UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is planning a tender opportunity for the delivery of Contract for Component 3 of EMPOWER - Strengthening access to Family Planning in the Private Sector, which aims to contribute to creating a vibrant and self-sustaining private sector market for voluntary Family Planning (FP) services in Urban and Semi-urban areas in Uganda. This will involve identifying the market segments that can pay for their services and building capacity of Private for Profit (PFP) and Private-Not-For-Profit (PNFP) outlets to provide these services affordably and sustainably. The other Components have already been advertised and ran thorough different procurement routes (Accountable Grant and Framework). Please note that this Opportunity will be tendered using procedure defined under regulations 74 to 76 of Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services of Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes, Public Contract Regulations 2015, i.e. Light Touch Regime (LTR). The procedure, the Negotiation with the Preferred Supplier is based on the principles of the Open Procedure up to the selection of Preferred Supplier who will be invited to the Negotiation step prior to the award of the Contract. The tender documents will be published in the FCDO's eTendering Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk. You are encouraged to register in advance in case of any technical issues with the Portal. If you have any technical queries, please call eTendering helpdesk: +44 203 868 2859 or use the "Call me Back!" functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK). The relevant Notices will be published in the Contracts Finder and Find the Tender Services (FTS) prior to release of the tender document.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is planning procurement for the provision of services to deliver EMPOWER - Strengthening access to Family Planning in the Private Sector, Component 3 contract with estimated value ranging between £3 – 3.5m over four and half years. Having reviewed all available routes to market, the FCDO decided to use an Open Procedure or Light Touch Regime (LTR) - Procedure defined under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services of Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes, Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015. FCDO would like to work with small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and organisations eligible to operate in Uganda and FCDO is keen to learn more about barriers to participation in tenders open to the market. To allow FCDO in decision whether to organise "Familiarisation with FCDO Tender Process" session, please register / log in to FCDO e-Sourcing Portal - https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/ and complete Qualification Envelope for PQQ_1703 by 12 noon (BST) on Friday 16 August 2024.

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) would like to invite interested parties to attend Market Engagement (EME) Event concerning the provision of services to deliver Supporting Basic Services (Health & Education), Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Women in Afghanistan 2023-2026. This is a pre Business Case EME event to obtain market feedback on design of the Business Case including the potential delivery options for this programme and the value.