Awarded contract

Financial Technical Assistance and Evaluation for SAMARTHA

Details

Buyer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Supplier(s): Ecory's UK Ltd
Value: £4,996,293
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Foreign economic-aid-related services
Published: 24 January 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The main purpose of Financial Technical Assistance and Evaluation for SAMARTHA is to assess the quality of financial aid (in terms of both timely and appropriate use) in the entire project cycle to track and enhance the performance of the programme. It will support FCDO in the monitoring and management of fiduciary risk, particularly to ensure that FCDO's financial aid to the health and education sectors (and other social sectors, as applicable) is spent accountably, transparently, delivers good value for money, and promotes procedural integrity of GoN's financial management and procurement practice so that there is sufficient confidence to continue its support.

Timeline

Completed: Award published24 January 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date27 January 2025
Next: Contract expiry date27 January 2030in 3 years

About the buyer

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is a ministerial department that buys through its own Commercial Directorate. 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.

A commercial pipeline is updated every quarter.

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.

Decision makers

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