Planning

Early Market Engagement (EME) Event - Empowering Women for Better Reproductive Health Outcomes (EMPOWER)

FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Planning

13 Sep 2023 at 08:56

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is planning an Early Market Engagement (EME) Event for the Empowering Women for Better Reproductive Health Outcomes (EMPOWER) programme. This tender falls under the industry category of Foreign economic-aid-related services. The event is scheduled to take place virtually at 11.30 EAT on Monday 2 October 2023, with the engagement end date set as 30 September 2023. Interested parties can register for the event via the provided links on the FCDO Procurement Portal. This is an opportunity for businesses, especially SMEs and VCSEs, to participate in obtaining market feedback on the draft Business Case for the EMPOWER programme.

The FCDO's EMPOWER programme aims to address maternal health challenges in Uganda through various components, including mentorship of health workers, strengthening maternal health systems, and countering misinformation around family planning. Businesses that can provide services related to maternal and reproductive health, as well as those involved in essential supplies and medical equipment, could find this tender particularly relevant. This tender signifies a planning stage in the procurement process, inviting expressions of interest from potential participants for the planned EME event to gather market feedback and inform future procurement decisions.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Start Free Trial Book a Demo
All Features Pricing

Notice Information

Notice Title

Early Market Engagement (EME) Event - Empowering Women for Better Reproductive Health Outcomes (EMPOWER)

Notice Description

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) would like to invite interested parties to attend Market Engagement (EME) Event concerning the provision of services to deliver Empowering Women for Better Reproductive Health Outcomes (EMPOWER) programme. This is a pre Business Case EME event to obtain market feedback on the draft Business Case including the potential delivery options for this programme. The EME for EMPOWER 2024-2029 will be a virtual event taking place at 11.30 EAT on Monday 2 October 2023. If you wish to attend this Early Market Engagement, then please complete via https://forms.office.com/e/Ba13brYurQ and register on FCDO Procurement Portal: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk under PQQ_1460. EMPOWER will address the underlying factors that have sustained Uganda's high maternal deaths and pregnancy rates, namely: (a) weak health systems that are unable to deliver lifesaving maternal and reproductive services; (b) misinformation and myths about family planning that deter or undermine women's autonomy over their own bodies. This will be done through four components: (a) Mentorship of health workers in public health facilities across 50-70 rural and hard-to-reach districts on how to administer lifesaving maternal and reproductive services. (b) Strengthening maternal health systems, including essential supplies and medical equipment to reduce preventable maternal deaths and increase uptake of post-partum family planning. (c) Creating a vibrant and self-sustaining private sector market in urban and semi-urban areas for FP commodities through a total market approach. (d) Countering misinformation and myths around modern FP through use of community leaders, influencers, and peer engagement. This will also include addressing harmful cultural attitudes and practices that disempower women. All these components will be monitored, evaluated and decisions made through a Third-party monitoring Group (TMG). TPMG will interrogate reports, undertake field visits, collect data and monitor indicators in the results framework and conduct specific time bound in depth studies to explore specific bottlenecks or areas of learning and adaption. Additional information: At this stage, FCDO seeks expression of interest in participating in the EME event only. Non-participation in this event will not be taken into account in any future procurement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f23807f2-2f78-4ad4-af1d-0a6514e8503d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cd05b750-c9ba-440e-aee6-352e059958c2
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
13 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Sep 2023Expired
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
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

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts. 

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-f23807f2-2f78-4ad4-af1d-0a6514e8503d-2023-09-13T09:56:27+01:00",
    "date": "2023-09-13T09:56:27+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-f23807f2-2f78-4ad4-af1d-0a6514e8503d",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "title": "Early Market Engagement (EME) Event - Empowering Women for Better Reproductive Health Outcomes (EMPOWER)",
    "planning": {
        "milestones": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "title": "Engagement end date",
                "type": "engagement",
                "dueDate": "2023-09-30T23:59:59+01:00"
            }
        ],
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
                "description": "Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cd05b750-c9ba-440e-aee6-352e059958c2",
                "datePublished": "2023-09-13T09:56:27+01:00",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "description": "To register the attendees, please complete the EME Registration Form (see the link below):",
                "url": "https://forms.office.com/e/Ba13brYurQ"
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "description": "Please also register on FCDO Procurement Portal (https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk): under PQQ_1460.",
                "url": "https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk"
            }
        ]
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "tender_388346/1257269",
        "title": "Early Market Engagement (EME) Event - Empowering Women for Better Reproductive Health Outcomes (EMPOWER)",
        "description": "The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) would like to invite interested parties to attend Market Engagement (EME) Event concerning the provision of services to deliver Empowering Women for Better Reproductive Health Outcomes (EMPOWER) programme. This is a pre Business Case EME event to obtain market feedback on the draft Business Case including the potential delivery options for this programme. The EME for EMPOWER 2024-2029 will be a virtual event taking place at 11.30 EAT on Monday 2 October 2023. If you wish to attend this Early Market Engagement, then please complete via https://forms.office.com/e/Ba13brYurQ and register on FCDO Procurement Portal: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk under PQQ_1460. EMPOWER will address the underlying factors that have sustained Uganda's high maternal deaths and pregnancy rates, namely: (a) weak health systems that are unable to deliver lifesaving maternal and reproductive services; (b) misinformation and myths about family planning that deter or undermine women's autonomy over their own bodies. This will be done through four components: (a) Mentorship of health workers in public health facilities across 50-70 rural and hard-to-reach districts on how to administer lifesaving maternal and reproductive services. (b) Strengthening maternal health systems, including essential supplies and medical equipment to reduce preventable maternal deaths and increase uptake of post-partum family planning. (c) Creating a vibrant and self-sustaining private sector market in urban and semi-urban areas for FP commodities through a total market approach. (d) Countering misinformation and myths around modern FP through use of community leaders, influencers, and peer engagement. This will also include addressing harmful cultural attitudes and practices that disempower women. All these components will be monitored, evaluated and decisions made through a Third-party monitoring Group (TMG). TPMG will interrogate reports, undertake field visits, collect data and monitor indicators in the results framework and conduct specific time bound in depth studies to explore specific bottlenecks or areas of learning and adaption. Additional information: At this stage, FCDO seeks expression of interest in participating in the EME event only. Non-participation in this event will not be taken into account in any future procurement.",
        "status": "planning",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "75211200",
            "description": "Foreign economic-aid-related services"
        },
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "countryName": "British Oversea Territories"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Channel Islands"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Europe"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Isle of Man"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "Rest of the World"
                    },
                    {
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "suitability": {
            "sme": true,
            "vcse": true
        }
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-151067",
            "name": "Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "King Charles Street",
                "locality": "London",
                "postalCode": "SW1A 2AH",
                "countryName": "England"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Lydia Babinaga",
                "email": "lydia.babinaga@fcdo.gov.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-CFS-151067",
        "name": "Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office"
    }
}