--- title: "Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) Programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d6f63df1-54fb-49c4-a3a3-db317a6f565a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d6f63df1-54fb-49c4-a3a3-db317a6f565a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d6f63df1-54fb-49c4-a3a3-db317a6f565a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d6f63df1-54fb-49c4-a3a3-db317a6f565a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE" published: "2022-04-28" --- # Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) Programme Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d6f63df1-54fb-49c4-a3a3-db317a6f565a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d6f63df1-54fb-49c4-a3a3-db317a6f565a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d6f63df1-54fb-49c4-a3a3-db317a6f565a.json) ## Summary The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office is currently in the planning stage for the "Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) Programme" aimed at enhancing marine environments and supporting vulnerable coastal communities. This initiative is part of the UK’s £500 million Blue Planet Fund focusing on Caribbean and Pacific Small Island Developing States, West and East Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. Key dates include an engagement end date on 13th May 2022, and two Early Market Engagement events scheduled for May 13th and 16th, 2022, designed to inform potential suppliers about the programme's objectives and gather feedback on its delivery. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) involved in environmental management, sustainability, and marine services. Companies that can provide innovative solutions for climate resilience, sustainable fisheries management, and aquaculture are especially well-suited to compete for contracts within this programme, which is estimated to potentially allocate up to £154 million over a minimum of five years. ## Notice Programme Objective: The Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) programme forms part of the UK's PS500m Blue Planet Fund (BPF), a joint FCDO-Defra fund aiming to protect and enhance the marine environment and reduce poverty. BPF will focus on Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Pacific SIDS, West Africa, East Africa and South and Southeast Asia. COAST aims to improve vulnerable coastal communities' resilience to climate change and build their prosperity from a more sustainable use of their marine environment. It focuses on protecting and restoring coastal habitats, small scale fisheries management and sustainable aquaculture. COAST's budget and delivery timeframe will be confirmed during FCDO's internal programme approval process - if conditions are favourable COAST's budget is envisioned to be up to PS154m over a minimum of 5 years. This is the second EME - an FCDO-Defra EME was held for the BPF in April 2021. Additional information: Early Market Engagement (EME): This EME is to introduce the COAST programme to the market. Its objectives are to a) provide information on the programme to the market and test their view on its proposed delivery, b) provide indicative timescales of the programme's delivery so the market is primed to respond. This is not a call for competition or tender at this time. How to register To accommodate different time zones, we will have two EMEs in the below slots. The same information will be presented in each and there is no need to join both slots. Slot 1: 15:00 to 16:00 BST, Friday 13th May 2022 Slot 2: 09:00 to 10:00 BST, Monday 16th May 2022 If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at: https://bit.ly/3MrDVWK ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4b17e9d-8d2a-4141-960e-d8eb0dfa9339 | | 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 | 28 Apr 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 May 2022 | | 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 | EAST KILBRIDE | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services ## Release History - 28 Apr 2022 at 15:57 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4b17e9d-8d2a-4141-960e-d8eb0dfa9339 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4b17e9d-8d2a-4141-960e-d8eb0dfa9339 28th April 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://bit.ly/3MrDVWK Early Market Engagement Event ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/fcdo/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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