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Published 3 Sept 2025, 15:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Transforming Financial Services in Bangladesh (Technical Assistance)

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedureAbove 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 · value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£7,500,000
Contract period: 20 Apr 2026 – 19 Apr 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 19 Apr 2031 with extensionsValue: £7,500,000 exc. VAT · £9,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Bangladesh (BD)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: This contract may be extended by 12 months with upto a value of £1000,000 subject to need assessment, supplier performance and budget availability.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
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, 15:33 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2025, 12:46 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067792
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Foreign economic-aid-related services
Delivery area in notice
Bangladesh (BD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059367 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
3 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Sept 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 15:33 BST
  2. Latest notice published368 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 12:46 BST
  3. Tender notice expected318 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Clarification questions by265 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  5. Submission deadline255 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  6. Award decision expected by208 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts190 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Sept 2025
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 15:33 BST
    UK3
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    23 Oct 2025, 12:46 BST
    UK3
  3. Deadline moved to 13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
    23 Oct 2025, 12:46 BST
    +85 days · was 20 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
Published amendments (1)

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.

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 (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure