Investment in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Phase II (IFSLU2) Programme - Component 1 and 2

Descriptions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is looking for a Supplier to deliver Component 1 and 2 of Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use - Phase 2 (IFSLU2) Programme. Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use - Phase 2 (IFSLU2) is an umbrella International Climate Finance (ICF) programme of the FCDO. IFSLU2 is managed by the FCDO's Energy, Climate and Environment Directorate (ECED). Under the IFSLU2 umbrella programme there are five Components. This Opportunity is for the IFSLU2 Programme's Component 1: Business incubation, pipeline development and business enabling conditions and Component 2: Enhanced support for smallholder farmers. FCDO is looking for a supplier to undertake the management and implementation of the Component 1 and 2 of Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use - Phase 2 (IFSLU2) Programme. The expected start date of the Contract is December 2024, the maximum Contract value is up to £134 million, with an option to increase its total value and duration based on continued need. The Contract value is exclusive of UK VAT but inclusive of all applicable local taxes. The Contract length and value are as follows up to 60 months and value of up to £134 million - minus the amount already spent at Contract award point on the three FCDO grants under Component 2, the management of which will be transferred to this Contract. The Contract may be extended and its value increased through: - Extension Option: up to an additional 60 months and a value of up to a maximum of £239 million. - Scale up Option (value extension only): up to £100 million over the life of the Contract (including the Extension Period). Please note that this Opportunity is 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 have been published in the FCDO's eSourcing Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk under itt_6531. You need to login or register on to the Portal in order to access the Tender documents and to submit your response. If you have any technical issues, please call eSourcing helpdesk: +44 203 868 2859 or use the "Call me Back!" functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK). Any issues related to the subject of the Tender or Tender Pack must be submitted via the "messages" functionality linked to itt_6531 in the Portal.