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ASEAN-UK SAGE

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

This public procurement record has 7 releases in its history.

Award

11 Aug 2026 at 10:57

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

16 Apr 2026 at 10:58

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

15 Apr 2026 at 17:25

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

18 Mar 2026 at 12:20

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

08 Dec 2025 at 15:28

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

08 Dec 2025 at 15:12

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

30 Sep 2025 at 10:43

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office procured services for Phase 2 of the ASEAN-UK SAGE programme, supporting inclusive, equitable quality education and improved learning outcomes for children across Southeast Asia. The work focuses particularly on girls, marginalised groups and priority country contexts, using evidence to strengthen foundational learning and inclusion. It covers programme leadership, partnerships, technical assistance, evidence translation, government-led education reform and capacity building. Delivery is required in Cambodia, Laos, Timor-Leste and the Philippines, with regional collaboration through ASEAN institutions. This is an international development and education programme, combining multi-country technical assistance, programme management, monitoring, evaluation and learning, safeguarding, fiduciary oversight and value-for-money controls. The buyer is the UK government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, acting through the UK Mission to ASEAN.

The procurement has been awarded following a selective competitive flexible procedure, with an accelerated process and staged participation, assessment and tendering. Five valid final-stage bids were received. Adam Smith International Ltd was awarded the contract on 10 August 2026 for £8,669,631 net (£8,699,631 gross). The contract period runs from 24 August 2026 to 31 March 2029, with a possible extension to 31 March 2030. The extension may add up to £3,000,000. Evaluation considered six quality areas, including regional leadership, foundational-learning expertise, programme management, ASEAN contextualisation, team mobilisation, and financial management, alongside staffing and other delivery costs. Monthly invoicing applies, with 25% of payment linked to KPI performance. The contract was expected to be signed by 21 August 2026.

This award demonstrates demand from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for substantial, multi-country education and development delivery capability in Southeast Asia. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement would combine expertise in foundational learning, structured pedagogy, early-grade education and Teaching at the Right Level with experience supporting government reform, ministry capacity building and evidence-based policy. Credible delivery also requires strong ASEAN or comparable country knowledge, established regional partnerships and the ability to work across Cambodia, Laos, Timor-Leste and the Philippines. Organisations should be able to lead downstream partners, mobilise and deploy teams, maintain surge capacity and manage delivery chains. Robust monitoring, evaluation and learning, safeguarding, duty of care, fiduciary controls, fraud mitigation, data protection, financial forecasting and value-for-money systems would be central to a competitive proposition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ASEAN-UK SAGE

Notice Description

The ASEAN-UK SAGE programme is a six-year Business Case funded by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) through the UK Mission to ASEAN. Delivered in two phases, the UK Mission to ASEAN is now seeking eligible organisation(s) to deliver a three-year Phase 2. Phase 2 will run for three UK financial years, from August 2026 to March 2029, with a total budget of PS9,000,000. It will be delivered by a lead organisation under an agreement with the UK Mission to ASEAN, supported by downstream partners as needed. The focus of ASEAN-UK SAGE is to support inclusive and equitable quality education for children across Southeast Asia Region in close collaboration with ASEAN secretariat, especially for girls and the most marginalised, contributing to regional integration and narrowing of development disparities between ASEAN Member States (AMS) . The emphasis in Phase 2 will be on the use of evidence to improve learning outcomes and inclusion, especially for priority countries in the region.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Optional extension of upto 1 year, and PS3m value, subject to budget availability and Business Case addendum

Planning Information

Draft Terms of Reference shared; Market Engagement event advertised publicly via PIN notice and FCDO comms channels; Event held on 23rd October; All questions, answers and EME materials subsequently distributed via email on 27 November, including confirmation of route to market decision of a Competitive Flexible Procedure.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a4ad
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076105-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£9,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£9,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£8,669,631 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
4 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Apr 2026Expired
Award Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
24 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2AH
Postcode Area
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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Adam Smith International Ltd

Further Information

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