--- title: "Programme to support Accountability and Inclusion in DRC or Programme d'Appui a la Redevabilite et l'Inclusion en DRC" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f7d766f8-b245-4fc2-ba12-0835d2ebabc7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f7d766f8-b245-4fc2-ba12-0835d2ebabc7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f7d766f8-b245-4fc2-ba12-0835d2ebabc7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f7d766f8-b245-4fc2-ba12-0835d2ebabc7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE" published: "2022-09-26" --- # Programme to support Accountability and Inclusion in DRC or Programme d'Appui a la Redevabilite et l'Inclusion en DRC Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f7d766f8-b245-4fc2-ba12-0835d2ebabc7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f7d766f8-b245-4fc2-ba12-0835d2ebabc7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f7d766f8-b245-4fc2-ba12-0835d2ebabc7.json) ## Summary The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office located in Scotland is planning a tender titled "Programme to support Accountability and Inclusion in DRC" in the category of Foreign economic-aid-related services. The procurement stage is at planning, with an engagement end date set for October 10, 2022. This tender offers an opportunity for businesses to compete for a £10 million governance contract requirement in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Buyer, FCDO, is seeking suppliers who can fulfil programme management functions, deliver on key workstreams, coordinate relationships with sub-contractors, and manage grants in specific areas like elections support and public financial management. Businesses well-suited to compete in this tender are those with expertise in foreign economic-aid-related services, programme management, financial oversight, risk management, civil society engagement, and monitoring and evaluation. The tender requires suppliers to cover various functions such as financial management, reporting, and evidence gathering. Interested businesses must register for the early market engagement session by October 10, 2022, with the event scheduled for October 12, 2022. This procurement process presents a significant opportunity for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) to participate and contribute towards enhancing public participation in elections and improving service delivery in specified provinces. ## Notice This is a supply chain services opportunity to attend a virtual early market engagement event (EME) for an up to PS10m governance contract requirement in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Which will be procured through FCDO's IMDP Framework via Lot 12 (Higher Value) and the EME offers prospectively interested supply chain members the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the requirement and the ability to network with, and offer their supply chain services, to the IMDP Framework suppliers, post EME. The Supplier will be expected to deliver on four key areas in particular: A. Programme management functions High quality Programme, Financial management and Risk Oversight which includes but is not limited to accurate, timely and robust financial management; robust risk management and mitigation strategies, including regular reporting and escalations; and management of core and associate sub-partners. B. Delivery on key workstreams of the Programme This contract will cover the two strands of the programme namely a) elections support and b) Public Financial Management (PFM)/Service delivery in the provinces of Kasai, South Kivu and possibly North Kivu and will deliver following outputs: Elections: Enhanced public participation in elections with particular attention on participation of vulnerable groups like women, girls and people living with disabilities. -Electoral institutions supported in technical capacity to organize elections. - Effective engagement by Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on election monitoring.- Public Financial Management/Service Delivery: -Targeted political economy analysis (PEA) on specific reform blockages and budget analysis to provinces, including gender responsive programming. -Technical assistance (TA) to national institutions to support on decentralisation processes (retrocession) and financial oversight. - TA to provincial authorities in planning and budget execution. C. Coordinating relationships with sub-contractors and Managing grants The Supplier will have to work closely with and alongside civil society organizations to deliver most aspects of this contract. The Supplier will be required to manage a specific Civil Society Fund which will provide grants to CSOs to deliver the above-mentioned outputs. The supplier will therefore have to cover all related fund management functions including financial management, reporting, monitoring and evaluation and risk management on behalf of the sub-grantees. D. Monitoring, Learning and Evidence The Supplier will be requested to develop a results framework for the delivery of this contract. The Supplier will further be required to develop and propose a monitoring and evidence gathering strategy that allows to record and monitor the progress made towards the results while keeping track of shortfalls as well as successes in a learning log which should be presented to the FCDO once a year. Further details will be given as part of the EME Presentation. Additional information: To register for this EME please register your interest by following the below link and provide the required details. You must register for this EME by 9:00 a.m. GMT 10th October 2022. Joining Instructions will be provided before the EME takes place on Wednesday 12th October 2022 at 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. GMT. It will be held via MS Teams. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7019d4b3-12e2-4655-bc6f-e2773eb7e26e | | 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 | 26 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 Oct 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 - 26 Sep 2022 at 15:28 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7019d4b3-12e2-4655-bc6f-e2773eb7e26e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7019d4b3-12e2-4655-bc6f-e2773eb7e26e 26th September 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://bit.ly/3Sr5Jh5 Link to EME Registration ## 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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