
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Montrose International LLP

Further Information

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