---
title: "Economic Response Facility"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03006a"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03006a"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03006a.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03006a.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE"
published: "2021-12-13"
---

# Economic Response Facility

Buyer: FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03006a

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03006a)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03006a.json)

## Summary

The procurement process, titled "Economic Response Facility," is facilitated by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in the UK, focusing on foreign economic-aid-related services. Currently, the stage of this procurement is complete, following a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The initiative aims to promote productive job creation and support the poor by optimising business opportunities. The contract is set to extend until 31 December 2024, with a total value of £34,900,000, following the previous amendments due to the impact of Covid-19 and other disruptions.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in advice, technical assistance, and capacity building within the economic aid sector. Companies with expertise in foreign economic relations, integration of development practices, and support for disadvantaged communities would be well-positioned to compete. As businesses engage with the FCDO's initiatives, they can directly contribute to creating jobs and enhancing the economic landscape in the region, making this a strategic opportunity for expansion and partnership.

## Notice

This programme is to facilitate the creation of productive jobs and opportunities for the poor, through a doing business environment which enables and encourages businesses to create those opportunities, through work with business to capitalise on those opportunities, and through support to the poor to take up those opportunities.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of advice, technical assistance and capacity building. Additional information: FCDO will be extending the contract beyond the period published in the Terms of Reference (TOR) . The extension period requested is exceeding the limit set in the TOR by 2 years, to December 2024. There is no increase to the financial limit.

Options: The original Terms of Reference includes provision to extend to December 2022.

### Procurement Information

A contract amendment is required to extend the programme by 2 years to 31 December 2024 (exceeding the provisions set out in the original Terms of Reference by 2 years) to make up lost time and delays as a result of Covid-19 and the military coup. There will be no increase to the financial limit of the contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030963-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Dec 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Apr 2016 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £34,900,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | N/A |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

## Release History

- 13 Dec 2021 at 14:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030963-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:292605-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03006a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03006a.json.