---
title: "Public Finance Resource Centre (PFRC) - Market Testing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037521"
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current_stage: "Planning"
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# Public Finance Resource Centre (PFRC) - Market Testing

Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037521

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## Summary

The Public Finance Resource Centre (PFRC) - Market Testing is a planned procurement process initiated by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. The PFRC programme aims to provide technical assistance in tax and public finance to developing countries, FCDO Posts, and regional organisations. The procurement is in the planning stage and involves foreign economic-aid-related services. The future notice date for this market testing opportunity is 31st December 2022.

This tender for the PFRC offers an opportunity for businesses specializing in foreign economic-aid-related services to engage in market testing activities with FCDO. Companies that can provide technical assistance on short, medium, or long-term basis, including multi-year interventions, would be well-suited to compete. The procurement method for this opportunity is planned to be through market testing only, focusing on capturing feedback and views from the market without a call for competition or tender at this time.

## Notice

The PFRC is a new programme that is designed to achieve results in the fields of tax and public finance in developing countries. The PFRC is part of a wider Centre of Expertise for Public Finance which also includes "peer to peer support" and "evidence into action" pillars which are not part of this procurement. The Resource Centre will be a flexible, demand-led facility offering technical assistance to: * Partner country governments * FCDO Posts (in the form of scoping studies and political economy analysis) * Regional organisations specialising in tax and public financial management The Resource Centre will offer technical assistance either on a short (less than 6 months), medium (6 to 12 months) or long-term basis (over 12 months) and may offer multi-year interventions (which are similar to traditional bilateral programmes).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Market Testing Only This is not a call for competition or tender at this time. We have created a PQQ to be used only to capture feedback from the market around some of our approaches and documents. We will share documents and ask for views and steers from the market, but the ultimate decisions will lie with FCDO. To register, follow the link to our eTendering portal and register on the PQQ named "Public Finance Resource Centre (PFRC) - Market Testing only".

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028724-2022 |
| 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 | 12 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Dec 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| 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

- 12 Oct 2022 at 14:25 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028724-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk/fcdo/
- https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/

## Provenance

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