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MOBILIST Product Platform

Buyer: Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office →

BuyerForeign Commonwealth and Development Office
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published15 Sept 2025

What is being bought

The Product Platform aims to identify and prioritise high-impact investments for potential listing on UK or local exchanges, working closely with the broader MOBILIST initiative to guide these products through design, launch, investment, and IPO stages. The programme also deploys targeted Technical Assistance to develop financial infrastructure deemed a global public good.

Delivery location

UK

Categories

Foreign economic-aid-related services 75211200

Lot details

Lot 1

The MOBILIST platform is a flagship initiative by the UK government aimed at mobilising institutional capital to support sustainable development and the climate transition. It focuses on developing scalable and replicable financial products that align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and aims to close the financing gap in developing countries. An FCDO policy initiative aimed at addressing barriers to capital formation in public markets for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) financing. The Product Platform aims to identify and prioritise high-impact investments for potential listing on UK or local exchanges, working closely with the broader MOBILIST initiative to guide these products through design, launch, investment, and IPO stages. The programme also deploys targeted Technical Assistance to develop financial infrastructure deemed a global public good. Additional information: This amendment retains the right for early termination

Award criteria
Technical — 55
Commercial — 45
price — 100

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Not publishedNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 75. The category anchor is Foreign economic-aid-related services (75211200); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 758233 median · 44.5 average (207 of 823 with a bid count)3.5 average (248 of 823 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer213 median · 3.6 average (7 of 21 with a bid count)1 average (14 of 21 with named award suppliers)Not published
Delivery region: UK2053.5 median · 150.9 average (52 of 205 with a bid count)6.8 average (74 of 205 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleThe Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) intends to award a 12- month extension and financial uplift of £2,263,333 (Ex VAT) to the MOBILIST Policy Platform contract with Palladium International Ltd. This amendment includes an option for early termination and is made under Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, which permits modifications that are not substantial within the meaning of paragraph (8). FCDO considers that the extension can be awarded without prior publication of a notice under Part 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 but has elected to use the procedure in regulation 99(3) (VEAT notice). The contract contains a provision allowing for a 12-month extension, until March 2027 which this amendment will utilise. The contract contains a specific provision allowing for a 20% increase in the contract value, utilised in 2022. This amendment will see a further financial uplift to cover additional services delivered during the extension period. The nature and scope of the contract remain unchanged. This amendment does not materially alter or expand the contract scope and therefore does not constitute a substantial modification. Palladium will continue to deliver the same core services: Identify investments and supporting the launch of financial products. No new deliverables or strategic shifts are introduced. The amendment is necessary to ensure continuity of service provision while decisions on the future structure of the MOBILIST programme are finalised. FCDO originally planned to re-procure these services in February 2025. However, this procurement was paused following the shift of UK ODA budget to 0.3%. The MOBILIST programme is now undergoing a strategic options assessment, and as a result the scope of future service delivery for the programme will remain unclear until the outcome of that assessment is known. This extension will allow for continuity of service delivery until the future structure of the programme is approved, and a targeted procurement for the delivery of the required services can be launched. Proceeding with a new procurement before the completion of the options assessment would introduce significant risks, including the potential for wasted supplier resources in competing for a contract which might need to be cancelled or terminated early after award. Before entering the proposed contract amendment, the Authority will observe the standstill period of 10 calendar days from the day after publication on the UK e-notification service required by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 at regulation 99 before executing the amendment allowing all relevant parties adequate time to review and respond
Rationale classificationsThe procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

056530-2025-1

Statusactive
Value£8,960,000

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-059a33
Latest release ID056530-2025
Latest release timestampMon Sep 15 2025 11:23:09 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodlimited
Procurement method detailsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0024
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release3

Notice history

DateEventReference
15 Sept 2025award, contract056530-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
15 Sept 2025 · 056530-2025 · award, contract
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