Planning

Congo Basin Forestry Action Programme

  • Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-009855

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-044d10

Published 26 March 2024, 3:28pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

King Charles Street

London

SW1A 2AH

Email

George.Sked@fcdo.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2070080932

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

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

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

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

Congo Basin Forestry Action Programme

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This notice is for an EME event being held on the 18th April 2024 at 10am UK time. Please use this link to register for the event

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The Programme will address the primary driver of deforestation across the Congo Basin - small-scale agricultural practices by local communities. This will be achieved by working directly with beneficiaries to support transitions to income generated through more sustainable activities - effective community forests, improving agricultural efficiencies, and encouraging sustainable agroforestry.

Reinforced through helping local communities to secure and operationalise land tenure rights, whilst building local and regional capacities and knowledge, with a focus on equipping beneficiaries to continue sustaining activities beyond the programme period.

Co-design and co-ownership at its core. This means ensuring beneficiaries form a key part of the design of programme activities. This reduces the risk of such activities failing once programme funding ends.

These activities will be focused on areas of active deforestation as a result of human activity. These are primarily unprotected forest frontier zones where local populations are encroaching on the forest for economic reasons.

The programme is made up of 3 components which require a contractual element

Component 1 - Community Forests

Component 2 - FCDO Partners Facility

Component 4 Monitoring Evaluation and Learning

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £60,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • CD - Congo (Democratic Republic)
Main site or place of performance

Central Africa across 4 countries in the Congo Basin

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This notice is for an EME event being held on the 18th April 2024 at 10am UK time. Please use this link to register for the event

https://forms.office.com/e/vCMC10aWeq

At this time the route to market has yet to be determined

The Programme will address the primary driver of deforestation across the Congo Basin - small-scale agricultural practices by local communities. This will be achieved by working directly with beneficiaries to support transitions to income generated through more sustainable activities - effective community forests, improving agricultural efficiencies, and encouraging sustainable agroforestry.

Reinforced through helping local communities to secure and operationalise land tenure rights, whilst building local and regional capacities and knowledge, with a focus on equipping beneficiaries to continue sustaining activities beyond the programme period.

Co-design and co-ownership at its core. This means ensuring beneficiaries form a key part of the design of programme activities. This reduces the risk of such activities failing once programme funding ends.

These activities will be focused on areas of active deforestation as a result of human activity. These are primarily unprotected forest frontier zones where local populations are encroaching on the forest for economic reasons.

The programme is made up of 3 components which require a contractual element

Component 1 - Community Forests

Component 2 - FCDO Partners Facility

Component 4 Monitoring Evaluation and Learning

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 October 2024


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This notice is for an EME event being held on the 18th April 2024 at 10am UK time. Please use this link to register for the event

https://forms.office.com/e/vCMC10aWeq

At this time the route to market has yet to be determined