Future opportunity

Water Resource Accountability in Pakistan (WRAP)

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-016633

Published 15 July 2021, 3:00pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Abercrombie House

East Kilbride

G75 8EA

Contact

Ben Donnelly

Email

ben.donnelly@fcdo.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM95 - South Lanarkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://fcdo.proactisportal.com/Account/Login

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

Other activity

International Development


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Water Resource Accountability in Pakistan (WRAP)

Reference number

PROJ10194

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 is a prior information notice (PIN) only: Publication and a call for competition will be conducted once the scope of work is fully defined and approved.

WRAP aims to ‘strengthen the governance of water at national and provincial levels, supporting adaptation to climate change and improving environmental sustainability’.

The programme will work in the following areas:

Water Governance:

Provide technical support to improve the capacity of water institutions at federal and provincial levels, such as water commissions, water regulatory authorities and irrigation departments.

Nature Based Solutions:

Demonstrate how restoring the health of water systems and applying nature-based solutions could help communities adapt to climate change. Restoring damaged water ecosystem services can sequester carbon and protect against water-related disasters like floods and drought.

Catalytic Fund:

The fund will aim to demonstrate and upscale new innovative solutions to old challenges on management of water as resource through government buy-in. The fund will also cover provision of research, analysis and evaluation to ensure sustainability of water and nature-based interventions.

The EME will consult on the following questions:

Where do you think in Pakistan these interventions would be most beneficial?

Which government stakeholders are most influential in these sectors at federal and provincial level?

How might a catalytic fund be used to support the delivery of this programme?

What do you see as the main risks and challenges to delivering this programme? and

Timelines for programme mobilisation.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £15,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM95 - South Lanarkshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is a prior information notice (PIN) only: Publication and a call for competition will be conducted once the scope of work is fully defined and approved.

Please register on the FCDO Supplier Portal for this opportunity (PROJ10194) to receive all communication and updates -https://fcdo.proactisportal.com/Account/Login

There will be an Early Market Engagement event held on Tuesday 27th July 2021. For all information regarding times and venues please ensure to access these details within the additional information provided for PROJ10194 on the FCDO Supplier Portal.

Note, there are 2 elements to registration which must not be confused with each other.

1. Suppliers must register their interest to PROJ10194 on the FCDO Supplier Portal to ensure they receive all communications and updates (this is not registration to attend the event)

2. Within the profile of PROJ10194 on the portal, there are attachments containing additional documents which contain the link to register for the EME event.

WRAP aims to ‘strengthen the governance of water at national and provincial levels, supporting adaptation to climate change and improving environmental sustainability’.

The programme will work in the following areas:

Water Governance:

Provide technical support to improve the capacity of water institutions at federal and provincial levels, such as water commissions, water regulatory authorities and irrigation departments.

Nature Based Solutions:

Demonstrate how restoring the health of water systems and applying nature-based solutions could help communities adapt to climate change. Restoring damaged water ecosystem services can sequester carbon and protect against water-related disasters like floods and drought.

Catalytic Fund:

The fund will aim to demonstrate and upscale new innovative solutions to old challenges on management of water as resource through government buy-in. The fund will also cover provision of research, analysis and evaluation to ensure sustainability of water and nature-based interventions.

The EME will consult on the following questions:

Where do you think in Pakistan these interventions would be most beneficial?

Which government stakeholders are most influential in these sectors at federal and provincial level?

How might a catalytic fund be used to support the delivery of this programme?

What do you see as the main risks and challenges to delivering this programme? and

Timelines for programme mobilisation.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £15,000,000

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

30 November 2021


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