--- title: "Investment in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Phase 2 (IFSLU2) Component 5 (MEL)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e9eb5920-a47a-4f70-89e7-70d598fc747d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e9eb5920-a47a-4f70-89e7-70d598fc747d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e9eb5920-a47a-4f70-89e7-70d598fc747d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e9eb5920-a47a-4f70-89e7-70d598fc747d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE" published: "2024-12-19" --- # Investment in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Phase 2 (IFSLU2) Component 5 (MEL) Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e9eb5920-a47a-4f70-89e7-70d598fc747d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e9eb5920-a47a-4f70-89e7-70d598fc747d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e9eb5920-a47a-4f70-89e7-70d598fc747d.json) ## Summary The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has announced the early market engagement for the "Investment in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Phase 2 (IFSLU2) Component 5 (MEL)," under the industry category of foreign economic-aid-related services (CPV: 75211200). This initiative, part of FCDO's International Climate Finance (ICF) portfolio, involves a substantial £500 million commitment over ten years, with a first tranche of £195 million starting from FY 2023/24 and ending on 31 March 2028. The engagement event is set to occur virtually on 21 January 2025 from 14:00 to 15:30 GMT. This planning phase seeks to inform and consult the market regarding the upcoming IFSLU2 Components 5 (MEL) procurement and is not an invitation for competition or tender at this time. This tender presents noteworthy business growth opportunities, especially for SMEs and VCSEs, by participating in an initiative aimed at mobilising private investments worth £2 billion. The IFSLU2 project targets delivering substantial environmental and social benefits, improving land management across 10 million hectares and positively impacting half a million people, primarily smallholder farmers and rural communities. Businesses that excel in sustainable agriculture, forest protection, and restoration, as well as those specialising in monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), are particularly well-suited to compete in this tender, providing them with a significant growth opportunity through contributing to a high-impact, globally-oriented programme. ## Notice IFSLU2 is a flagship programme under the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) International Climate Finance (ICF) portfolio. IFLSU2 is a PS500 million commitment over a 10-year period, with a first tranche of PS195m starting in Financial Year (FY) 2023/24 with a planned end of 31st March 2028. This new commitment of ODA funding will build on a successful first phase of operations through Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use (IFSLU1) (PS140m, 2015-24). IFLSU1 worked with the private sector to develop and implement new approaches to business which balance commodity production, livelihoods and forest protection and mobilise investment in protection and sustainable use of forest resources. Results include over PS1bn in private investment mobilised into sustainable agriculture, forest protection and restoration. This has improved management across 4.5m hectares of land, benefiting over 250,000 people, mainly smallholder farmers and rural communities. IFLSU2 will be delivered through five linked components: - Component 1 - Business incubation, pipeline development, business enabling conditions and demand-side measures. Interventions oriented towards catalysing forest-friendly enterprises in forest landscapes in East Africa, West and Central Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia. - Component 2 - Enhanced support for smallholder farmers. Interventions oriented towards reaching smallholders at scale in order to support their transition to sustainable production in ways that deliver strong developmental and social outcomes. - Component 3 - Business and market development in the Congo Basin. Interventions oriented towards building the fundamental enabling conditions, capabilities, and structures to enable business-led sustainable production in Congo Basin countries. - Component 4 - Policy support to catalyse transformational change and action at scale. Interventions oriented towards building political momentum, action, collaboration, demand shifts and policy change through global and regional level collaboration. - Component 5 - Monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL) and knowledge: Independent monitoring and evaluation to support programme-wide learning, inform management decisions, programme strategy and delivery and strengthen evidence. This is expected to mobilise PS2bn in private investment; directly benefit 0.5m people, mainly small farmers and poor rural communities; and improve management across over 10m ha of land. The aim of this Early Market Engagement (EME) event is to inform and consult the market of the upcoming IFSLU2Components 5 (MEL) procurement. This is not a call to competition or tender at this time. Additional information: This EME is scheduled to take place virtually on Tuesday 21 January @ 14.00- 15:30 GMT. Please register for attendance for the EME via the guidance below. How to register for this EME: If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at:https://forms.office.com/e/ecNr0Atuf3 We ask that Suppliers register on the Jaggaer Portal and sign up to the PQQ titled 'IFSLU2 Component 5 - EME Only'. All future communications relating to market engagement and pre-procurement messaging will be sent through the portal. Please note that this is not the PQQ stage of the formal procurement process and non-attendance will not impact any bidder's opportunity to participate in the tender process. Should you have any technical issues with the Portal, please call eTendering helpdesk: +44 0203 868 2859 or use the "Call me Back!" functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK). Any issues with accessing this PQQ should be reported to cliodhna.simpson@fcdo.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c3e8bd2-60cb-414a-8196-80441050fa7f | | 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 | 19 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Mar 2025 | | 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 | 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 - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services ## Release History - 19 Dec 2024 at 14:30 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c3e8bd2-60cb-414a-8196-80441050fa7f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c3e8bd2-60cb-414a-8196-80441050fa7f 19th December 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://forms.office.com/e/ecNr0Atuf3 Early Market Engagement Event ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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