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title: "Early Market Engagement (EME) - Effective State and Democracy in Zambia (ESDZ)"
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# Early Market Engagement (EME) - Effective State and Democracy in Zambia (ESDZ)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-market-engagement-eme-effective-state-and-democracy-in-zambia-esdz-ocds-h6vhtk-042193). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "Early Market Engagement (EME) - Effective State and Democracy in Zambia (ESDZ)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £30,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office-gov-d1315)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £30,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Foreign economic-aid-related services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042193`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-market-engagement-eme-effective-state-and-democracy-in-zambia-esdz-ocds-h6vhtk-042193#tl-md)

## Description
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) would like to invite interested parties to attend a Market Engagement (EME) Event concerning the provision of services to deliver Effective State and Democracy in Zambia (ESDZ).
ESDZ aims to embed democratic values in Zambia’s institutions and practices and support an inclusive, effective state, which delivers poverty reduction and growth for all its citizens. ESDZ has budgeted approximately £30m over seven (7) years, with an anticipated start date of Q1 2024.
FCDO invites interested suppliers to attend an Early Market Engagement (EME) session relating to the ESDZ programme and associated future procurements. This EME will take place 10:00-11:00am UK time on Thursday 14 December 2023 and will be online via Microsoft Teams, with representation from both the project office in Lukasa, Zambia and FCDO Commercial. 
This EME event is an opportunity for prospective suppliers to understand current planning for the ESDZ programme, to ask questions, and to provide feedback on the draft Concept Note (CN) for the Business Case. To attend this EME event, please register and log in to FCDO's eTendering Portal:  https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk and complete PQQ_1530 before noon on 12.12.2023. The Concept Note (CN) is available for download as an attachment to the PQQ.
The event will be followed by a questionnaire and attendees will be able to ask further questions. The PQQ functionality in the portal will be used as the channel of communication for this project going forward.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 75211200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** ESDZ aims to embed democratic values in Zambia’s institutions and practices and support an inclusive, effective state, which delivers poverty reduction and growth for all its citizens. Provisional details of the proposed programme can be found in the...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035703-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-04T16:41:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T21:32:26.453Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042193