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UK PACT (United Kingdom Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) Lot 2: Green Recovery Challenge Fund

FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

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29 Nov 2023 at 12:25

Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office is extending the Lot 2: Green Recovery Challenge Fund contract under the UK PACT programme from 31/12/2023 to 31/03/2024. This amendment increases the upper value limit from £5,204,457 to up to £5,465,404. The procurement process is in the Award stage, with an end date of 29th November 2023. This contract falls under the services industry category for foreign economic-aid-related services.

This contract amendment creates business growth opportunities for companies providing technical assistance in developing countries for emissions reductions under the Paris Agreement. Businesses with expertise in climate transitions, clean growth leadership, and poverty reduction are well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement process follows a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

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Notice Title

UK PACT (United Kingdom Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) Lot 2: Green Recovery Challenge Fund

Notice Description

UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) is part of the UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget and responds to the critical global need for technical assistance to help developing countries implement their commitments under the Paris Agreement, recommendations from the UK's Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI)'s 2014 review of the International Climate Fund (ICF), and the Government's vision for the UK's global clean growth leadership to inspire others and support increased prosperity for the UK. The ultimate goal of the programme is to reduce poverty by maximising emissions reductions in developing countries in order to promote clean growth and avoid dangerous climate change. UK PACT strengthens relations with partner governments, builds capacity in key partner institutions, and raises the visibility of the UK's work in this field. To deliver on these goals, the UK PACT programme is split across three components, for each of which a Delivery Partner was procured under a separate Lot. The UK PACT programme (and associated contracts) transferred from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) on 1st April 2022. This Contract is Lot 2: Green Recovery Challenge Fund and is one of three Lots. Lot 1: Bilateral Country Programming and External Communications was awarded to Palladium International Limited and Lot 3: skill-shares and secondments was awarded to PA Consulting Services Limited

Lot Information

Lot 1

UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) is part of the UK's Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget and responds to the critical global need for technical assistance to help developing countries implement their commitments under the Paris Agreement, recommendations from the UK's Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI)'s 2014 review of the International Climate Fund (ICF), and the Government's vision for the UK's global clean growth leadership to inspire others and support increased prosperity for the UK. The ultimate goal of the programme is to reduce poverty by maximising emissions reductions in developing countries in order to promote clean growth and avoid dangerous climate change. UK PACT strengthens relations with partner governments, builds capacity in key partner institutions, and raises the visibility of the UK's work in this field.

Procurement Information

This contract amendment is permitted under Regulation 72 PCR, under limbs; Reg 72(1)(a) - the modification is in line with the initial procurement documents which envisioned an extension up to c. January 2025. Reg 72(1)(b) - a change of contractor cannot be made for economic (procurement costs) or technical (programme activity continuity) reasons, and would cause significant inconvenience (programme activity continuity) or substantial duplication of costs (procurement costs) for the contracting authority. Reg 72(1)(e) - this modification is not substantial, on the grounds that: Reg 72(8)(a) - the modification does not render the contract materially different in character. Reg 72(8)(d) - the modification does extend the scope considerably. Reg 72(8)(b) - FCDO does not consider this amendment would have allowed for the admission of additional candidates, allowed for the acceptance of another tender, or attracted additional participants. This contract modification will enable the re-procurement of the UK PACT programme to be completed without disruption to the operations of the Authority and mitigates the risks the Authority would face because of any such disruptions. This is considered by the Authority to be a necessary step as a new procurement could not be completed in a satisfactory manner before the expiry of the current contract without extension and alternatives would entail significant inconvenience and potential increase in costs for the Authority.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-041d9e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035190-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,677,750 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Nov 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Jan 20206 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Contact Name
Nicola Burleigh
Contact Email
nicola.burleigh@fcdo.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2070080932

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ICF CONSULTING SERVICES

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