Evaluation of Growth Gateway and Manufacturing Africa

Official notice

Authority: Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Call-off from a framework agreement

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services (73000000)

Published contract value£449,112Exc. VAT

Contract ends 23 Apr 2027

Awarded to Agulhas Applied Knowledge

Contract starts 3 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

FCDO is seeking a supplier to deliver an evaluation and comparison of two development programmes Growth Gateway and Manufacturing Africa within EDPD which both aim to promote inclusive economic growth in partner countries through increased trade and investment.

Published procurement details

Procedure: Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference: tender_514274/1596642
Category: Services
Tender status: Complete
Award status: Active
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises: No
Tender deadline: 9 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
Procurement method: Selective
Tender contract period: Start date: 1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Tender contract period: End date: 21 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
Item 1: Delivery locations as published: British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates

Award decision
10 Jun 2026
Contract starts
3 Jul 2026
Notice published
23 Jul 2026
Contract ends
23 Apr 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign Commonwealth and Development OfficeContracting authority King Charles Street, London, SW1A 2AH, EnglandContact name, email

Suppliers named on the notice

Agulhas Applied KnowledgeSupplier 10E Branch Place, London
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
Large

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

n/a awardDocumentPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder awardAward noticeen23 Jul 2026, 09:49 BST

Source record

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice language: en
Release reference: ocds-b5fd17-945204cc-3bda-4c63-9856-76b15ff9449f-2026-07-23T09:49:50+01:00
Published: 23 Jul 2026
Latest update: 23 Jul 2026
Procedure reference: ocds-b5fd17-945204cc-3bda-4c63-9856-76b15ff9449f
Contract reference: ocds-b5fd17-945204cc-3bda-4c63-9856-76b15ff9449f-1