Global Evaluation and Monitoring Framework Agreement 2 (GEMFA 2)

Notice Title

Global Evaluation and Monitoring Framework Agreement 2 (GEMFA 2)

Notice Description

GEMFA 2 will replace and build upon the current Global Evaluation and Monitoring Framework Agreement (GEMFA). GEMFA 2 will enable FCDO and other Government Departments (OGDs) to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas. It will enable FCDO/OGDs to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. GEMFA 2 is available for ODA funded, non-ODA funded, and ISF programmes. GEMFA 2 is split into 5 Lots: Lot 1 - Global High Value > PS750K Lot 4 - Regional Lot. East Africa (all contract values) Lot 5 - Regional Lot. MENA & Afghanistan and Pakistan (all contract values) Lot 7 - Regional Lot. Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia (all contract values) Lot 8 - Global Low Value <PS750k The Framework Agreement commenced on 01 September 2025 for a period of 3 years with a one (1) year extension option subject to ongoing need. The maximum throughput of the Framework Agreement will be GBP 500 000 000 covering all lots for the lifetime of the Framework Agreement.

Lot Information

Global High Value >PS750K

FCDO sought a Supplier to deliver a 36-month Framework Agreement of up to GBP 500 000 000 (inclusive of all extension and scale up options) from 01 September 2025 until 31 August 2028 to enable FCDO to provide high quality and internationally recognised evaluation and/or monitoring knowledge and skills to design and/or undertake evaluation and/or monitoring assignments across the organisation's policy areas and programmes in a range of geographical locations. It will enable FCDO and other Government Departments (OGDs) to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas. It will enable FCDO/OGDs to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. GEMFA 2 is available for ODA funded, non-ODA funded, and ISF programmes. The value of each Lot (1, 4, 5, 7 and 8) is unknown at this time; however, the total estimated Framework Agreement value will be managed across all 5 Lots up to a maximum budget of GBP 500 000 000. The timeframe may be extended by up to an additional 1 x 12 months beyond the original 36 month term until 31 August 2028 and then 31 August 2029 subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO. Please note that the estimated value above represents a maximum, and FCDO expects that competitive tenders based on the Terms of Reference (Volume 3 of the ITT Pack) will come in at a lower level. The recipients of the services will be determined in each call-down contract. Specific details of the procurement process followed were available to all suppliers in the ITT Pack via ITT_6552 on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk An FCDO standard Framework Agreement was awarded. Additional information: Lead Framework Suppliers were eligible to bid for only one Lot as a Lead Framework Supplier. An illustration of this was provided for in Annex 6 of the Terms of Reference. Global Lots, 1 and 8, had a maximum of fifteen (15) places for Lead Framework Suppliers. Regional Lots, (2 - 7) had a maximum of five (5) places for Lead Framework Suppliers. There were no successful Lead Suppliers for Lot 2

Options: Options to extend: The estimated value of this requirement is up to GBP 500 000 000 split across 5 Lots. This is for an initial term of three (3) years. The estimated value includes all appliable taxes, and tenderers should include all applicable taxes in their tenders. The estimated value above represents a maximum Framework value. The timeframe may be extended by up to one (1) year subject to satisfactory performance of suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and the FCDO. Options on awarding places on the Framework: Following completion of the SQ evaluation, successful potential suppliers were invited to submit bids for the ITT. Thirty Two (32) Potential Suppliers were invited to the ITT and following the completion of the ITT evaluation, the Framework Agreement was offered to the Top 15 Potential Suppliers for the Global Lots (1 and 8), and the Top 5 Suppliers for the Regional Lots (4, 5 and 7) who met the required capability and achieved the highest combined Technical and Commercial Score. The Commercial Score was based on a Pass/Fail.

Renewal: FCDO intends to tender for a new requirement following the completion of GEMFA 2, subject to the continued need for the services provided.

