Official UK procurement notice
Technical Assistance (TA) Facility to strengthen Rwanda's Social Protection Sector: Exiting Poverty Rwanda Programme
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 #1Technical Assistance Facility to strengthen Rwanda's Social Protection Sector
The TA Facility will provide technical expertise and capacity building to the Government of Rwanda and support the effective implementation of its Social Protection Sector Strategic Plan (SP-SSP) and ultimately a strengthened national social protection system, as well as the delivery of FCDO's Exiting Poverty in Rwanda (EPR) programme which aims to eradicate extreme poverty and reduce overall poverty.
The work package agreed with the supplier will:
i. Sustain critical work currently being carried out by TAF and maintain support to government counterparts
ii. Work to make TAF more effective, evaluating how it works to ensure effectiveness across:
a. Policy support to GoR ministries
b. Renew focus on sub-national support and capacity building (LODA)
iii. Build sustainable capacity (as requested by the Steering Committee) in:
- Systems development: IT SP systems which last
- Support the training framework (to improve sub-national delivery)
iv. Set the groundwork for an expanded basket fund through sustainable interventions
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 10 Oct 2025, 09:24 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2025, 09:24 BST
- Authority reference
PROJ_10147- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064000- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ac53Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
3 Mar 2021 → 10 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Contract starts3 Mar 2021
- Notice published383 days ago10 Oct 2025, 09:24 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowater InternationalTechnical Assistance facility to strengthen Rwanda’s Social Protection Sector as part of FCDO’s Exiting Poverty in Rwanda Programme | £7,677,885 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Technical Assistance facility to strengthen Rwanda’s Social Protection Sector as part of FCDO’s Exiting Poverty in Rwanda Programme · Cowater International
- Signed
- 9 Oct 2025
- Value
- £7,677,885
- Period
- 3 Mar 2021 – 30 Jun 2027
- Status
- active
- Change This contract modification will increase the contractual value by £1.8m as set out in the terms of the original procurement and a increase the contract term by 15 months, extension., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: In line with the VEAT notice - 2025/S 000-058956 (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058956-2025?) the contract modification is necessary to allow FCDO unlock £15m in additional donor funding that is crucial to enable a responsible exit from the programme in a way that minimises harm to its beneficiaries. The nature and scope of the contract remain unchanged. This amendment does not materially expand the contract scope. Cowter International will continue to deliver the same core services. Proceeding with a new procurement would introduce significant risks, including loss of the additional donor funding, the potential for duplication of costs already borne, reputational risk, adverse development impact on the most beneficial beneficiaries.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Foreign Commonwealth & Development OfficeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Cowater InternationalAwarded supplier
- Cowater InternationalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.