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Published 3 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Transforming Financial Services in Bangladesh (Technical Assistance)

Official notice

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

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery listed: Bangladesh (BD)
Planned pipeline value£7,500,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 12 Dec 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsends 19 Apr 2030 · up to 19 Apr 2031 with extensions · starts 20 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

FCDO are planning to procure a Technical Assistance contract for a five-year financial sector development programme in Bangladesh. The contract would require the supplier to provide expertise to the central bank, government and other related regulatory authorities. The contract will pursue outcomes in the following areas:

  • Organisational transformation of the central bank
  • Financial infrastructure development, including for financial inclusion (e.g. payment systems, regulatory technology, credit information, open banking etc)
  • New and reformed regulatory and legal frameworks and institutions for financial services (e.g. bankruptcy code)
  • Financial ecosystem development (e.g. accredited professionals, standards)

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.4, which will be governed under PCR 2015 regulations. The communication channel against pqq_1945 (fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/go/313053680199E13227C4 ↗) will be closed w.e.f. 28/11/2025. All future engagement with the Framework Suppliers until publication of ITT for this Tender will be through the existing Lot No.4 communication channel, which is available only to the existing Lot 4 suppliers.

CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 20 Apr 2026 – 19 Apr 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 19 Apr 2031 with extensions
Delivery listed: Bangladesh (BD)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
75211200 Foreign economic-aid-related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2025, 12:45 BST
Authority reference
1
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067790
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Foreign economic-aid-related services
Delivery area in notice
Bangladesh (BD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059366 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 Sept 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST
  2. Latest notice published368 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 12:45 BST
  3. Market engagement332 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    It is an information notice to give interested suppliers the opportunity to communicate with the Authority using the Communication Channel link

    fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/go/313053680199E13227C4 ↗

  4. Tender notice expected318 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts190 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 15:32 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 Oct 2025, 12:36 BST
    UK2
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 Oct 2025, 12:51 BST
    UK2
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 Oct 2025, 12:45 BST
    UK2
Published amendments (3)

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 31 Dec 2025, which shall be revised upon confirmation of route to market.

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 18 Dec 2025, which shall be revised upon confirmation of route to market.

The changes to Notice include informing the market about changes to tender timelines and the route to market from Open Procedure to call down under Global Development Delivery (GDD) Framework Lot No.4, which will be governed under PCR 2015 regulations. The existing communication channel under pqq_1945 shall cease to exist w.e.f. 28/11/2025.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-09: 1 release · 3 Sept 2025

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 authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX King Charles Street, London, IN, SW1A 2AH, INContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure