Planning

Third Party Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning for the Green Growth Programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo

FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

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Planning

16 Dec 2024 at 10:04

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Third Party Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning for the Green Growth Programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo". This project falls under the industry category of foreign economic-aid-related services and has a primary focus on services. The FCDO aims to establish a Decision Support Unit (DSU) to oversee the monitoring and evaluation activities for its new International Climate Finance (ICF) programme promoting climate-smart agricultural development in rural DRC. Interested suppliers are invited to register for a virtual Early Market Engagement (EME) event on 10 January 2025, from 09:00 to 10:30 GMT, to gain more insights and engage in pre-procurement dialogues. The procurement process, valued at £2,000,000, is currently at the planning stage, with a future notice date set for 31 January 2025.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) services, particularly within the context of international development and climate finance. Companies that can provide strategic decision-making support and technical advice to ensure the achievement of programme objectives will be well-suited for this tender. This is an exceptional chance for MEL service providers to partner with the FCDO, facilitating the development of a climate-smart agriculture sector in the DRC, while also expanding their business operations and gaining valuable experience in a high-profile international programme.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Third Party Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning for the Green Growth Programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Notice Description

The British Embassy in Kinshasa is seeking a service provider to establish a Decision Support Unit (DSU) that will undertake the third-party monitoring (TPM) and other learning related activities to support its new Green Growth Programme. The Green Growth Programme is a new five-year, PS38m, International Climate Finance (ICF) programme will support the development of a climate-smart agricultural sector in DRC focusing on rural areas to deliver both climate and economic development objectives. The TPM element is a component of this and sits within, the Green Growth programme as a whole. This is a Prior Information Notice and not a call for competition or tender at this time. It is an information notice to give interested suppliers the opportunity to register interest on the FCDO Supplier Portal (https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html), engage in pre-procurement dialogue and register for the virtual Early Market Engagement event being held on Friday 10th January 2025 Time: 09:00 -10:30 GMT / 13:30 - 15:00 Kinshasa. Please register to attend via https://forms.office.com/e/7GTEJDQB6N. You must register to attend via this link in order to receive the joining instructions.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The core objective of this assignment is to deliver the independent monitoring, evaluation and learning function for the Green Growth programme. The Implementing Partner of the Green Growth Programme in collaboration with British Embassy in Kinshasa will set up the programme's Monitoring & Evaluation and results framework. The work of the MEL provider will complement and support the development and maintenance of this framework. The supplier will be expected to establish a DSU that will support the delivery of the Green Growth programme. As such, the DSU will : - Facilitate and inform the strategic programme decision making through monitoring, evaluation and learning. - Support the Green Growth programme to identify what is working and what is not working. - Provide targeted technical advice to the Green Growth partners to ensure their reporting and M&E approaches are aligned and support the programme objectives. - Carry out the verification of results reported by Green Growth programme partners. Additional information: This is a Prior Information Notice and not a call for competition or tender at this time. We are holding a virtual Early Market Engagement on Friday 10th January 2025 Time: 09:00 -10:30 GMT / 13:30 - 15:00 Kinshasa. Please register to attend via https://forms.office.com/e/7GTEJDQB6N. You must register to attend via this link in order to receive the joining instructions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c83a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040382-2024
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
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Jan 2025Expired
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
LS Nagarajan
Contact Email
ls.nagarajan@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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