Planning

Forest Governance Markets and Climate - Phase 2

FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

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Planning

02 May 2024 at 09:31

Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is planning the procurement process for "Forest Governance Markets and Climate - Phase 2" in the foreign economic-aid-related services industry category. The engagement end date for this tender is set for 28th June 2024. The FCDO is looking for a supplier to assist in managing and overseeing its Forest Governance, Markets and Climate 2 programme, with opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs. This tender presents a planning stage opportunity for businesses to engage with the FCDO in delivering strategic and technical advice, managing grants, and supporting forest governance reform processes in multiple countries.

This procurement process, currently in the planning stage, involves early engagement with suppliers through a Market Engagement Event on 22nd May 2024. The FCDO will be seeking suppliers who can provide facilitation services and technical assistance portfolio management. SMEs and VCSEs would be well-suited to compete in this tender due to its focus on supporting national stakeholder engagement and technical assistance in forest governance reform across various partner countries. Further details and updates can be accessed through the FCDO Portal, indicating potential growth opportunities for businesses involved in the foreign economic-aid-related services sector.

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Notice Title

Forest Governance Markets and Climate - Phase 2

Notice Description

The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) will be seeking a supplier to assist in the management and oversight of its Forest Governance, Markets and Climate 2 (FGMC2) programme - PMSST (programme management support and strategy team). This will include managing and overseeing Accountable Grants (AG) on behalf of FCDO, conducting the programmes' overall monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), and providing strategic and technical advice to FCDO and programme partners, while ensuring overall coherence with the programme Theory of Change. The PMSST Supplier will work closely with the FCDO supporting political and strategic engagement to assist in the delivery of programme objectives; consolidate programme level reporting, provide technical oversight over a broad range of delivery partners working in multiple countries; and manage a portfolio of grants (approximately 20 with a value of about PS50 million) across a range of partner countries in Asia, Pacific, Africa and South America. We will also advertise separately for: Facilitation Services: to support national multi-stakeholder reform processes. Facilitation ensures the quality of national deliberations by promoting stakeholder inclusion, transparency, and participation in forest governance processes. These processes may relate to forestry, mining, carbon, and a country's Nationally Determined Contributions to name a few. A Facilitator's role is to establish themselves as an impartial, trusted adviser to each of the key sector stakeholder groups in a forest governance reform process, and to use this role to build constructive working relationships both within and between stakeholder groups in support of a governance reform agenda. FGMC2 will make provision for Facilitators in up to 10 countries in the 1st 5-year period (with an initial estimated budget in the range of PS12-16 Million). Technical Assistance Portfolio Management (TAPM) service: will commercially source and oversee projects that provide technical assistance to support forest governance reform processes. These projects will help FGMC2 partner countries develop forest policies and institutional arrangements that deliver Technical Assistance will respond to demand from across up to 16 countries with a budget in the range of PS70 -80 million anticipated for the first 5-year period. This programme is currently working through Business Case approvals and this is a Prior Information Notice and not a call for competition at this time. We are holding an Early Market Engagement Event on 22nd May 2024 at 10am - 11.30am BST. Please use the following link to register for your place at https://forms.office.com/e/6R6rZVcjyw Suppliers should register on the FCDO Portal for further updates on this opportunity: (https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/) (project_10648)(pqq_1565) and complete the following Market Survey: https://forms.offic Additional information: To access the Terms of Reference and register interest, please login or register to FCDO's e-sourcing portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk . You can also access our Questionnaire: If you have any technical issues with accessing the Portal please call e-sourcing helpdesk: +44 0203 868 2859.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9effebdd-bf05-43df-857a-bda59f5a2ad6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11e95127-41f3-49fa-8298-253cf1a14ef8
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
2 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
28 Jun 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Contact Name
Fiona Crawford
Contact Email
fiona.crawford@fcdo.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+442070080932

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

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