--- title: "The South Africa-UK International Economic Partnership (IEP)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e5af" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02e5af" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02e5af.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02e5af.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE" published: "2021-09-28" --- # The South Africa-UK International Economic Partnership (IEP) Buyer: FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e5af [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02e5af) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02e5af.json) ## Summary The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) at the British High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, is planning to launch a tender for the South Africa-UK International Economic Partnership (IEP). This procurement will focus on foreign economic-aid-related services, with an estimated value of £4,000,000. The call for competition will occur once the scope of work is thoroughly defined, with initial policy priorities including debt sustainability, a green recovery post-COVID, and enhancing trade and investment flows. An Early Market Engagement Event is scheduled for 14th October 2021, where interested suppliers can learn more about the opportunity and the registration process on the FCDO Supplier Portal. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in international development and economic governance. Companies specialising in economic policy research, sustainability consulting, or trade facilitation would be well-suited to compete for this contract. Engaging with the FCDO can lead to long-term partnerships aimed at fostering economic recovery and collaboration between the UK and South Africa, making it an attractive prospect for firms looking to expand their footprint in the public sector and enhance their service delivery in international contexts. ## Notice This is a Prior Information Notice only. Publication and a call for competition will be conducted once the scope of work is fully defined and approved. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) at the British High Commission in Pretoria (BHC), South Africa, seeks to appoint a Supplier to deliver a flexible, and demand-led economic governance programme, in a partnership between the UK and South Africa government. The programme will work through the global economic governance system, to strengthen the influence of coalitions between South Africa, the UK, and other low or middle-income countries, to bring about better pro-poor, inclusive policymaking, and a stronger economic recovery to COVID-19. This programme aims to forge new ways of collaboration between the UK and South African government around economic policy priorities such as 1-3* below. These initial policy priorities will be developed further in coordination with the supplier, the South African and UK governments, and will change throughout the programme life cycle, responding to a changing economic policy environment. (1) Macroeconomic coordination: debt sustainability e.g. how to work together on the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), SDR allocation, and common framework; economic reforms to enhance COVID recovery; combatting illicit financial flows; women's economic empowerment. (2) A Green Recovery to COVID: improving climate mitigation and adaptation across the region, increasing green investment, enhancing just energy transitions. (3) Trade and Investment: increasing trade and investment flows into the region, promoting negotiation and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). *Economic Policy Priorities subject to change during the programme lifecycle, and to be agreed upon by the UK-South Africa cross-governmental Steering Committee which will be facilitated by the Supplier. Please register interest to the FCDO Supplier Portal for this opportunity (PROJ10211) to receive all communication and updates. There will be an Early Market Engagement Event on 14th October 2021. For all information regarding times and venues please access these details within the additional information contained under the Documents tab. Note, there are 2 elements to registration which must not be confused with each other 1. Suppliers must register their interest to PROJ10211 on the FCDO Supplier Portal to ensure they receive all communications and updates (this is not registration to attend the event) . 2. Within the profile of PROJ10211 on the portal, there are attachments which contain the link to register to attend the EME event. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This is a Prior Information Notice only. Publication and a call for competition will be conducted once the scope of work is fully defined and approved. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) at the British High Commission in Pretoria (BHC), South Africa, seeks to appoint a Supplier to deliver a flexible, and demand-led economic governance programme, in a partnership between the UK and South Africa government. The programme will work through the global economic governance system, to strengthen the influence of coalitions between South Africa, the UK, and other low or middle-income countries, to bring about better pro-poor, inclusive policymaking, and a stronger economic recovery to COVID-19. This programme aims to forge new ways of collaboration between the UK and South African government around economic policy priorities such as 1-3* below. These initial policy priorities will be developed further in coordination with the supplier, the South African and UK governments, and will change throughout the programme life cycle, responding to a changing economic policy environment. (1) Macroeconomic coordination: debt sustainability e.g. how to work together on the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), SDR allocation, and common framework; economic reforms to enhance COVID recovery; combatting illicit financial flows; women's economic empowerment. (2) A Green Recovery to COVID: improving climate mitigation and adaptation across the region, increasing green investment, enhancing just energy transitions. (3) Trade and Investment: increasing trade and investment flows into the region, promoting negotiation and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). *Economic Policy Priorities subject to change during the programme lifecycle, and to be agreed upon by the UK-South Africa cross-governmental Steering Committee which will be facilitated by the Supplier. Please register interest to the FCDO Supplier Portal for this opportunity (PROJ10211) to receive all communication and updates. There will be an Early Market Engagement Event on 14th October 2021. For all information regarding times and venues please access these details within the additional information contained under the Documents tab. Note, there are 2 elements to registration which must not be confused with each other 1. Suppliers must register their interest to PROJ10211 on the FCDO Supplier Portal to ensure they receive all communications and updates (this is not registration to attend the event) . 2. Within the profile of PROJ10211 on the portal, there are attachments which contain the link to register to attend the EME event. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024127-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Sep 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Jan 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,000,000 | | Lots value | £4,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | 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 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services ## Release History - 28 Sep 2021 at 15:32 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024127-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://fcdo.proactisportal.com/Account/Login ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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