Official UK procurement notice
Thinking and Working Politically Facility (Bangladesh)
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is seeking a supplier who can support the British High Commission in Dhaka (BHCD) in its application of Thinking and Working Politically (TWP) methods to maximise its impact in Bangladesh. The TWP Facility will support the UK’s objective of building state capacity in Bangladesh through modern partnerships. BHC Dhaka is shifting the approach of its development portfolio away from service delivery and towards system strengthening. A deeper understanding of political economy, institutions and support for local reform champions and processes will help to unlock system strengthening and deepen state capacity.
The supplier will provide a range of products and services to BHC Dhaka teams including (but not limited to):
- Political Economy Analysis and Institutional Analysis on-demand in specific sectors and policy design/policy delivery problems
- Support for Theory of Change workshops and sector strategies, with a specific focus on political economy and political feasibility
- Capacity-building for implementing partners of programmes on TWP including PEA and IA
- Regular engagement with implementing partners to deliver TWP, depending on the level of expertise
The route to market for this procurement opportunity is now finalised and will be through FCDO's existing Global Development Delivery (GDD) Framework, Lot No.14, which will be governed under PCR 2015 regulations. The communication channel against pqq_1971 fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/go/34749209019B06B5B7B5 ↗ shall cease to exist w.e.f. 09/01/2026. All future engagement with the Framework Suppliers until publication of ITT for this Tender will be through the existing Lot No.14 communication channel, which is available only to the existing Lot 14 suppliers.
CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
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Lot #1Published estimate£2.1m
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Dec 2025, 04:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Dec 2025, 02:42 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-086514- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed7eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 Dec 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published329 days ago3 Dec 2025, 04:54 GMT
- Latest notice published301 days ago31 Dec 2025, 02:42 GMT
- Market engagement291 days ago9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
It is an information notice to give interested suppliers the opportunity to communicate with the Authority using the Communication Channel link
- Tender notice expected277 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts180 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Dec 2025, 04:54 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Dec 2025, 07:21 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published31 Dec 2025, 02:42 GMTUK2
Published amendments (2)
The changes to Notice include sharing of Communication Channel Link for the market to engage with the Authority with regard to this procurement opportunity with a proposed deadline of 16 January 2026, which shall be revised upon confirmation of route to market.
The changes to Notice include informing the market about changes to the route to market from Open Procedure to call down under Global Development Delivery (GDD) Framework Lot No.14, which will be governed under PCR 2015 regulations. The existing communication channel under pqq_1971 shall cease to exist w.e.f. 09/01/2026.
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Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender