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Published 23 Jan 2024, 12:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Investment in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Phase 2 (IFSLU2) Component 3

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£66,500,000exc. VAT52.6% below first published estimate

Awarded 28 Feb 2025

Awarded to Palladium International Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ("FCDO") has awarded the Contract for delivery of Component 3 of Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use - Phase 2 (IFSLU2) Programme to Palladium International Ltd.

Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use - Phase 2 (IFSLU2) is an umbrella International Climate Finance (ICF) programme consisting of 5 components. IFSLU2 is managed by the FCDO's Energy, Climate and Environment Directorate (ECED).

This Contract is for the IFSLU2 Programme Component 3:

Business and market development in the Congo Basin

CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Supplier must undertake the management and implementation of the Component 3 of…Awarded

The Supplier must undertake the management and implementation of the Component 3 of Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use - Phase 2 (IFSLU2) Programme.

The core objectives for Component 3 are to:

Build the capacity of local organisations and institutions (e.g. cooperatives) to provide support and services to improve livelihoods through sustainable land use.
Support businesses and entrepreneurs to develop sustainable supply chains, partner with local communities and organisations, and increase readiness for sustainable land use investment.
Improve the national enabling environment and access to finance for businesses and communities, to support adoption of and investment into sustainable land use, forest protection and restoration.

For Component 3, the following countries are in scope: the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Republic of Congo (ROC), and Cameroon and Gabon.

Delivery: UK

Extensions: The start date of the Contract is 1st March 2025, the initial Contract value is up to £31,500,000 with an option to increase its total value and duration based on continued need. The Contract value is exclusive of UK VAT but inclusive of all applicable local taxes. The end of the initial Contract is 28th February 2030. The Contract has an Extension Option for up to a further 60 months and an increase in additional value of up to a maximum of £35million. There is a Scale up Option (value extension only) up to an additional £15.75 million over the life of the Contract (including the Extension Period). Therefore, the estimated maximum value of this requirement is up to a maximum of £82.25million and the Contract may run until 2035, if extended.

75211200 Foreign economic-aid-related services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: Price Per Quality Point (PPQP)
Total price of evaluated elements: Price Per Quality Point (PPQP)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Jan 2024, 12:52 GMT
Last source update: 27 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-011646
Classification (CPV): Foreign economic-aid-related services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0433bd Find a Tender

Publisher note: Please note that this Contract was awarded under Light Touch Regime, however 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) therefore the Open procedure has been selected.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

1 Apr 2024 → 27 Mar 2025 · 2 dates

Next notice expected
1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice published
27 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2025

Status changed to complete
27 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Procurement method changed
27 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £31,500,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Palladium International Limited	£31,500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Investment in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Phase 2 (IFSLU2) Component 3 · Palladium International Limited
Signed
28 Feb 2025
Value
£31,500,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection King Charles Street, London, UK, SW1A 2AHContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)Review body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Palladium International LtdAwarded supplier 16th Floor, Hylo, 105 Bunhill Row, London, UK, EC1Y 8LZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.