Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Abercrombie House
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
Contact person: Fiona Crawford
Telephone: +44 2070080932
E-mail: fiona.crawford@fcdo.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.gov.uk/fcdo/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.gov.uk/fcdo/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Forest Governance, Markets and Climate (FGMC) Phase 2 – Technical Assistance Portfolio Manager (TAPM)
Reference number: itt_6861
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) tendered for a Supplier to deliver the Technical Assistance Portfolio Manager of the Forest Governance, Markets and Climate (FGMC) Phase 2 programme.
The TAPM supplier will directly mobilise or commercially source, contract and oversee projects that provide technical assistance in support of forest governance reform processes. These projects will help FGMC partner countries develop forest policies and institutional arrangements that deliver accountable forest stewardship or improve forest footprints associated with international trade in alliance countries, contributing to overarching programme objectives.
The start date of the contract was August 2025, the maximum initial contract value is £75,000,000 excluding UK VAT but including overseas local taxes, with an option to increase its total value and/or duration based on need.
The contract initial length is up to 48 months with a value up to £75 million. The contract may be extended and/or its value increased through:
- Extension option: up to an additional 60 months and a value up to an additional £100 million
- Scale up option: should resources become available
This opportunity was tendered through the Light Touch regime which is based upon the Open Procedure prior to an optional negotiation stage. The light touch regime is defined under regulations 74 to 76 of Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services of Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes, Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Light Touch Regime).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
175 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75211200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Global - FGMC 2 will work across a range of countries in West and Central Africa, South America, SE Asia and the Pacific. This is not exhaustive. tender documents provided full details.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of the Forest Governance, Markets and Climate (FGMC2) programme is to reduce the illegal and unsustainable use of forest resources, while benefitting poor, forest-dependent people, especially Indigenous People and Local Communities. It promotes sustainable growth in developing countries, supporting them to trade their way out of poverty by changing the way forest products are bought and sold across the globe, establishing forest stewardship to reverse forest and biodiversity decline.
FGMC2 builds on a successful first phase (FGMC1: £280m, 2011-24) which provided evidence and strong foundational partnerships that drove governance reforms and improved forest stewardship. FGMC2 doubles the ambition to a £500m 10-year Business Case with an initial phase running from 2024-2029 with a total value of £220m
The programme focus is on forest land stewardship establishing governance arrangements and rules-based systems (outcomes) and the changed behaviour of key actors as a result of the implementation and enforcement of those rules (impact). The ultimate benefits to forest, environment and people are captured at the super-impact level.
PLEASE NOTE: This FTS Notice does not allow for the selection of the correct procedure type. Procedure defined under regulations 74 to 76 of Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services of Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes, Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Light Touch Regime)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: commercial
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This contract was awarded with an initial value of £75,000,000.
Extension Option: up to an additional 60 months and a value up to an additional £100m
Scale up Option: to be used at any time if additional resources become available
The contract will be initially awarded for the core period only.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-001897
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ecm_7702
Title: Forest Governance, Markets and Climate Phase 2 - Technical Assistance Portfolio Manager (TAPM)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Palladium International Limited
105 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8LZ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 75 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract was awarded with an initial value of £75,000,000 from 4 Aug 25 - 4 Aug 29.
PLEASE NOTE: This Notice does not allow for the selection of the correct procedure type used for this procurement. Procedure defined under regulations 74 to 76 of Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services of Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes, Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Light Touch Regime)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Abercrombie House
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
Telephone: +44 2070080932
E-mail: fiona.crawford@fcdo.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.gov.uk/FCDO
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Abercrombie House
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
Telephone: +44 2070080932
E-mail: fiona.crawford@fcdo.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.gov/FCDO
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Abercrombie House
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
E-mail: fiona.crawford@fcdo.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/08/2025