--- title: "Beneficial Ownership for Transparency in Procurement Phase 3" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3db2f702-1211-49d8-8dc3-422f3e700d9b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3db2f702-1211-49d8-8dc3-422f3e700d9b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3db2f702-1211-49d8-8dc3-422f3e700d9b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3db2f702-1211-49d8-8dc3-422f3e700d9b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE" published: "2021-01-28" --- # Beneficial Ownership for Transparency in Procurement Phase 3 Buyer: FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3db2f702-1211-49d8-8dc3-422f3e700d9b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3db2f702-1211-49d8-8dc3-422f3e700d9b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3db2f702-1211-49d8-8dc3-422f3e700d9b.json) ## Summary The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, represented by the British Embassy in Mexico City, is seeking to appoint a Service Supplier for the "Beneficial Ownership for Transparency in Procurement Phase 3" project, focusing on enhancing transparency in public procurement within Latin America, specifically Mexico. The procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with responses due by 9 February 2021. The contract is set to commence on 15 February 2021 and will run until 31 March 2021. The procurement is classified under research and development services and related consultancy services, using a limited procurement method through a competitive quotation process. This tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses specialising in research, consultancy, and digital solutions aimed at enhancing data transparency and anti-corruption measures in public procurement. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete, as the project requires innovative approaches to linking procurement systems with beneficial ownership data, thereby fostering a more transparent and accountable procurement environment in Mexico. ## Notice REGION - Latin America (Mexico) Be aware that there are embedded documents in the excel RFQ. If you cannot access them on a Mac, try using a PC. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (the Authority), represented by the British Embassy in Mexico City, seeks to appoint one Service Supplier to provide a technical investigation on Beneficial Ownership data and its potential use in improving transparency in public procurement. The work will be undertaken under the supervision of the Global Digital Marketplace Programme's Latin America Regional team (Product and Delivery manager) with the support from the Anti-Corruption, Digitalisation & Competition Policy Unit at the British Embassy in Mexico City, through regular planning and review meetings with the delivery partner to ensure that the work plans align with the programme vision and objectives, and review progress against these. The deliverables for this phase of the project will deliver alongside phase 2: 1.1. A scoping study outlining the needs and opportunities for linking existing procurement systems (such as Procura Mexico) with Beneficial Ownership data, so that this data can be used to reduce opportunities for corruption and/or conflicts of interest. 1.2. The project will provide a technical analysis identifying recommendations and next steps for building a usable product (or products) for the integration of Beneficial Ownership transparency in public procurement systems. This might include: -Suggestions and designs for open APIs for existing data; -proposals for data submission tools or new modules for existing tools; -proposals related to privacy and identifiers or -any other relevant next steps. The primary beneficiaries of this project will be the Mexican Government Beneficial Ownership Working Group and the Open Government Partnership, whose work focuses on this area of development. A final report, both in English and Spanish, with key recommendations will be expected to be presented to the GDMP team as part of the knowledge transfer and handover at the end of the present engagement. This investigation will provide a further clarity on the steps required to begin work on a Beneficial Ownership register and the use of the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard (BODS) in procurement transparency. Please submit your application by filling the documents required and send them via e-mail to: Mexico.Political@fco.gov.uk consider that any email cannot exceed a maximum size limit of 10MB. If you are scanning documents - please save as PDF and 200pp resolution, please only use a higher resolution if the original scanned document isn't legible. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d10d10d4-3181-4e4c-93e9-2a3f614e4157 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jan 2021 | | Submission deadline | 9 Feb 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 15 Feb 2021 - 31 Mar 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1A 2AH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 28 Jan 2021 at 10:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d10d10d4-3181-4e4c-93e9-2a3f614e4157 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d10d10d4-3181-4e4c-93e9-2a3f614e4157 28th January 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fba6df3e-f1d0-405b-9c88-0af3c0e6c13e RFQ Bidding Document ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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