--- title: "Third Party Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning for the Green Growth Programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-52bf07f6-420f-4c53-b6c0-3b94ec32553a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-52bf07f6-420f-4c53-b6c0-3b94ec32553a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-52bf07f6-420f-4c53-b6c0-3b94ec32553a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-52bf07f6-420f-4c53-b6c0-3b94ec32553a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE" published: "2024-12-16" --- # Third Party Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning for the Green Growth Programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-52bf07f6-420f-4c53-b6c0-3b94ec32553a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-52bf07f6-420f-4c53-b6c0-3b94ec32553a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-52bf07f6-420f-4c53-b6c0-3b94ec32553a.json) ## Summary The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is in the planning stage for procuring a service provider for Third Party Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning for the Green Growth Programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This programme aims to support climate-smart agricultural development in rural areas of the DRC. The procurement will involve establishing a Decision Support Unit (DSU) to handle monitoring, evaluation, and learning. Interested suppliers are encouraged to register via the FCDO Supplier Portal and participate in a virtual Early Market Engagement event on 10 January 2025, between 09:00-10:30 GMT / 13:30-15:00 Kinshasa. The location for this procurement includes the United Kingdom and various global regions, with a focus on rural areas in the DRC. This tender provides a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in foreign economic-aid-related services, especially SMEs and VCSEs. The selected supplier will play a critical role in guiding the Green Growth Programme's strategic decision-making and ensuring effective monitoring and evaluation frameworks. Businesses with expertise in technical advice, strategic decision support, and result verification are well-suited for this opportunity. The engagement end date for this procurement process is set for 10 January 2025, allowing ample time for suppliers to prepare and participate in the early market engagement activities. This engagement can lead to substantial business growth, particularly for those adept in climate finance and rural economic development. ## Notice 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. 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. 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/131e6149-f0b9-46cd-9e51-ae02a73df76c | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 Jan 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | | Locality | EAST KILBRIDE | | Post town | Glasgow | | Postcode | G75 8EA | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire | | Local authority | South Lanarkshire | | Electoral ward | East Kilbride West | | Westminster constituency | East Kilbride and Strathaven | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services ## Release History - 16 Dec 2024 at 10:05 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/131e6149-f0b9-46cd-9e51-ae02a73df76c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/131e6149-f0b9-46cd-9e51-ae02a73df76c 16th December 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://forms.office.com/e/7GTEJDQB6N Link to register for attendance at the EME event planned for 10 January 2025 - https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html FCDO Supplier Portal ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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