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title: "PROJ10160 Social Protection Approaches to COVID-19 - Expert advice (SPACE) - Phase 2"
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# PROJ10160 Social Protection Approaches to COVID-19 - Expert advice (SPACE) - Phase 2

Buyer: FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-aef523f2-c941-4418-9398-ccc41639a34c

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## Summary

The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) is currently undertaking the procurement of expert technical advice for the second phase of the Social Protection Approaches to COVID-19 - Expert advice (SPACE Phase 2). This initiative falls under the category of foreign economic-aid-related services and is located in the United Kingdom. The procurement process, initiated as a selective tender, involves a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract period is set to commence from 6th October 2020 and will run until 30th May 2021, with the tender period having ended on 24th September 2020.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses that specialise in social protection, safety nets, and humanitarian assistance. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to compete, particularly those with expertise in providing bespoke technical advice and support to governments and organisations dealing with the economic ramifications of COVID-19. Engaging in this tender can enhance visibility and foster collaborative partnerships that could lead to further contracts in the sector.

## Notice

The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) is procuring a second phase of the Social Protection Approaches to COVID-19 - Expert advice (SPACE Phase 2) to offer bespoke expert technical advice to support our country-based teams, partners and governments in planning, responding, and recovery from the economic effects of COVID-19 through social protection and safety-nets. SPACE Phase 2 will be a single contract, co-funded by the German Development Cooperation (GDC) and the FCDO Gender Responsive Social Protection Programme (GSP), and potentially other actors. Contributions from GDC and GSP will be in the form of paid for experts who will join the SPACE structure and services, under the management of the team leader, while other options for contributions are also being explored. The objective is to support FCDO and GDC country offices, national governments and partners in planning and delivering their responses to and recovery from the economic effects of COVID-19, as well as better preparing for future shocks. SPACE will do this through the provision of bespoke advice and support on social protection, safety nets and humanitarian assistance nexus, using up to date evidence, learning and global experience. Expert advice will support: - Preparation, planning, design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of COVID-19 responses and recovery measures; - Preparing for future shocks (including shocks that are additional to COVID-19). The recipient of the services will be: i. FCDO country offices ii. GDC country offices iii. Governments that request the service iv. Partner organisations (when they can demonstrate that their request directly benefits a government or the wider social protection and humanitarian sectors in a country) v. Social protection and humanitarian practitioners and communities of practice globally and in countries (through knowledge, management, learning and influencing activities) vi. DFAT country offices (tentative)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56b19434-4453-494d-8110-ada8b61522d7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Sep 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Oct 2020 |
| Contract period | 5 Oct 2020 - 30 May 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £800,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DAI GLOBAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2020 at 08:27 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56b19434-4453-494d-8110-ada8b61522d7
- 6 Oct 2020 at 13:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56b19434-4453-494d-8110-ada8b61522d7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56b19434-4453-494d-8110-ada8b61522d7
  13th October 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://fcdo.proactisportal.com/
  Further information can be found on the FCDO Supply Partner Portal, accessible via the following link
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ff640765-9db3-4879-b399-62e327ed43d1
  PROJ10160 Contract Award

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