Planning

Freedoms, Reforms and Elections in Ethiopia (FREE)

FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

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Planning

01 May 2024 at 08:16

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office is planning a procurement process titled "Freedoms, Reforms and Elections in Ethiopia (FREE)" in the services industry category. This programme aims to support open societies and accountable institutions in Ethiopia to progress towards freedom and democracy. The main focus is on protecting Ethiopia's democratic space from further rollback, with a proposed budget of £13m over 4 years. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, and potential business opportunities will arise for media, civil society organisations, oversight bodies, and autonomous bodies involved in democratic governance.

The procurement process initiated by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office is expected to create opportunities for businesses to engage in advocacy, accountability promotion, service delivery, and citizen representation in Ethiopia. Businesses suited to compete in this tender include those with expertise in supporting civic actors, oversight institutions, and rapid analyses for adaptive interventions. The procurement method is a tender aimed at securing partners to implement the programme, focusing on active engagement with civic actors and institutions to enhance Ethiopia's democratic space in preparation for the 2026 general elections.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Freedoms, Reforms and Elections in Ethiopia (FREE)

Notice Description

The programme aims to support open societies and accountable institutions in Ethiopia that enable progress towards freedom and democracy; this will support Ethiopia transition away from conflict and towards peace. The Outcome Statement is: Ethiopia's democratic space is protected from further rollback as nascent gains achieved in civic space, institutional reform and enfranchisement of the electorate are sustained.

Lot Information

Lot 1

FREE brings under it strands of UK democratic governance work (on civic actors, institutions, and elections) that were previously housed under separate programmes. The programme aims to promote an open, inclusive, and active democratic space by directly engaging with civic actors (for e.g., civil society and media) and autonomous and oversight bodies (for. e.g., parliament), so that they can freely engage and hold government to account on issues that matter to them. The enabling environment that is needed for Ethiopia's next general elections (slated for June 2026) is a key lens through which FREE's activities around civic actors and institutions need to be understood. The main components of the programme, which correspond to the needs it addresses, are: * Support to civic actors (e.g., civil society and media) because they play a vital role in maintaining open societies and promoting accountability - as well as providing services to, and speaking out for, the most marginalised. * Support to oversight Institutions and oversight work, that preserve and promote democratic governance, accountability, and effectiveness of development assistance. This work includes Fiduciary Risk Assessments. * Rapid analyses to ensure that interventions are responsive and adaptive to the context, emerging opportunities and promotes democratic space. This work includes Political Economy Analyses. What are the expected results? Outcome: Ethiopia's democratic space is protected from further rollback as nascent gains achieved in civic space, institutional reform and enfranchisement of the electorate are sustained. Outputs: * Empowered civic actors (CSOs, media, political parties) engage in advocacy, promoting accountability, service delivery, and representation of citizens, including marginalized groups (women, girls, IDPs, PWDs). * Increased technical capacity in oversight institutions for fiscal discipline, efficiency and accountability in public spending and fiduciary risks management. FREE builds on the lessons, challenges, and successes, as well as recommendations from previous interventions and acknowledges the transformed context it will be operating in and is realistic about what it will be able to achieve with the resources available. The proposed programme budget is PS13m (inclusive of VAT and local taxes) over 4 years. The primary implementing partners will be media and civil society organisations and their sector representative bodies and oversight and autonomous bodies selected for targeted capacity support. The supplier and their potential partners would need to obtain registration under the relevant department as laid out by rules of the government of Ethiopia.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-045653
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013981-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
1 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Jun 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
martha.selvaratnam@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

Further Information

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