Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
Telephone
+44 2070080932
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
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
ASEAN Economic Integration Programme (AEIP) Financial Services Pillar
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 AEIP Financial Services pillar aims to support wider availability and use of quality financial services in Asean member states to enable greater financial resilience and economic opportunities, particularly for MSMEs and women.
The intended outcome of the FSp is that AMS adopt and implement ASEAN-led policy recommendations and reforms that promote financial inclusion in the region. The programme will achieve this through technical assistance, capacity building and knowledge-transfer partnerships (“expert support”) for the ASEAN Secretariat, AMS, and Timor-Leste, drawing on expertise in UK institutions.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £8,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- BN - Brunei
- ID - Indonesia
- KH - Cambodia
- LA - Laos
- MM - Myanmar (Burma)
- MY - Malaysia
- PH - Philippines
- SG - Singapore
- TH - Thailand
- TL - East Timor
- VN - Vietnam
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The supplier will:
i) Design, plan and agree with FCDO and ASEAN a pipeline of projects that fit with the FSp Theory of Change and achieve its objectives. The pipeline will be developed during an initial three-month inception phase in FY2023/24 and formally updated once each year.
ii) Deploy and manage subject matter experts to deliver the agreed projects for AMS in financial years 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27 and 2027/28. This will include risk and financial management functions.
iii) Embed robust monitoring, evaluation and learning practices into delivery and report results to FCDO.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 November 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: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
FCDO will host an EME event about the planned programme and the anticipated services required from interested parties. We would welcome those with experience in managing technical assistance projects in a similar context to those in ASEAN. At this stage, the aim of the EME is to introduce the broad objectives of the programme, outline some high principles for its design and management and discuss how the technical assistance could work operationally. FCDO will be keen to solicit the views of the market regarding the most effective means of delivering the programme objectives. FCDO would welcome the participation of both national and international organisations.
Non-participation in this event will not be considered in any future procurement. The purpose of this notice is to explore the market, inform the specifications and help us to decide on the best procurement route and strategy.
Further details concerning the event will be provided on the FCDO Jaggaer Portal in due course.
At the event, FCDO will present the programme and its proposed outputs as well as discussion on a set of key questions listed in the survey.
Please register for attendance for the EME via the guidance below, which is a separate requirement from registering interest on the FCDO Jaggaer portal.
How to register
The EME is expected to take place on the 27 September 2023 at 9:30 am UK. This will be a virtual event hosted on MS TEAMS dial-in facility.
If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at: https://forms.office.com/e/WyPm5888tG. All communication to and from FCDO will take place within the Jaggaer PQQ messaging function, and all supporting documentation can also be accessed within that space.
PLEASE ALSO REVIEW THE EME SURVEY QUESTIONS AND FURTHER TOR DETAILS, UPLOADED IN THE PQQ SECTION.