--- title: "International Development Volunteering Programme" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044b16" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044b16" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044b16.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044b16.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE" published: "2024-03-21" --- # International Development Volunteering Programme Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044b16 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-044b16) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-044b16.json) ## Summary The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has planned the International Development Volunteering Programme, a procurement opportunity in the services category worth £20,000,000 GBP. This programme aims to pair UK volunteers with national volunteers in ODA-eligible countries to support Sustainable Development Goals. The programme seeks to reduce poverty, address climate change, and promote gender inclusion, with a focus on civil society engagement. The future notice date for communication on this tender is 2nd September 2024. This tender by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office presents opportunities for businesses involved in providing services to the community and foreign affairs. Businesses with expertise in international development volunteering and supporting civil society engagement would be well-suited to compete. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, offering businesses time to prepare their bids before the future notice date. ## Notice The programme will pair UK volunteers with national volunteers (one UK volunteer, one national volunteer) in a small number of ODA-eligible countries, and the primary focus will be to complement locally led efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ### Lot Information Lot 1 The IDVP's intended impact will be reducing poverty in partner countries, with better prevention and response to climate change, and greater inclusion for women and girls, in support of the Sustainable Development Goals. IDVP is a commitment in the 2023 International Development White Paper, and will support FCDO's aim, stated in the paper, to have 'an increasing number of open societies', which are 'meeting citizens' expectations' including developing 'a vibrant civil society'. It also supports our White Paper commitment to 'work towards a more inclusive and more locally led approach' to development, with 'those who best understand local needs and realities' determining 'their own future'. Through engagement and communication activities, both at the overall programme and individual level, the IDVP also works towards the White Paper commitment (Chapter 9) to work directly with the UK development sector and engage directly with the UK public to explain the importance of development work and the delivery of the SDGs. IDVP has four intended outcomes (with Outcomes 1 and 2 being priorities due to the development focus): Outcome 1: IDVP volunteers support organisations to achieve positive development results. Outcome 2: Civil Society and other community actors have a greater voice in decisions which affect their development, including how ODA is spent, and are better supported and equipped to actively lead efforts to tackle climate change, reduce poverty, with gender inclusion mainstreamed in all activities. Outcome 3: Young people in ODA-eligible countries and the UK gain positive international development experience and skills which could help them build a career in the field, and builds a pipeline of future development practitioners. Outcome 4: The UK public has a better understanding and is more supportive of the UK's international development spending, and volunteers on the scheme champion this both during their time with the programme and when they return home. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009133-2024 | | 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 | 21 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Sep 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £20,000,000 | | 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 ### Codes - 75200000 - Provision of services to the community - 75210000 - Foreign affairs and other services ## Release History - 21 Mar 2024 at 10:04 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009133-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/6XF9D9xMPn ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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