Stale Pre-tender

Resilience in Agriculture and Investing in Nature Zambia (RAINZ)

Details

Buyer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Value: £8,333,333
Topic: Foreign economic-aid-related services
Published: 16 December 2025
Submission: 5 March 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The purpose of the EME is to Provide an update to the market from the last engagement and seek input into the design of Component 1, the Policy Facility. This component works at systems level. It aims to support policy reform to increase agricultural productivity and improve natural resources management. Reforms may focus on supporting crop diversification, public extension services, agricultural market improvements – including financial markets, climate and weather services and early warning systems. Activities will be further defined during the inception phase but are likely to include research, technical assistance and embedded advisory capacity to support the Government of Zambia’s Ministries and Agencies deliver on priorities linked to the RAINZ objectives. Interested suppliers are invited to attend an Early Market Engagement event on Thursday, 05 February 26 - 10:00 -11:30 UK Time. Please follow this link for registration details: https://forms.office.com/e/586QCJ047z The draft Terms of Reference and questions from FCDO to the market will be shared in advance of the event via the portal. Suppliers will be invited to ask questions and give their feedback on the contract's scope and design, including the range of products and services. We will also seek to gauge the level of interest in the contract as we consider the route to market.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published16 December 2025
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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