Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus)

Official notice

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

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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

Awarded value£18,324,192published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Feb 2017no call for competition

Awarded to Cowater UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice is to advise of a variation to the current contract for the provision of services to deliver Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus). The contract commenced on 22 February 2017 and was due for the expiry on 30 June 2025. FCDO plans to extend the contract to 30 April 2026.

The contract will be extended under the provisions of Regulation 72 (b) (ii) A change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs for the period over which we are requesting an extension. It would be disruptive to downstream suppliers and beneficiaries. There is no increase in financial limit of the contract.

CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services · Provision of services to the community

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

This notice relates to the extension of Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus) contract, which aims to improve the skills of the world’s poorest developing country governments to effectively participate in international trade negotiations, particularly at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Delivery: UK

75200000 Provision of services to the community

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 26 Feb 2025, 10:57 GMT
Last source update: 26 Feb 2025, 10:57 GMT
Authority reference: 8566
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-007259
Classification (CPV): Foreign economic-aid-related servicesProvision of services to the community
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e809 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The contract will be extended under the provisions of Regulation 72 (b) (ii) A change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs for the period over which we are requesting an extension. It would be disruptive to downstream suppliers and beneficiaries. There is no increase in financial limit of the contract.

Publisher note: This notice is to advise of a variation to the current contract. This extension period exceeds the term allowed for within the current contract. The extension will be for 10 months from 30 June 2025 to 30 April 2025. This is a time only extension, there will be no change to the overall financial limit of the contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £18,324,1921 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Feb 2017

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Cowater UK LimitedSubcontracting: declared	£18,324,192 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus) · Cowater UK Limited
Signed
22 Feb 2017
Value
£18,324,192
Status
active

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 subdivisionsDiplomacy and Development Abercrombie House, East Kilbride, UK, G75 8EAContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

FCDOReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Cowater UK LimitedAwarded supplier Unit 307 Hamilton House 1 Temple Avenue, London, UK, EC4Y 0HA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.