Expired contract

ISF Somaliland: International Election Observation Mission

Details

Buyer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Supplier(s): UCL Consultants Ltd
Value: £279,909
Duration: 5 months
Topic: Provision of services to the community
Published: 21 November 2024
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Independent observation and validation of the Somaliland Presidential and Political Parties elections schedules for 13 November 2024, providing an objective, impartial and balanced assessment of the electoral process. The Contract aims to increase public trust in the delivery and results of the Somaliland elections.

Timeline

Completed: Award date18 October 2024
Completed: Award published21 November 2024
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2025

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

75200000 · Provision of services to the community

Decision makers

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