--- title: "Investment in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Phase 2 (IFSLU2) Component 5 (MEL)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9c2fcd72-cd51-495e-8cbf-0bc7fa01f091" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9c2fcd72-cd51-495e-8cbf-0bc7fa01f091" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9c2fcd72-cd51-495e-8cbf-0bc7fa01f091.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9c2fcd72-cd51-495e-8cbf-0bc7fa01f091.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE" published: "2025-01-24" --- # Investment in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Phase 2 (IFSLU2) Component 5 (MEL) Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9c2fcd72-cd51-495e-8cbf-0bc7fa01f091 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9c2fcd72-cd51-495e-8cbf-0bc7fa01f091) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9c2fcd72-cd51-495e-8cbf-0bc7fa01f091.json) ## Summary The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is initiating the planning stage for the project titled "Investment in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Phase 2 (IFSLU2) Component 5 (MEL)." This initiative falls within the foreign economic-aid-related services category and covers locations including the British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World, and the United Kingdom. An Early Market Engagement (EME) event is scheduled virtually on Monday, 28 February 2025, from 10:00 to 11:30 GMT, and interested suppliers are encouraged to register. The milestone indicates an engagement end date by 31 March 2025. This procurement focuses on independent monitoring, evaluation, and learning to support the programme strategy, management decisions, and delivery. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly SMEs and social enterprises, to participate in a high-impact international initiative. Companies with expertise in sustainable land use, forest protection, and business development in developing economies are well-suited for this project. The scope of work includes large-scale policy support, market interventions, and direct community engagement, offering diverse avenues for growth and collaboration. Participating in this programme could enhance corporate reputation and provide substantial revenue opportunities by contributing to a £500 million commitment to forest-friendly enterprises and sustainable practices. ## Notice IFSLU2 is a flagship programme under the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) International Climate Finance (ICF) portfolio. IFLSU2 is a PS500 million commitment over a 10-year period, with a first tranche of PS195m starting in Financial Year (FY) 2023/24 with a planned end of 31st March 2028. This new commitment of ODA funding will build on a successful first phase of operations through Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use (IFSLU1) (PS140m, 2015-24). IFLSU1 worked with the private sector to develop and implement new approaches to business which balance commodity production, livelihoods and forest protection and mobilise investment in protection and sustainable use of forest resources. Results include over PS1bn in private investment mobilised into sustainable agriculture, forest protection and restoration. This has improved management across 4.5m hectares of land, benefiting over 250,000 people, mainly smallholder farmers and rural communities. IFLSU2 will be delivered through five linked components: - Component 1 - Business incubation, pipeline development, business enabling conditions and demand-side measures. Interventions oriented towards catalysing forest-friendly enterprises in forest landscapes in East Africa, West and Central Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia. - Component 2 - Enhanced support for smallholder farmers. Interventions oriented towards reaching smallholders at scale in order to support their transition to sustainable production in ways that deliver strong developmental and social outcomes. - Component 3 - Business and market development in the Congo Basin. Interventions oriented towards building the fundamental enabling conditions, capabilities, and structures to enable business-led sustainable production in Congo Basin countries. - Component 4 - Policy support to catalyse transformational change and action at scale. Interventions oriented towards building political momentum, action, collaboration, demand shifts and policy change through global and regional level collaboration. - Component 5 - Monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL) and knowledge: Independent monitoring and evaluation to support programme-wide learning, inform management decisions, programme strategy and delivery and strengthen evidence. This is expected to mobilise PS2bn in private investment; directly benefit 0.5m people, mainly small farmers and poor rural communities; and improve management across over 10m ha of land. The aim of this Early Market Engagement (EME) event is to inform and consult the market of the upcoming IFSLU2Components 5 (MEL) procurement. This is not a call to competition or tender at this time Additional information: This EME is scheduled to take place virtually on Monday 28 February @ 10:00 - 11:30 GMT. Please register for attendance for the EME via the guidance below. How to register for this EME: If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at: https://forms.office.com/e/Ve7wPC4WHQ We ask that Suppliers register on the Jaggaer Portal and sign up to the PQQ titled 'IFSLU2 Component 5 - EME Only'. All future communications relating to market engagement and pre-procurement messaging will be sent through the portal. Please note that this is not the PQQ stage of the formal procurement process and non-attendance will not impact any bidder's opportunity to participate in the tender process. Should you have any technical issues with the Portal, please call eTendering helpdesk: +44 0203 868 2859 or use the "Call me Back!" functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK). Any issues with accessing this PQQ should be reported to cliodhna.simpson@fcdo.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cde126d0-0daf-4011-a7b1-44c783047923 | | 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 | 24 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Mar 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 | 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 - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services ## Release History - 24 Jan 2025 at 16:08 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cde126d0-0daf-4011-a7b1-44c783047923 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cde126d0-0daf-4011-a7b1-44c783047923 24th January 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/Ve7wPC4WHQ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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