There are 5 places available on this Framework Regional Lot 2 - West Africa. FCDO is seeking Supplier to deliver a 36-month Framework Agreement of up to GBP 500 000 000 from June 2025 until May 2028 to enable FCDO and other Government Departments to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas. It will enable FCDO/other Government Departments to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. Qualification to deliver certain 'special' types of contracts will be assessed alongside the ITT technical evaluation and only Lead Framework Suppliers that pass the assessment will be eligible to deliver these 'special' types of contracts. The three types of Special Contracts are Portfolio MEL (PMEL) contracts, Emergency MEL (EMEL) contracts and Independent Commission of Aid Impact (ICAI) contracts (defined in Document 5 in the SQ Pack and Volume 3 of the Draft ITT Pack). The value of each Lot (1-8) is unknown at this time; however, the total estimated Framework Agreement value will be managed across all 8 Lots up to a maximum budget of GBP 500 000 000. The timeframe may be extended by up to an additional 1 x 12 months beyond the original 36 month term until May 2029 subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO. Please note that the estimated value above represents a maximum, and FCDO expects that competitive tenders based on the Terms of Reference for each Call Down Contract will come in at a lower level. The recipients of the services will be determined in each Call Down Contract. The services will be accessible by FCDO and other UK government departments that deliver programmes funded by UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) and by FCDO for non-ODA funded programmes. Specific details of the procurement process that will be followed are available in the SQ and draft ITT Packs PQQ_1691 available on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk An FCDO standard Framework Agreement will be awarded. Additional information: Lead Framework Suppliers may only bid for one Lot as a Lead Framework Supplier. Sub-contracting is non-exclusive: a sub-contractor may sub-contract for multiple GEMFA 2 Lead Framework Suppliers, on multiple Lots. A Lead Framework Supplier may not bid to be a Lead Framework Supplier and a Sub-contractor in the same Lot. These eligibility criteria will also apply at the Call Down Contract level.

Options: Options to extend The timeframe may be extended subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO for up to 12 months. Options on awarding places on the Framework In the event that the highest combined Technical and Commercial Score results in a tie between two or more Potential Lead Framework Suppliers, and there are not enough places on the Framework, the successful tenderer shall be the Potential Lead Framework Supplier from among those tied for highest combined score who achieves the highest score for the Technical T2 criteria, this will be the tiebreaker. In the event two or more Potential Lead Framework Suppliers remain tied after assessing the tiebreaker, FCDO reserves the right to appoint all tied Potential Lead Framework Suppliers to the framework, even if this exceeds the supplier cap set out in the FTS Contract Notice and paragraph 7.2 of the Terms of References (ITT Volume 3).

Renewal: FCDO intends to tender for a new requirement following the completion of GEMFA 2, subject to the continued need for the services provided.

There are 5 places available on this Framework Regional Lot 3 - Central & Southern Africa. FCDO is seeking Supplier to deliver a 36-month Framework Agreement of up to GBP 500 000 000 from June 2025 until May 2028 to enable FCDO and other Government Departments to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas. It will enable FCDO/other Government Departments to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. Qualification to deliver certain 'special' types of contracts will be assessed alongside the ITT technical evaluation and only Lead Framework Suppliers that pass the assessment will be eligible to deliver these 'special' types of contracts. The three types of Special Contracts are Portfolio MEL (PMEL) contracts, Emergency MEL (EMEL) contracts and Independent Commission of Aid Impact (ICAI) contracts (defined in Document 5 in the SQ Pack and Volume 3 of the Draft ITT Pack). The value of each Lot (1-8) is unknown at this time; however, the total estimated Framework Agreement value will be managed across all 8 Lots up to a maximum budget of GBP 500 000 000. The timeframe may be extended by up to an additional 1 x 12 months beyond the original 36 month term until May 2029 subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO. Please note that the estimated value above represents a maximum, and FCDO expects that competitive tenders based on the Terms of Reference for each Call Down Contract will come in at a lower level. The recipients of the services will be determined in each Call Down Contract. The services will be accessible by FCDO and other UK government departments that deliver programmes funded by UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) and by FCDO for non-ODA funded programmes. Specific details of the procurement process that will be followed are available in the SQ and draft ITT Packs PQQ_1691 available on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk An FCDO standard Framework Agreement will be awarded. Additional information: Lead Framework Suppliers may only bid for one Lot as a Lead Framework Supplier. Sub-contracting is non-exclusive: a sub-contractor may sub-contract for multiple GEMFA 2 Lead Framework Suppliers, on multiple Lots. A Lead Framework Supplier may not bid to be a Lead Framework Supplier and a Sub-contractor in the same Lot. These eligibility criteria will also apply at the Call Down Contract level.

Options: Options to extend The timeframe may be extended subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO for up to 12 months. Options on awarding places on the Framework In the event that the highest combined Technical and Commercial Score results in a tie between two or more Potential Lead Framework Suppliers, and there are not enough places on the Framework, the successful tenderer shall be the Potential Lead Framework Supplier from among those tied for highest combined score who achieves the highest score for the Technical T2 criteria, this will be the tiebreaker. In the event two or more Potential Lead Framework Suppliers remain tied after assessing the tiebreaker, FCDO reserves the right to appoint all tied Potential Lead Framework Suppliers to the framework, even if this exceeds the supplier cap set out in the FTS Contract Notice and paragraph 7.2 of the Terms of References (ITT Volume 3).

Renewal: FCDO intends to tender for a new requirement following the completion of GEMFA 2, subject to the continued need for the services provided.

