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title: "EMPOWER - Strengthening access to Family Planning (FP) in the Private sector -- Familiarisation with the FCDO Tender Process Event"
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# EMPOWER - Strengthening access to Family Planning (FP) in the Private sector -- Familiarisation with the FCDO Tender Process Event

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/empower-strengthening-access-to-family-planning-fp-in-the-private-sector-familiarisation-w-ocds-h6vhtk-0489e2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "EMPOWER - Strengthening access to Family Planning (FP) in the Private sector -- Familiarisation with the FCDO Tender Process Event". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £3,000,000. 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:** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services, Provision of services to the community
- **Delivery Location:** UG
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0489e2`

## 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/empower-strengthening-access-to-family-planning-fp-in-the-private-sector-familiarisation-w-ocds-h6vhtk-0489e2#tl-md)

## Description
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is planning procurement for the provision of services to deliver EMPOWER - Strengthening access to Family Planning in the Private Sector, Component 3 contract with estimated value ranging between £3 – 3.5m over four and half years.
Having reviewed all available routes to market, the FCDO decided to use an Open Procedure or Light Touch Regime (LTR) - Procedure defined under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services of Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes, Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015.
FCDO would like to work with small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and organisations eligible to operate in Uganda and FCDO is keen to learn more about barriers to participation in tenders open to the market.
To allow FCDO in decision whether to organise "Familiarisation with FCDO Tender Process" session, please register / log in to FCDO e-Sourcing Portal - https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/ and complete Qualification Envelope for PQQ_1703 by 12 noon (BST) on Friday 16 August 2024.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UG

- **Description:** Please note that whist the Familiarisation with FCDO Tender Process session is planned in relation to the EMPOWER - Strengthening access to Family Planning in the Private Sector, Component 3, the event will not cover the requirements of the contract....

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025425-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-12T12:51:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T18:35:30.134Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0489e2