Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Abercrombie House
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Contact
Dawn Hutchison
Telephone
+44 1355844000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
Buyer's address
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
Technical Assistance to Sustainable Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) in Bangladesh
Reference number
1432
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 project is part of the FCDO’s Bangladesh Climate and Environment Programme (BCEP). BCEP was announced at COP26 . This programme will help deliver a more climate resilient, less carbon intensive and cleaner Bangladesh.
This is a Prior Information Notice and not a call for competition or tender at this time.
It is an information notice to give interested suppliers the opportunity to register interest on the FCDO Supplier Portal (https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html), engage in pre-procurement dialogue and register for the virtual Early Market Engagement event being held on Wednesday 16th August 2023 10:15 -11:45 UK / 15:15 - 16:45 Bangladesh. Please register to attend via https://forms.office.com/e/UYMSyyJmh3 . You must register to attend via this link in order to receive the joining instructions.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,000,000
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
- BD - Bangladesh
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To help Bangladesh meet its renewable energy target of 40% by 2040, the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is seeking for an eligible organisation(s) to design and deliver a programme of Technical Assistance to the Sustainable Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) and the Power Division of Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. This programme is aimed at strengthening SREDA’s ability to perform its role as the regulatory authority, supporting SREDA over an expected 3 year period in the following areas;
1. Establishment of a ‘Wind Lab’ in SREDA to support collection, storage, analysis, and use of wind data and related information.
2. Development of guidelines for developing the offshore wind sector in Bangladesh
3. Capacity development on carbon pricing and trading for SREDA and Power Division
4. Support Government of Bangladesh's (GoB) agenda on transforming all irrigation pumps to solar irrigation pumps by review of a unified model developed by SREDA and piloting in different geographical locations.
This is a Prior Information Notice and not a call for competition or tender at this time.
It is an information notice to give interested suppliers the opportunity to register interest on the FCDO Supplier Portal (https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html - this project is under reference pqq_1432), engage in pre-procurement dialogue and register for the virtual Early Market Engagement event being held on Wednesday 16th August 2023 10:15 -11:45 UK / 15:15 - 16:45 Bangladesh. Please register to attend via https://forms.office.com/e/UYMSyyJmh3 . You must register to attend via this link in order to receive the joining instructions.
two.2.14) Additional information
We are holding a virtual Early Market Engagement on Wednesday 16th August 2023 10:15 -11:45 UK / 15:15 - 16:45 Bangladesh. Please register to attend via https://forms.office.com/e/UYMSyyJmh3 . You must register to attend via this link in order to receive the joining instructions.
FCDO Supplier Portal (https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html) project reference number is pqq_1432.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 October 2023
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: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Register to attend the virtual EME event on 16 August 2023 10:15 -11:45 UK / 15:15 - 16:45 Bangladesh via https://forms.office.com/e/UYMSyyJmh3 .