Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Abercrombie House
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Contact
Nicola Burleigh
Telephone
+44 1355844000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
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
Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) Programme
Reference number
301203
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) programme forms part of the UK's £500m Blue Planet Fund (BPF), a joint FCDO-Defra fund aiming to protect and enhance the marine environment and reduce poverty. BPF will focus on Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Pacific SIDS, West Africa, East Africa and South and Southeast Asia.
COAST aims to improve vulnerable coastal communities' resilience to climate change and build their prosperity from a more sustainable use of their marine environment. It focuses on protecting and restoring coastal habitats, small scale fisheries management and sustainable aquaculture. COAST's budget and delivery timeframe will be confirmed during FCDO's internal programme approval process - if conditions are favourable COAST's budget is envisioned to be up to £154m over a minimum of 5 years. This is the second EME – an FCDO-Defra EME was held for the BPF in April 2021.
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
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Global
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This EME is to introduce the COAST programme to the market. Its objectives are to a) provide information on the programme to the market and test their view on its proposed delivery, b) provide indicative timescales of the programme's delivery so the market is primed to respond. This is not a call for competition or tender at this time.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
28 April 2022
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
How to register
To accommodate different time zones, we will have two EMEs in the below slots. The same information will be presented in each and there is no need to join both slots.
Slot 1: 15:00 to 16:00 BST, Friday 13th May 2022
Slot 2: 09:00 to 10:00 BST, Monday 16th May 2022
If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at: https://bit.ly/3MrDVWK