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title: "Resilience in Agriculture and Investing in Nature Zambia (RAINZ)"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/resilience-in-agriculture-and-investing-in-nature-zambia-rainz-ocds-h6vhtk-05f691"
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# Resilience in Agriculture and Investing in Nature Zambia (RAINZ)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/resilience-in-agriculture-and-investing-in-nature-zambia-rainz-ocds-h6vhtk-05f691). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "Resilience in Agriculture and Investing in Nature Zambia (RAINZ)". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £8,333,333. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office-gov-d1315)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £8,333,333 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Foreign economic-aid-related services
- **Delivery Location:** ZM
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/resilience-in-agriculture-and-investing-in-nature-zambia-rainz-ocds-h6vhtk-05f691#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f691`

## 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/resilience-in-agriculture-and-investing-in-nature-zambia-rainz-ocds-h6vhtk-05f691#tl-md)

## Description
The purpose of the EME is to Provide an update to the market from the last engagement and seek input into the design of Component 1, the Policy Facility.
This component works at systems level. It aims to support policy reform to increase agricultural productivity and improve natural resources management. Reforms may focus on supporting crop diversification, public extension services, agricultural market improvements – including financial markets, climate and weather services and early warning systems. Activities will be further defined during the inception phase but are likely to include research, technical assistance and embedded advisory capacity to support the Government of Zambia’s Ministries and Agencies deliver on priorities linked to the RAINZ objectives.
Interested suppliers are invited to attend an Early Market Engagement event on Thursday, 05 February 26 - 10:00 -11:30 UK Time. Please follow this link for registration details: https://forms.office.com/e/586QCJ047z
The draft Terms of Reference and questions from FCDO to the market will be shared in advance of the event via the portal. Suppliers will be invited to ask questions and give their feedback on the contract's scope and design, including the range of products and services. We will also seek to gauge the level of interest in the contract as we consider the route to market.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 75211200
- **Delivery regions:** ZM
- **Delivery countries in notice:** ZM

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F083288-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-16T11:54:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T08:38:40.304Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f691