Technology Centre of Expertise

Official notice

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

Services

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 31 May 2023from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This programme will focus on establishing and leveraging a Technology Centre of Expertise that will support the inclusive, responsible, secure, resilient and sustainable digital and technological transformation of partner countries by providing access to relevant expertise from the UK Government, private sector, civil society, and academia, and leverage links to UK business.

The Tech CoE will be created with two components:

A Technology Evidence Fund

Building the evidence and providing advice and analysis on technology development and governance

A Technical Assistance (TA) facility to partner governments

Access to technical assistance and expertise to build institutional and entrepreneurial capacity, across digital and technology ecosystems

CPV: Research consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The EME is to introduce the aims of the Tech CoE to the market: stimulate interest;…Planned

The EME is to introduce the aims of the Tech CoE to the market: stimulate interest; solicit feedback on its scope, design and delivery model; and share information on the wider programme's timeframe for delivery. This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) only for an Early Market Engagement (EME) for information to the market on FCDO's Tech CoE programme. Additional information: The PIN is not a call for competition or tender at this time, it is an information notice to highlight to the market the intent to have a virtual EME event on Wednesday 19th April at 10:00 UK Time. If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at: bit.ly/42nt5Ki ↗

Delivery: UK

73210000 Research consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
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: 27 Mar 2023, 16:10 BST
Last source update: 27 Mar 2023, 16:10 BST
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-008864
Classification (CPV): Research consultancy services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b662 Find a Tender

Publisher note: *** Organisations should use the form via the link below to register interest rather than contacting Shaun McAllister direct *** If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at: https://bit.ly/42nt5Ki

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

27 Mar 2023 → 31 May 2023 · 2 dates

Notice published
27 Mar 2023, 16:10 BST
Tender notice expected
31 May 2023, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

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 subdivisionsServices Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, UK, G75 8EAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.