--- title: "Framework for Drawdown Technical Assistance - Transaction Advisory, Finance and Investment Support (BRAVE-IS)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b86689f3-68c3-40e3-84a9-66e9c6c95832" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b86689f3-68c3-40e3-84a9-66e9c6c95832" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b86689f3-68c3-40e3-84a9-66e9c6c95832.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b86689f3-68c3-40e3-84a9-66e9c6c95832.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DAI GLOBAL UK LTD" published: "2026-10-06" --- # Framework for Drawdown Technical Assistance - Transaction Advisory, Finance and Investment Support (BRAVE-IS) Buyer: DAI GLOBAL UK LTD Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b86689f3-68c3-40e3-84a9-66e9c6c95832 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b86689f3-68c3-40e3-84a9-66e9c6c95832) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b86689f3-68c3-40e3-84a9-66e9c6c95832.json) ## Summary DAI Global UK is seeking a firm to provide transaction advisory, finance and investment support to the BRAVE-IS institutional-strengthening programme in Pakistan. The work is intended to help government institutions turn identified resilience needs into projects that public, international and private financiers can fund. Services include transaction advice and project structuring, including public-private partnerships and blended finance; feasibility studies, financial modelling and economic appraisal; investment pipeline development and project preparation; private-sector engagement and investment mobilisation; and embedded support within federal and provincial government bodies. The appointed firm will work through individual task requests under a time-and-materials drawdown framework, mobilising experts or full delivery teams as required. Personnel will work in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar, and travel elsewhere in Pakistan when required. This is financial consultancy and technical assistance. The buyer invited proposals through an open competition. The process reached tender, with firms asked to submit one email containing separate technical and financial PDF proposals. Clarification questions were due by 9 October 2026. Proposals were due by 20 October 2026 at 17:00 Pakistan Standard Time (13:00 UK time). The initial contract period is from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027, with extension possible subject to programme needs, performance and FCDO approval. The framework guarantees no minimum volume of work, and financial proposals are to give daily rates for five personnel levels. Evaluation is weighted 80% technical and 20% financial. Proposals must remain valid for 90 days. The required technical submission is limited to nine pages, excluding CVs included as an annex. The opportunity suits consultancy firms able to provide multidisciplinary transaction and investment expertise, with access to appropriately experienced specialists across the five requested personnel levels. Strong candidates will be able to structure projects and public-private partnerships, use blended finance, prepare feasibility work and financial models, undertake economic appraisal, and develop investable project pipelines. The firm must also be capable of engaging private-sector investors and mobilising investment, while embedding advisers within government institutions and working effectively with federal and provincial bodies. Delivery calls for flexible capacity to mobilise individual experts or complete teams against task requests, and for locally based personnel. Experience working in Pakistan and across the named cities, with the ability to travel elsewhere in the country, is relevant. The approach must build government capability rather than replace it, and leave usable tools and models with government teams. ## Notice DAI Global UK is seeking proposals from firms to provide transaction advisory, finance and investment support to the Building Resilience and Addressing Vulnerability to Emergencies - Institutional Strengthening (BRAVE-IS) programme in Pakistan. BRAVE-IS is a multi-year (2026-2029) technical assistance programme funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Background Pakistan is among the countries most exposed to climate and disaster risk. The binding constraint on resilience investment is not policy but capability: government institutions lack the instruments and in-house capacity to turn identified needs into investable propositions that public, international and private financiers will fund. Scope BRAVE-IS will appoint one firm under a Time and Materials drawdown framework, from which it can mobilise experts and, where needed, complete delivery teams. Work will be commissioned through individual task requests. Expertise is required in: Transaction advisory and project structuring, including PPP and blended finance Feasibility, financial modelling and economic appraisal Investment pipeline development and project preparation Private sector engagement and investment mobilisation Institutional and embedded delivery support within federal and provincial government bodies Support must strengthen, not substitute for, government capacity, and tools and models must be handed over for continued use. Personnel will work in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar, with travel elsewhere in Pakistan as required. Contract The initial period runs from date of award to 31 March 2027, extendable subject to programme requirements, performance and FCDO approval. No minimum volume of work is guaranteed. This is an open competition and rates are sought for locally based personnel. How to apply Submit one email to brave-is@dai.com with the subject line "BRAVE-IS-001 - Proposal - [Firm name]", attaching two separate PDF files: (1) a technical submission of no more than nine pages, with CVs as an annex, and (2) a financial proposal giving daily fee rates only for five personnel levels. Proposals will be scored 80% technical and 20% financial and must remain valid for 90 days. Key dates Clarification questions: by 9 October 2026, by email to brave-is@dai.com with the subject line "BRAVE-IS-001 - Clarification Question - [Firm name]" Proposal deadline: 20 October 2026, 17:00 Pakistan Standard Time (13:00 UK time) Please read the full RFP (reference BRAVE-IS-001) before applying. Late submissions will not be considered. DAI reserves the right to cancel the procurement or make no award. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f1cb997-6f6b-4279-9b3b-dd55442c2a61 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 20 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 | | 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 | DAI GLOBAL UK LTD | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | Central London | | Postcode | WC1V 6HG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | Holborn & Covent Garden | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services ### Codes - 66171000 - Financial consultancy services ## Release History - 6 Oct 2026 at 09:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f1cb997-6f6b-4279-9b3b-dd55442c2a61 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f1cb997-6f6b-4279-9b3b-dd55442c2a61 6th October 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f8ba1c70-8c94-4725-88c6-538415155df7 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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