Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
Martha.Selvaratnam@fcdo.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2070080932
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Occupied Palestinian Territories Independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (OPTIMEL)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
OPTIMEL aims to provide a wide range of monitoring, research, and analysis services to support the delivery of the whole of FCDO’s development and diplomatic portfolio in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This will cover the humanitarian response to Gaza, our support to UNWRA, recovery and reconstruction, improved governance and reform and protection of rights. Independent Monitoring will verify results and projects delivered by FCDO’s implementing partners, collect beneficiary feedback data and monitor compliance with FCDO’s agreements and expectations. OPTIMEL will also provide ad hoc research and rapid assessments, assess whether FCDO is delivering impact, embed learning across the consulate and share with it with partners, and ensure our portfolio is coherent and optimised to deliver our country plan.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-025560
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
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seven.2) Other additional information
The OPTIMEL programme aims to support the FCDO to meet the following objectives:
• Core Objective – Independent Monitoring (IM) of FCDO’s overseas development assistance (ODA) portfolio in OPTs: FCDO’s ODA portfolio supports the humanitarian response, recovery and reconstruction, economic development, improved governance and reform, securit capability. IM will verify results and projects delivered by FCDO’s implementing partners, collect beneficiary feedback data and monitor compliance with FCDO’s agreements and expectations.
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