Planning

Third Party Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning for the Green Growth Programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo

FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

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Planning

16 Dec 2024 at 10:05

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is in the planning stage for procuring a service provider for Third Party Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning for the Green Growth Programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This programme aims to support climate-smart agricultural development in rural areas of the DRC. The procurement will involve establishing a Decision Support Unit (DSU) to handle monitoring, evaluation, and learning. Interested suppliers are encouraged to register via the FCDO Supplier Portal and participate in a virtual Early Market Engagement event on 10 January 2025, between 09:00-10:30 GMT / 13:30-15:00 Kinshasa. The location for this procurement includes the United Kingdom and various global regions, with a focus on rural areas in the DRC.

This tender provides a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in foreign economic-aid-related services, especially SMEs and VCSEs. The selected supplier will play a critical role in guiding the Green Growth Programme's strategic decision-making and ensuring effective monitoring and evaluation frameworks. Businesses with expertise in technical advice, strategic decision support, and result verification are well-suited for this opportunity. The engagement end date for this procurement process is set for 10 January 2025, allowing ample time for suppliers to prepare and participate in the early market engagement activities. This engagement can lead to substantial business growth, particularly for those adept in climate finance and rural economic development.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Third Party Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning for the Green Growth Programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Notice Description

The British Embassy in Kinshasa is seeking a service provider to establish a Decision Support Unit (DSU) that will undertake the third-party monitoring (TPM) and other learning related activities to support its new Green Growth Programme. The Green Growth Programme is a new five-year, PS38m, International Climate Finance (ICF) programme will support the development of a climate-smart agricultural sector in DRC focusing on rural areas to deliver both climate and economic development objectives. The TPM element is a component of this and sits within, the Green Growth programme as a whole. The core objective of this assignment is to deliver the independent monitoring, evaluation and learning function for the Green Growth programme. The Implementing Partner of the Green Growth Programme in collaboration with British Embassy in Kinshasa will set up the programme's Monitoring & Evaluation and results framework. The work of the MEL provider will complement and support the development and maintenance of this framework. The supplier will be expected to establish a DSU that will support the delivery of the Green Growth programme. As such, the DSU will : - Facilitate and inform the strategic programme decision making through monitoring, evaluation and learning. - Support the Green Growth programme to identify what is working and what is not working. - Provide targeted technical advice to the Green Growth partners to ensure their reporting and M&E approaches are aligned and support the programme objectives. - Carry out the verification of results reported by Green Growth programme partners. This is a Prior Information Notice and not a call for competition or tender at this time. It is an information notice to give interested suppliers the opportunity to register interest on the FCDO Supplier Portal (https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html), engage in pre-procurement dialogue and register for the virtual Early Market Engagement event being held on Friday 10th January 2025 Time: 09:00 -10:30 GMT / 13:30 - 15:00 Kinshasa. Please register to attend via https://forms.office.com/e/7GTEJDQB6N. You must register to attend via this link in order to receive the joining instructions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/131e6149-f0b9-46cd-9e51-ae02a73df76c
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
16 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
10 Jan 2025Expired
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
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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