Notice Information
Notice Title
Delivery of Technical Assistance (TA) for Ethiopian Investment Advisory Facility 2
Notice Description
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom has awarded the Call Down Contract under Lot 4 - Economic Development and Trade of Global Development Delivery Framework (GDD) for delivery of Ethiopia Investment Facility 2 to Cowater International Inc. The work will entail providing flexible, demand-led, support to GoE priorities through the provision of draw down technical assistance (TA) and embedded advisory services. This package is intended to support the Government of Ethiopia's Home-Grown Economic Reforms, and the implementation of the IMF and World Bank programmes that were approved in July 2024. The start date of the Contract is 30 June 2025, the Call Down Contract value is up to PS17,500,00, with an option to increase its total value by PS8,000,000 and for an additional 24 months. The Contract value is exclusive of taxes. The end of the Call Down Contract is 31st December 2028. The Call Down Contract has an Extension Option for up to a further 24 months and an increase in additional value of up to a maximum of PS8 million. Therefore, the value of the Call Down Contract may be increased to an overall total of up to PS25,500,00 million and it may run until 2030, if extended.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-99532d98-3295-48f5-b823-88b39ff61bcb
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68ef0516-8a24-40b4-a1d4-0f4fb2312bca
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
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
- £17,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £17,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Jun 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 29 Jun 2025 - 31 Dec 2028 3-4 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2AH
- 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
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68ef0516-8a24-40b4-a1d4-0f4fb2312bca
20th August 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/58f429c4-4923-48e1-bee6-14857f2344f6
Redacted file for publication in the Awarded Contract Notice in Contracts Finder -
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https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
Information about FCDO
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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