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title: "Territorios Forestales Sostenibles (TEFOS) Pillar 3"
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# Territorios Forestales Sostenibles (TEFOS) Pillar 3

Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bc996f7a-3b18-4ca3-b622-1d67febbc0b9

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## Summary

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has awarded a contract for the Territorios Forestales Sostenibles (TEFOS) Pillar 3 programme, aimed at reducing deforestation in Colombia. The contract, valued at 9.9 million GBP, was awarded to NIRAS Group (UK) Ltd. The procurement stage was an open procedure with a tender period ending on 8th August 2023. The contract period spans from 20th May 2024 to 31st December 2026. The contract falls under the classification of Foreign economic-aid-related services.

This tender presents an opportunity for large and SME businesses that specialise in environmental conservation, sustainable economic activities, and land management services. Businesses with expertise in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) skills development, market access improvement, and conservation incentives can benefit from participating in Pillar 3 of the TEFOS programme. The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's contract aims to create sustainable economic opportunities for communities in selected deforestation hotspots in Colombia, particularly in the PDET municipalities of Caquetá, Guaviare, northern Putumayo, and southern Meta.

## Notice

TEFOS (Territorios Forestales Sostenibles) is a flagship programme under the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) International Climate Finance (ICF). It provides funding to support the Government of Colombia (GoC) to tackle deforestation in conflict-affected areas, through three programme "Pillars": i. Strengthening land registry systems to incentivise sustainable land management, ii. Strengthening the criminal justice system to tackle environmental crime in deforestation hotspots, and iii. Creating and promoting innovative, sustainable economic opportunities for communities. Pillar 3 aims to reduce pressure in selected deforestation hotspots through sustainable economic activities and conservation incentives. The overarching objectives are below and the geographic scope for implementation would be in selected PDET1 municipalities in Caqueta, Guaviare, northern Putumayo and southern Meta: i. Increasing small and medium enterprises2 (SME) skills to produce commodities and services that protect standing forests in line with environmental restrictions in selected TEFOS PDET municipalities. ii. Improving market access for commodities and services that protect standing forests in the deforestation border in selected TEFOS PDET municipalities. iii. Promoting conservation incentives such as payments for ecosystem services (PES) and conservation agreements (led by Environmental Authorities) in areas with land use restrictions in selected TEFOS PDET municipalities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca5d3590-29be-412d-9997-0249f13a3178 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 May 2024 |
| Contract period | 19 May 2024 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £9,900,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £9,900,000 |
| 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 | 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NIRAS GROUP (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

## Release History

- 30 May 2024 at 16:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca5d3590-29be-412d-9997-0249f13a3178

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca5d3590-29be-412d-9997-0249f13a3178
  30th May 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/344f1b8a-4256-4cd3-8bfc-904882975e39
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