--- title: "Early Market Engagement (EME) Event - Empowering Women for Better Reproductive Health Outcomes (EMPOWER)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f23807f2-2f78-4ad4-af1d-0a6514e8503d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f23807f2-2f78-4ad4-af1d-0a6514e8503d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f23807f2-2f78-4ad4-af1d-0a6514e8503d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f23807f2-2f78-4ad4-af1d-0a6514e8503d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE" published: "2023-09-13" --- # Early Market Engagement (EME) Event - Empowering Women for Better Reproductive Health Outcomes (EMPOWER) Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f23807f2-2f78-4ad4-af1d-0a6514e8503d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f23807f2-2f78-4ad4-af1d-0a6514e8503d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f23807f2-2f78-4ad4-af1d-0a6514e8503d.json) ## Summary The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is planning an Early Market Engagement (EME) Event for the Empowering Women for Better Reproductive Health Outcomes (EMPOWER) programme. This tender falls under the industry category of Foreign economic-aid-related services. The event is scheduled to take place virtually at 11.30 EAT on Monday 2 October 2023, with the engagement end date set as 30 September 2023. Interested parties can register for the event via the provided links on the FCDO Procurement Portal. This is an opportunity for businesses, especially SMEs and VCSEs, to participate in obtaining market feedback on the draft Business Case for the EMPOWER programme. The FCDO's EMPOWER programme aims to address maternal health challenges in Uganda through various components, including mentorship of health workers, strengthening maternal health systems, and countering misinformation around family planning. Businesses that can provide services related to maternal and reproductive health, as well as those involved in essential supplies and medical equipment, could find this tender particularly relevant. This tender signifies a planning stage in the procurement process, inviting expressions of interest from potential participants for the planned EME event to gather market feedback and inform future procurement decisions. ## Notice The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) would like to invite interested parties to attend Market Engagement (EME) Event concerning the provision of services to deliver Empowering Women for Better Reproductive Health Outcomes (EMPOWER) programme. This is a pre Business Case EME event to obtain market feedback on the draft Business Case including the potential delivery options for this programme. The EME for EMPOWER 2024-2029 will be a virtual event taking place at 11.30 EAT on Monday 2 October 2023. If you wish to attend this Early Market Engagement, then please complete via https://forms.office.com/e/Ba13brYurQ and register on FCDO Procurement Portal: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk under PQQ_1460. EMPOWER will address the underlying factors that have sustained Uganda's high maternal deaths and pregnancy rates, namely: (a) weak health systems that are unable to deliver lifesaving maternal and reproductive services; (b) misinformation and myths about family planning that deter or undermine women's autonomy over their own bodies. This will be done through four components: (a) Mentorship of health workers in public health facilities across 50-70 rural and hard-to-reach districts on how to administer lifesaving maternal and reproductive services. (b) Strengthening maternal health systems, including essential supplies and medical equipment to reduce preventable maternal deaths and increase uptake of post-partum family planning. (c) Creating a vibrant and self-sustaining private sector market in urban and semi-urban areas for FP commodities through a total market approach. (d) Countering misinformation and myths around modern FP through use of community leaders, influencers, and peer engagement. This will also include addressing harmful cultural attitudes and practices that disempower women. All these components will be monitored, evaluated and decisions made through a Third-party monitoring Group (TMG). TPMG will interrogate reports, undertake field visits, collect data and monitor indicators in the results framework and conduct specific time bound in depth studies to explore specific bottlenecks or areas of learning and adaption. Additional information: At this stage, FCDO seeks expression of interest in participating in the EME event only. Non-participation in this event will not be taken into account in any future procurement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cd05b750-c9ba-440e-aee6-352e059958c2 | | 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 | 13 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Sep 2023 | | 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 - 13 Sep 2023 at 08:56 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cd05b750-c9ba-440e-aee6-352e059958c2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cd05b750-c9ba-440e-aee6-352e059958c2 13th September 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://forms.office.com/e/Ba13brYurQ To register the attendees, please complete the EME Registration Form (see the link below): - https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk Please also register on FCDO Procurement Portal (https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk): under PQQ_1460. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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