Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
Telephone: +44 2070080932
E-mail: cliodhna.simpson@fcdo.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/fcdo/
Address of the buyer profile: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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
Investment in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Phase 2 (IFSLU2) Component 5 (MEL)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
IFSLU2 is a flagship programme under the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) International Climate Finance (ICF) portfolio.
IFLSU2 is a £500 million commitment over a 10-year period, with a first tranche of £195m starting in Financial Year (FY) 2023/24 with a planned end of 31st March 2028. This new commitment of ODA funding will build on a successful first phase of operations through Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use (IFSLU1) (£140m, 2015-24).
IFLSU1 worked with the private sector to develop and implement new approaches to business which balance commodity production, livelihoods and forest protection and mobilise investment in protection and sustainable use of forest resources. Results include over £1bn in private investment mobilised into sustainable agriculture, forest protection and restoration. This has improved management across 4.5m hectares of land, benefiting over 250,000 people, mainly smallholder farmers and rural communities.
IFLSU2 will be delivered through five linked components:
• Component 1 – Business incubation, pipeline development, business enabling conditions and demand-side measures. Interventions oriented towards catalysing forest-friendly enterprises in forest landscapes in East Africa, West and Central Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia.
• Component 2 – Enhanced support for smallholder farmers. Interventions oriented towards reaching smallholders at scale in order to support their transition to sustainable production in ways that deliver strong developmental and social outcomes.
• Component 3 – Business and market development in the Congo Basin. Interventions oriented towards building the fundamental enabling conditions, capabilities, and structures to enable business-led sustainable production in Congo Basin countries.
• Component 4 – Policy support to catalyse transformational change and action at scale. Interventions oriented towards building political momentum, action, collaboration, demand shifts and policy change through global and regional level collaboration.
• Component 5 – Monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL) and knowledge: Independent monitoring and evaluation to support programme-wide learning, inform management decisions, programme strategy and delivery and strengthen evidence.
This is expected to mobilise £2bn in private investment; directly benefit 0.5m people, mainly small farmers and poor rural communities; and improve management across over 10m ha of land.
The aim of this Early Market Engagement (EME) event is to inform and consult the market of the upcoming IFSLU2Components 5 (MEL) procurement.
This is not a call to competition or tender at this time
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75211200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is not a call for competition or tender at this time. This EME will inform FCDO’s approach to engaging delivery partners and testing our design assumptions for IFSLU2 Component 5.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
31/03/2025
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This EME is scheduled to take place virtually on Monday 28 February @ 10:00 – 11:30 GMT. Please register for attendance for the EME via the guidance below.
How to register for this EME:
If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at: https://forms.office.com/e/Ve7wPC4WHQ
We ask that Suppliers register on the Jaggaer Portal and sign up to the PQQ titled ‘IFSLU2 Component 5 – EME Only'. All future communications relating to market engagement and pre-procurement messaging will be sent through the portal. Please note that this is not the PQQ stage of the formal procurement process and non-attendance will not impact any bidder’s opportunity to participate in the tender process. Should you have any technical issues with the Portal, please call eTendering helpdesk: +44 0203 868 2859 or use the “Call me Back!” functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK). Any issues with accessing this PQQ should be reported to cliodhna.simpson@fcdo.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/01/2025