Stale Pre-tender

Third Party Monitoring, Research and Accountability Programming in Ukraine

Details

Buyer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Topic: Foreign economic-aid-related services
Published: 26 April 2024
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The Third-Party Monitoring, Research and Accountability programme aims to support the FCDO to meet the following objectives: - Core Objective - Third Party Monitoring (TPM) of FCDO's overseas development assistance (ODA) portfolio in Ukraine: FCDO's ODA portfolio supports the humanitarian response, Ukraine's recovery, and improved governance and reform. The TPM will verify results and projects delivered by FCDO's implementing partners, collect beneficiary feedback data and monitor compliance with FCDO's agreements and expectations. - Research: The research will be multi-disciplinary in nature, using quantitative and qualitative methodologies as appropriate. - Transparency: support and build on TPM initiatives that exist within Ukrainian civil society and local communities. Enhance transparency and accountability of FCDO's ODA portfolio in Ukraine The core objective for this programme is the delivery of TPM as noted above. However, FCDO wishes to be innovative in its approach and the EME will consult on the following broad questions: - How can this programme be designed to capitalise on the strength of Ukrainian civil society and/or community initiatives for third-party monitoring? I - How can this programme be designed to ensure that the FCDO's ODA portfolio in Ukraine is held accountable by the communities and beneficiaries it supports? - What is the best approach to delivering on the research objective of this programme - while maintaining its core-objective for TPM? - What procurement route and partnership structures are most likely to be able to deliver the programme? FCDO want to understand market capacity to develop effective supply chains or consortium partners in Ukraine to meet the programme objectives. Additional information: FCDO will be hosting an Early Market Engagement event about the planned programme and the anticipated services required from interested parties. We would welcome those with experience in the following areas: - Third-party monitoring of international donor programming in Ukraine (field-based and remote monitoring). - Primary and secondary research and data-analysis (quantitative and qualitative or both) - Civic observation & civil-society initiatives - Accountability and Transparency Initiatives. At the event, FCDO will present the programme and its proposed outputs as well as enabling a discussion on a set of key questions listed above. FCDO would welcome the participation of both national and international organisations. Further details concerning the event will be provided on the FCDO Portal in due course. Parties interested in attending the EME must register via the form at https://forms.office.com/e/YjAxzSuPGH

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published26 April 2024
Current notice

About the buyer

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is a ministerial department that buys through its own Commercial Directorate. Every procurement runs on Jaggaer, the department's eSourcing portal, where suppliers register to bid. Opportunities and awards are published on Contracts Finder, and bids above threshold need Central Digital Platform registration. A commercial pipeline is updated every quarter. Four category teams cover programme delivery, estates and security, digital and technology, and corporate services. The department runs its own frameworks, such as the Global Development Delivery Framework, and dynamic purchasing systems for construction and global facilities management.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's contract awards have been in business services, transport equipment and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

75211200 · Foreign economic-aid-related services

Decision makers

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