FCDO sought a Supplier to deliver a 36-month Framework Agreement of up to GBP 500 000 000 (inclusive of all extension and scale up options) from 01 September 2025 until 31 August 2028 to enable FCDO to provide high quality and internationally recognised evaluation and/or monitoring knowledge and skills to design and/or undertake evaluation and/or monitoring assignments across the organisation's policy areas and programmes in a range of geographical locations. It will enable FCDO and other Government Departments (OGDs) to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas. It will enable FCDO/OGDs to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. GEMFA 2 is available for ODA funded, non-ODA funded, and ISF programmes. The value of each Lot (1, 4, 5, 7 and 8) is unknown at this time; however, the total estimated Framework Agreement value will be managed across all 5 Lots up to a maximum budget of GBP 500 000 000. The timeframe may be extended by up to an additional 1 x 12 months beyond the original 36 month term until 31 August 2028 and then 31 August 2029 subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO. Please note that the estimated value above represents a maximum, and FCDO expects that competitive tenders based on the Terms of Reference (Volume 3 of the ITT Pack) will come in at a lower level. The recipients of the services will be determined in each call-down contract. Specific details of the procurement process followed were available to all suppliers in the ITT Pack via ITT_6552 on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk An FCDO standard Framework Agreement was awarded. Additional information: Lead Framework Suppliers were eligible to bid for only one Lot as a Lead Framework Supplier. An illustration of this was provided for in Annex 6 of the Terms of Reference. Global Lots, 1 and 8, had a maximum of fifteen (15) places for Lead Framework Suppliers. Regional Lots, (2 - 7) had a maximum of five (5) places for Lead Framework Suppliers. There were no successful Lead Suppliers for Lot 2

Options: Option to extend The estimated value of this requirement is up to GBP 500 000 000 split across 5 Lots. This is for an initial term of three (3) years. The estimated value includes all appliable taxes, and tenderers should include all applicable taxes in their tenders. The estimated value above represents a maximum Framework value. The timeframe may be extended by up to one (1) year subject to satisfactory performance of suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and the FCDO. Options on awarding places on the Framework.

Renewal: FCDO intends to tender for a new requirement following the completion of GEMFA 2, subject to the continued need for the services provided.

FCDO sought a Supplier to deliver a 36-month Framework Agreement of up to GBP 500 000 000 (inclusive of all extension and scale up options) from 01 September 2025 until 31 August 2028 to enable FCDO to provide high quality and internationally recognised evaluation and/or monitoring knowledge and skills to design and/or undertake evaluation and/or monitoring assignments across the organisation's policy areas and programmes in a range of geographical locations. It will enable FCDO and other Government Departments (OGDs) to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas. It will enable FCDO/OGDs to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. GEMFA 2 is available for ODA funded, non-ODA funded, and ISF programmes. The value of each Lot (1, 4, 5, 7 and 8) is unknown at this time; however, the total estimated Framework Agreement value will be managed across all 5 Lots up to a maximum budget of GBP 500 000 000. The timeframe may be extended by up to an additional 1 x 12 months beyond the original 36 month term until 31 August 2028 and then 31 August 2029 subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO. Please note that the estimated value above represents a maximum, and FCDO expects that competitive tenders based on the Terms of Reference (Volume 3 of the ITT Pack) will come in at a lower level. The recipients of the services will be determined in each call-down contract. Specific details of the procurement process followed were available to all suppliers in the ITT Pack via ITT_6552 on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk An FCDO standard Framework Agreement was awarded. Additional information: Lead Framework Suppliers were eligible to bid for only one Lot as a Lead Framework Supplier. An illustration of this was provided for in Annex 6 of the Terms of Reference. Global Lots, 1 and 8, had a maximum of fifteen (15) places for Lead Framework Suppliers. Regional Lots, (2 - 7) had a maximum of five (5) places for Lead Framework Suppliers. There were no successful Lead Suppliers for Lot 2

Options: Option to extend The estimated value of this requirement is up to GBP 500 000 000 split across 5 Lots. This is for an initial term of three (3) years. The estimated value includes all appliable taxes, and tenderers should include all applicable taxes in their tenders. The estimated value above represents a maximum Framework value. The timeframe may be extended by up to one (1) year subject to satisfactory performance of suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and the FCDO. Options on awarding places on the Framework.

Renewal: FCDO intends to tender for a new requirement following the completion of GEMFA 2, subject to the continued need for the services provided.

