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Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation 2.0 (HEROS 2.0) - Lot 2: Conflict Expert Advisory Service
Foreign economic-aid-related services
Location not published
Published value
£66,950,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation 2.0 (HEROS 2.0) - Lot 2: Conflict Expert Advisory Service". Published status: planning. Published value: £66,950,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £66,950,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
4.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Adam Smith International LtdTop vendor: 49.7% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 343 active published awards; 32 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Smith International Ltd | 1 win | £8,669,631 |
| KPMG Advisory Services Limited | 1 win | £4,000,000 |
| AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO SA | 1 win | £1,323,935 |
| JORDAN MODERN OIL & FUEL SERVICES CO. LTD. | 1 win | £1,250,000 |
| DEC Property Management I Pvt Ltd | 1 win | £851,440 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published30 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST | Last source update30 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationForeign economic-aid-related services | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-050c62 | ||
What is being bought
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) intends to run a competitive procurement for the Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation (HEROS) successor programme (HEROS 2.0).
HEROS 2 will be procured as two Lots:
• Lot 1: Early Warning, Risk Analysis and Humanitarian Response
• Lot 2: Conflict Expert Advisory Service
Implemented since November 2017, the Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation programme (HEROS 1.0) (Development Tracker link: https://bit.ly/4176TTi) has enabled FCDO to respond rapidly and at scale to global humanitarian crises, while also supporting work on protracted crises, chronic emergencies and humanitarian reform. HEROS 1.0 provides a flexible delivery model to support the UK Government’s conflict, stabilisation and security objectives in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, both during steady-state periods and in response to emerging crises.
Under HEROS 2 Lot 2: Conflict Expert Advisory Service will deliver the following core capabilities:
-provision of the Conflict Expert Advisory Service
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £66,950,000
30 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST - Official notice release published
30 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST - Published value updated to £261,680,000
30 Jun 2026, 15:32 BST - Official notice release published
30 Jun 2026, 15:32 BST - Published value updated to £66,950,000
30 Jun 2026, 12:17 BST - Official notice release published
30 Jun 2026, 12:17 BST - Published value updated to £261,680,000
30 Jun 2026, 12:10 BST - Official notice release published
30 Jun 2026, 12:10 BST - Published value updated to £217,916,667
2 May 2025, 14:41 BST - Status changed to planning
2 May 2025, 14:41 BST - Official notice release published
2 May 2025, 14:41 BST - Buyer information updated
2 May 2025, 14:41 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
30 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST - Procedure published
30 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST - engagement
15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledFCDO is looking to engage with prospective HEROS suppliers and is seeking feedback from the market on the HEROS 2.0 requirements by way of a period of Market Engagement. The Market Engagement will be structured as follows: Stage 1 – Publication of Draft Documentation The Authority will publish the draft Statement of Requirements (SoR), together with supporting annexes. A historic data pack will also be provided to support suppliers’ operational understanding and context. This will be followed in quick succession by the publication of selected draft contract schedules. Satge 2- Approximately one week following Stage 1, the Authority will publish a pre-recorded video setting out: -Further context on the draft Statement of Requirements, including key updates since the previous market engagement; and details of the proposed route to market and procurement approach. Suppliers will subsequently be invited to complete a questionnaire via this tender portal to provide feedback on both the draft requirements and the proposed procurement process. Stage 3 – Supplier Networking Registration Suppliers will be invited to register their interest in attending a virtual supplier networking session, planned for mid-July. These sessions are intended to support supplier engagement, enabling organisations to build connections and develop potential supply chain partnerships. To access information relating to this market engagement, including the draft SoR, please register on the Authority’s e tendering portal (BravoSolution) at: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk under PQQ_2049 – HHumanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation 2.0 (HEROS 2.0)- Lot 2: Conflict Expert Advisory Service (Supplier Communication Channel). This PQQ will be used for communication and sharing information purposes only to facilitate market engagement
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PXRR-8771-PHVXDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 30 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |