Notice Information
Notice Title
ASEAN-UK SAGE (Supporting the Advancement of Girls' Education) - EME
Notice Description
The ASEAN-UK Supporting the Advancement of Girls' Education (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 April 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 2 years, 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/080713-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £6,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £6,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Feb 2026Today
- Future Notice Date
- 26 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
- 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
- commercial.smi@fcdo.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080713-2025
8th December 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080698-2025
8th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060773-2025
30th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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