There are 5 places available on this Framework Regional Lot 6 - Indo- Pacific. FCDO is seeking Supplier to deliver a 36-month Framework Agreement of up to GBP 500 000 000 from June 2025 until May 2028 to enable FCDO and other Government Departments to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas. It will enable FCDO/other Government Departments to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. Qualification to deliver certain 'special' types of contracts will be assessed alongside the ITT technical evaluation and only Lead Framework Suppliers that pass the assessment will be eligible to deliver these 'special' types of contracts. The three types of Special Contracts are Portfolio MEL (PMEL) contracts, Emergency MEL (EMEL) contracts and Independent Commission of Aid Impact (ICAI) contracts (defined in Document 5 in the SQ Pack and Volume 3 of the Draft ITT Pack). The value of each Lot (1-8) is unknown at this time; however, the total estimated Framework Agreement value will be managed across all 8 Lots up to a maximum budget of GBP 500 000 000. The timeframe may be extended by up to an additional 1 x 12 months beyond the original 36 month term until May 2029 subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO. Please note that the estimated value above represents a maximum, and FCDO expects that competitive tenders based on the Terms of Reference for each Call Down Contract will come in at a lower level. The recipients of the services will be determined in each Call Down Contract. The services will be accessible by FCDO and other UK government departments that deliver programmes funded by UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) and by FCDO for non-ODA funded programmes. Specific details of the procurement process that will be followed are available in the SQ and draft ITT Packs PQQ_1691 available on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk An FCDO standard Framework Agreement will be awarded. Additional information: Lead Framework Suppliers may only bid for one Lot as a Lead Framework Supplier. Sub-contracting is non-exclusive: a sub-contractor may sub-contract for multiple GEMFA 2 Lead Framework Suppliers, on multiple Lots. A Lead Framework Supplier may not bid to be a Lead Framework Supplier and a Sub-contractor in the same Lot. These eligibility criteria will also apply at the Call Down Contract level.

Options: Options to extend The timeframe may be extended subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO for up to 12 months. Options on awarding places on the Framework In the event that the highest combined Technical and Commercial Score results in a tie between two or more Potential Lead Framework Suppliers, and there are not enough places on the Framework, the successful tenderer shall be the Potential Lead Framework Supplier from among those tied for highest combined score who achieves the highest score for the Technical T2 criteria, this will be the tiebreaker. In the event two or more Potential Lead Framework Suppliers remain tied after assessing the tiebreaker, FCDO reserves the right to appoint all tied Potential Lead Framework Suppliers to the framework, even if this exceeds the supplier cap set out in the FTS Contract Notice and paragraph 7.2 of the Terms of References (ITT Volume 3).

Renewal: FCDO intends to tender for a new requirement following the completion of GEMFA 2, subject to the continued need for the services provided.

FCDO sought a Supplier to deliver a 36-month Framework Agreement of up to GBP 500 000 000 (inclusive of all extension and scale up options) from 01 September 2025 until 31 August 2028 to enable FCDO to provide high quality and internationally recognised evaluation and/or monitoring knowledge and skills to design and/or undertake evaluation and/or monitoring assignments across the organisation's policy areas and programmes in a range of geographical locations. It will enable FCDO and other Government Departments (OGDs) to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas. It will enable FCDO/OGDs to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. GEMFA 2 is available for ODA funded, non-ODA funded, and ISF programmes. The value of each Lot (1, 4, 5, 7 and 8) is unknown at this time; however, the total estimated Framework Agreement value will be managed across all 5 Lots up to a maximum budget of GBP 500 000 000. The timeframe may be extended by up to an additional 1 x 12 months beyond the original 36 month term until 31 August 2028 and then 31 August 2029 subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO. Please note that the estimated value above represents a maximum, and FCDO expects that competitive tenders based on the Terms of Reference (Volume 3 of the ITT Pack) will come in at a lower level. The recipients of the services will be determined in each call-down contract. Specific details of the procurement process followed were available to all suppliers in the ITT Pack via ITT_6552 on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk An FCDO standard Framework Agreement was awarded. Additional information: Lead Framework Suppliers were eligible to bid for only one Lot as a Lead Framework Supplier. An illustration of this was provided for in Annex 6 of the Terms of Reference. Global Lots, 1 and 8, had a maximum of fifteen (15) places for Lead Framework Suppliers. Regional Lots, (2 - 7) had a maximum of five (5) places for Lead Framework Suppliers. There were no successful Lead Suppliers for Lot 2

Options: Option to extend The estimated value of this requirement is up to GBP 500 000 000 split across 5 Lots. This is for an initial term of three (3) years. The estimated value includes all appliable taxes, and tenderers should include all applicable taxes in their tenders. The estimated value above represents a maximum Framework value. The timeframe may be extended by up to one (1) year subject to satisfactory performance of suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and the FCDO. Options on awarding places on the Framework.

Renewal: FCDO intends to tender for a new requirement following the completion of GEMFA 2, subject to the continued need for the services provided.