--- title: "Empowering Women for Better Reproductive Health Outcomes (EMPOWER)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03fc3a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03fc3a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03fc3a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03fc3a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE" published: "2023-09-13" --- # Empowering Women for Better Reproductive Health Outcomes (EMPOWER) Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03fc3a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03fc3a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03fc3a.json) ## Summary The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is planning a tender titled "Empowering Women for Better Reproductive Health Outcomes (EMPOWER)" in the services industry category. The procurement stage is at the planning phase, with a value of £38,000,000 GBP. The tender aims to address maternal and reproductive health challenges in Uganda through various components. The event for Early Market Engagement is scheduled for October 2, 2023, and interested parties must register by September 30, 2023. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing foreign economic-aid-related and health services to contribute to improving maternal health outcomes in Uganda. Companies offering services related to health systems strengthening, maternal health supplies, family planning commodities, and community engagement may find this tender suitable for their expertise. The planned procurement process involves a virtual Market Engagement event to gather feedback on the draft Business Case and potential delivery options for the EMPOWER programme, providing a platform for interested parties to engage with the FCDO. ## 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) This is a pre Business Case EME event to obtain market feedback on the draft Business Case and the potential delivery options for this programme. The EME for EMPOWER 2024-2029 will be a virtual event taking place at 11.30 am EAT on Monday 2 October 2023. If you wish to attend this Early Market Engagement, then please complete the form https://forms.office.com/e/Ba13brYurQ and register in FCDO ePortal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/ via PQQ_1460 by the noon on 30 September 2023. ### Lot Information Lot 1 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027026-2023 | | 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 | 13 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Feb 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £38,000,000 | | 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 - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 13 Sep 2023 at 08:53 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027026-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/ - https://forms.office.com/e/Ba13brYurQ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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