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Forest Governance Markets and Climate - Phase 3 Programme Management Support Team

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Buyer Address: Abercrombie House, Glasgow, G75 8EA, Scotland

Contact Name: Fiona Crawford

Contact Email: fiona.crawford@fcdo.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
87993285.0 GBP
Published
21 Aug 2025, 13:55
Deadline
28 Nov 2024, 14:00
Contract Start
31 Mar 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2030, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Niras Group (UK) Ltd
Official Source
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Description

The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) sought a supplier to assist in the management and oversight of its Forest Governance, Markets and Climate 2 (FGMC2) programme - PMSST (programme management support and strategy team). This will include managing and overseeing Accountable Grants (AG) on behalf of FCDO, conducting the programmes' overall monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), and providing strategic and technical advice to FCDO and programme partners, while ensuring overall coherence with the programme Theory of Change. The PMSST Supplier will work closely with the FCDO supporting political and strategic engagement to assist in the delivery of programme objectives; consolidate programme level reporting, provide technical oversight over a broad range of delivery partners working in multiple countries; and manage a portfolio of grants (approximately 20 with a value of about £50 million) across a range of partner countries in Asia, Pacific, Africa and South America. This contract may be extended by 1 year and up to a value of £12m (£3m for services and £9m for grants) subject to the needs of FCDO.

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