--- title: "Supplier Day - Provision of Agricultural Commercial and Development Activities in Columbia" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-bb32b874-bb70-4a98-9a6b-422c5f9be84f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bb32b874-bb70-4a98-9a6b-422c5f9be84f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bb32b874-bb70-4a98-9a6b-422c5f9be84f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bb32b874-bb70-4a98-9a6b-422c5f9be84f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE" published: "2020-08-18" --- # Supplier Day - Provision of Agricultural Commercial and Development Activities in Columbia Buyer: FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bb32b874-bb70-4a98-9a6b-422c5f9be84f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bb32b874-bb70-4a98-9a6b-422c5f9be84f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bb32b874-bb70-4a98-9a6b-422c5f9be84f.json) ## Summary The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) is currently in the planning stage for a procurement titled "Supplier Day - Provision of Agricultural Commercial and Development Activities in Columbia". This initiative falls under the agricultural industry and will be located in Colombia. A key date to note is the virtual Supplier Day scheduled for 2nd September 2020, where interested providers are encouraged to express their interest by registering no later than 5 p.m. GMT on 26th August 2020. The procurement is focused on developing agricultural activities, particularly aimed at improving the resilience and capacity of rural smallholders in Colombia. This procurement presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in agricultural consultancy, agri-insurance, and technology transfer. Companies that offer innovative agricultural solutions and those experienced in inclusive economic growth strategies, particularly those targeting female farmers, would find this tender particularly relevant. Engaging in this procurement process could enable these businesses to contribute to vital initiatives aimed at poverty reduction and sustainable agricultural development in Colombia, thus fostering both collaboration and growth within this emerging market. ## Notice The UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) would like to invite interested parties to attend a Supplier Day concerning the provision of the agricultural commercial and development activities planned for 2021 in Colombia. Over the past 3 years, the UK's Prosperity Fund (PF) for Colombia has been working to achieve poverty reduction and gender equality in the country through inclusive economic growth. One of its priority areas has been agriculture, in which it seeks to improve the capacity of rural smallholders, especially female farmers. It does this by bringing new technology, know-how and insurance services from the UK to Colombia. The agricultural sector in Colombia needs greater resilience to factors such as the climate change, which is expected to heighten risks in the sector. For this reason, the PF plans to launch a competition that aims to develop affordable agri-insurance products tailor-made for smallholders in Colombia. This seeks to facilitate the adoption of new risk management models, innovations and approaches that are available in the UK market. During 2021 the PF will launch three agricultural activities i) Agri-insurance Challenge Fund, ii) Agritech trade mission to Colombia and iii) a conference to promote the diversification of non-traditional crops (Biolink). The supplier would deliver the activities mentioned in collaboration with the PF and other relevant stakeholders. The virtual Supplier Day will be hosted on 2nd of September 2020 and it is expected to start at 3:00 p.m. GMT (9:00 a.m. Colombian time). To attend this event, please login or register on Foreign & Commonwealth Office e-Procurement Portal https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk select PQQ*_960 and follow the instruction. The registration of interest should be no later than 5 p.m. GMT (11:00 p.m. Colombian Time) on 26th of August 2020. Should you have any difficulties with the registration, please call the helpdesk: 0800 069 8630 / +44 203 608 4013 or email: help@bravosolution.co.uk. Any queries related to Supplier Day should be submitted via the Portal's messaging function linked to this PQQ or in case of difficulties with the platform to anna.gibson@fco.gov.uk (*Please note that the name PQQ is used due to the limitation of the platform and does not represent a procurement stage). At this stage, FCO seeks expression of interest in participating in the Supplier Day. Non-participation in this event will not be taken into account in any future procurement. The purpose of this notice is to alert the market to this upcoming opportunity and to inform the specifications - it is not a call to competition and does not constitute the commencement of the procurement process. Formal advertisement of the opportunity on Contracts-Finder, Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) and the FCO e-Procurement Portal (https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk) will provide full procurement details. Additional information: To attend this event, please login or register on Foreign & Commonwealth Office e-Procurement Portal https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk select PQQ_960 and follow the instruction. The registration of interest should be no later than 5 p.m. GMT (11:00 p.m. Colombian Time) on 26th of August 2020. Should you have any difficulties with the registration, please call the helpdesk: 0800 069 8630 / +44 203 608 4013 or email: help@bravosolution.co.uk. Any queries related to Supplier Day should be submitted via the Portal's messaging function linked to this PQQ_960 or in case of difficulties with the platform to anna.gibson@fco.gov.uk. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e739e44-da9a-419c-93a0-6de4cd6c5a4b | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Aug 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Aug 2020 | | 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 | Cancelled | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH 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 - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 66519310 - Insurance consultancy services - 73220000 - Development consultancy services ## Release History - 18 Aug 2020 at 16:19 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e739e44-da9a-419c-93a0-6de4cd6c5a4b - 18 Aug 2020 at 15:46 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/30281aea-424d-4c78-8870-07215bf2ea1c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e739e44-da9a-419c-93a0-6de4cd6c5a4b 18th August 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/30281aea-424d-4c78-8870-07215bf2ea1c 18th August 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-prosperity-fund-programme Information about the Prosperity Fund - https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk Link to register the expression of interest in attending the Supplier Day ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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