Official UK procurement notice
Improving Trade Facilitation and Customs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNo description was published on the notice. See the official documents.
CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Improving Trade Facilitation and Customs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
FCDO is seeking a supplier to deliver its trade development and facilitation programme, to improvetrade performance and customs in the OPTs. The programme is designed to be flexible and adaptable,and will work politically and technically to:
— expedite the movement of goods and reduce transaction costs,
— improve the capacity of Palestinian trade related institutions and the trade enabling environment,
— strengthen the competitiveness of the private sector to export and create jobs,
— improved PA’s customs capacity and revenue collection from trade related taxes.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 26 May 2026, 18:17 BST
- Last source update
- 26 May 2026, 18:17 BST
- Authority reference
PO 10054- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-049256- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a509Find a Tender
Publisher note: A contractual novation was completed in 2026 transferring the contract from CowaterSogema International Inc to Cowater UK Limited.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
19 Oct 2020 → 26 May 2026 · 2 dates- Contract starts19 Oct 2020, 00:00 BST
- Notice published151 days ago26 May 2026, 18:17 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowater UK Limited, CowaterSogema International Incjoint award | £30,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Improving Trade Facilitation and Customs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories · Cowater UK Limited, CowaterSogema International Inc
- Signed
- 19 Oct 2020
- Value
- £30,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
- Change The contract is modified to extend its duration and increase its total value. The contract term is extended by 18 months, from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2028. The contract value is increased by £7,500,000, bringing the total contract value to £30,000,000 (excluding VAT). The modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: This modification is permitted in accordance with Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, in particular: • Regulation 72(1)(a), as the original procurement documents explicitly provided for extension and scale up options up to a maximum value of £30,000,000; • and/or Regulation 72(1)(b), as a change of contractor cannot be made for economic or technical reasons without significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs; The modification does not change the overall nature of the contract and complies with the conditions set out in Regulation 72.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- FCDOReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Cowater UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- CowaterSogema International IncAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.