Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
Telephone: +44 2070080932
E-mail: Edward.Light@fcdo.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
COAST A
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Under the £500 million Blue Planet Fund, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has launched the new Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) programme. COAST has a total budget of up to £154 million funded from UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) only. It is anticipated that COAST will run from delivery in quarter 2 of Financial Year (FY) 2024/25 and operate until 31st March 2030. This EME is specifically for COAST Component A = £101m budget for Integrated delivery across COAST’s themes in up to six priority countries, plus a demand led fund for UK Embassies and High Commissions in ODA eligible host countries to utilise to deliver responsive, strategic projects.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
101 500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75211200
90710000
90720000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
ID
MZ
PH
VN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Technical Assistance services in Coastal stewardship, and Project Management
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
23/08/2023
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Please register for the EME being held via MSTeams on 13 September, 14:00 BST, using the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/5UjaB69Ru7. For details of the draft ToR please see pqq_1422
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/08/2023