Contract

COAST Component A

  • Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005681

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03f63d

Published 18 February 2025, 4:36pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

King Charles Street

London

SW1A 2AH

Email

Edward.Light@fcdo.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

COAST Component A

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

COAST's aim is to improve the adaptive capacities, climate resilience and prosperity of vulnerable coastal communities, and drive a more sustainable and inclusive management of their marine environment and coastal resources. To achieve this aim, COAST will focus on three outcome themes, based around areas with good underpinning evidence:

protecting, restoring and sustainably managing coastal habitats and nature based solutions (e.g. mangroves, seagrass, corals)

improving small scale fisheries' sustainability, productivity and resilience

unlocking more sustainable, less intensive aquaculture.

Component A will deliver integrated activities across COAST's themes at a range of scales through three sub-components. To maximise impact and scale, sub-components 1 and 2 will be focused in up to six priority countries, whilst flexibility will be retained in sub-component 3 to support activities in any ODA eligible country. This ITT is to appoint a Supplier to deliver this Component (Component A).

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £101,100,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • BD - Bangladesh
  • ID - Indonesia
  • MZ - Mozambique
  • NG - Nigeria
  • UK - United Kingdom
  • VN - Vietnam

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

COAST's aim is to improve the adaptive capacities, climate resilience and prosperity of vulnerable coastal communities, and drive a more sustainable and inclusive management of their marine environment and coastal resources. To achieve this aim, COAST will focus on three outcome themes, based around areas with good underpinning evidence:

protecting, restoring and sustainably managing coastal habitats and nature based solutions (e.g. mangroves, seagrass, corals)

improving small scale fisheries' sustainability, productivity and resilience

unlocking more sustainable, less intensive aquaculture.

Component A will deliver integrated activities across COAST's themes at a range of scales through three sub-components. To maximise impact and scale, sub-components 1 and 2 will be focused in up to six priority countries, whilst flexibility will be retained in sub-component 3 to support activities in any ODA eligible country. This ITT is to appoint a Supplier to deliver this Component (Component A).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Extension Option of £15m and 30 months

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-002495

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

ecm_7066

Title

COAST Component A

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 November 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

DAI Global UK Ltd

Apsley

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £101,100,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £101,100,000

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Value excluding VAT: £550,000

Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted

2 x Specialist subcontractors


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom