Planning

Jobs and Inclusive Growth Centre of Expertise - Technical Assistance Facility

FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

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Planning

26 Nov 2025 at 11:54

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for the "Jobs and Inclusive Growth Centre of Expertise - Technical Assistance Facility" is being spearheaded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) located in London, United Kingdom. The project is currently in the planning stage, with a preliminary market engagement notice made available on 26th November 2025. A critical milestone is the Early Market Engagement Event scheduled for 17th December at 10am UK Time, with registration closing on 10th December. This procurement falls under the services category with a budget estimation of £220 million (gross), and it seeks to provide foreign economic-aid-related services. Contracts are expected to commence on 1st March 2027 and could extend until the end of 2035. The procurement method remains undetermined, informed by market feedback from the engagement activities.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specializing in technical assistance, investment readiness, and business advisory services, particularly those focused on economic transformation in middle and lower-income countries. Medium- to large-sized firms that can leverage expertise in sector strategies, policy advisory, and building local ecosystems are particularly well-suited to compete, especially those capable of delivering on public-private dialogue and climate-aligned growth. The involvement of SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSE) is encouraged, ideally positioning entities that can establish market linkages and provide direct business advisory services with a focus on productivity, growth, and investment facilitation. The contract promises extensive collaboration with local networks, making it an appealing proposition for enterprises looking to foster international growth and influence reforms across strategic sectors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Jobs and Inclusive Growth Centre of Expertise - Technical Assistance Facility

Notice Description

The Jobs and Inclusive Growth Centre of Expertise (previously Green and Inclusive Growth) Technical Assistance Facility has been established by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to support higher, sustained international growth. It aims to increase investment, jobs and exports amongst firms that are part of the economic transformation narrative of middle and lower-income countries. Indicative requirements under this opportunity include: Evidence and data-driven assessments: Sectoral, political economy, and local capability analyses to identify high-potential sectors and firms, and design evidence-based solutions to address productivity and growth barriers in target markets National and sector strategies & policy influencing: Research and policy advice to enable reforms, build government capacity for industrial planning, and foster public-private dialogue for inclusive and climate-aligned growth Direct business advisory & investment readiness support: Tailored advisory and technical support to medium- and large-sized firms on core business fundamentals and investment readiness to support productivity, growth and investment mobilisation Pipeline building & investor matchmaking: Development of investment pipelines and investment facilitation support to catalyse climate-compatible and inclusive investments into strategic growth sectors Building local ecosystems: Inclusion of local advisory networks and service providers through market linkages and partnerships to deliver localised and high-quality business and investment support Facilitation of market linkages: Facilitation of market linkages between anchor firms, investors, and UK expertise to expand market access and support UK interests. Further to market engagement carried out at pre business case stage we are now looking forward to tendering the Technical Assistance Facility. This is anticipated to be a contract awarded for an initial 4.5 year period (with extension and scale up values to be defined). The TAF will deliver integrated TA activities across JIG's themes and on a demand-responsive basis, subject to criteria and strategic alignment with JIG. Activities will be delivered at a range of scales (deep vs. targeted). The JIG TAF will deliver part of the learning and evidence function for JIG and include monitoring, review and learning (assessing JIG's impact, performance and VfM and provide continual learning over the period of the programme). Suppliers interested in this opportunity either as a Prime or subcontractor are invited to attend an Early Market Engagement Event on Wednesday 17th December at 10am UK time. Please follow this link for registration details: https://forms.office.com/e/YNpPW58HmL We will share more details about the contract and suppliers will be invited to engage with our JIG team in small groups to facilitate feedback and learning on the contract's scope and design. Budgets are only estimated at this time and subject to change until ITT issued. The route to market for this contract is not yet determined and FCDO will be using market feedback from Preliminary Market Engagement activities to inform the decision.

Planning Information

This is a Preliminary market engagement notice to give interested suppliers an opportunity to register interest on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html and register for the Early Market Engagement Event being held on Wednesday 17th December at 10am UK Time. This event is for those interested in bidding for this opportunity as a Prime or sub contractor and you must register to attend via this link to obtain joining instructions: https://forms.office.com/e/YNpPW58HmL before Wednesday 10th December when registration will close.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e90b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077180-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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
£200,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Nov 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Mar 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2027 - 31 Dec 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Contact Name
Fiona Crawford
Contact Email
fiona.crawford@fcdo.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+447988335619

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

Notice Documents

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