Planning

TA Support to Renewing the UK's Energy Transition Programme in Indonesia (MENTARI 2)

  • Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-032846

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-054e01

Published 17 June 2025, 11:00am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

King Charles Street

London

SW1A 2AH

Contact

LS Nagarajan

Email

ls.nagarajan@fcdo.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2070080932

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

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-developmentoffice/ about/procurement

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

TA Support to Renewing the UK's Energy Transition Programme in Indonesia (MENTARI 2)

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 British Embassy Jakarta is seeking a Service Provider to provide technical assistance to MENTARI 2 (Menuju Transisi Energi Rendah Karbon di Indonesia / Towards Indonesia's Low Carbon Energy Transition) Programme.

MENTARI is a continuation of the existing £22.3m high-performing programme managed by British Embassy Jakarta (BEJ) and is due to end in late 2025. MENTARI 2 will succeed it to maintain the UK's ability to support Indonesia's energy transition ambitions directly and through the G7-led Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).

MENTARI 2 aims to directly contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goal on Affordable and Clean Energy through (i) Improving Indonesian policies and regulations to increase investment into the low carbon energy sector, (ii) increasing rural electrification to promote economic development, particularly for disadvantaged groups, (iii) supporting Indonesian institutions to identify and finance low carbon energy projects (potentially with blended finance), and (iv) Building energy transition expertise within Indonesian institutions (e.g. NGOs, academia, and government). Gender and social inclusion would be mainstreamed throughout the programme’s delivery. The programme is still in its design phase, so some changes are expected.

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 Friday 4th July 25 - 08:30 -09:30 BST / 15:30 - 16:30 Jakarta. Please register to attend via https://forms.office.com/e/sAch4j7gcf. You must

register to attend via this link in order to receive the joining instructions.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £9,800,000

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
  • ID - Indonesia

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

• Identify and address policy and regulatory barriers that would increase private sector investment into Indonesia’s renewable energy sector

• Plan and deliver a coastal community-based demonstration pilot project, that empowers the community to achieve economic growth while ensuring site sustainability upon programme completion. Develop a model that can be replicated by Indonesia.

• Assess gaps in the renewable energy project market and identify tangible solution to improve bankability of the projects, facilitate matchmaking, and establish derisking financing mechanism Increase the pipeline of renewable energy projects in Indonesia through a combination of pre-feasibility, feasibility, matchmaking, and/or de-risking activities

• Mainstreaming gender and inclusion in all pillars

two.2.14) Additional information

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) register for the virtual Early Market Engagement event being held on Friday 4th July 25 - 08:30 - 09:30 BST / 15:30 - 16:30 Jakarta.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

19 June 2025


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

This is a Prior Information Notice and not a call for competition or tender at this time.

Register to attend the virtual Early Market Engagement event being held on Friday 4th July 25 - 08:30 -09:30 BST / 15:30 - 16:30 Jakarta. Please register to attend via https://forms.office.com/e/sAch4j7gcf. You must register to attend via this link in order to receive the joining instructions.