Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus)

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£18,324,192published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Feb 2017no call for competition

Awarded to Cowater UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice is to advise of a variation to the current contract for the provision of services to deliver Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus). The contract commenced on 22 February 2017 and was due for the expiry on 22 February 2025. FCDO plans to extend the contract to 30 June 2025.

The contract will be extended under the provisions of Regulation 72 (b) (ii) and cover provision of services by the original contractor that have become necessary in order to spend the remaining contract budget and where a change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority. This will be time only (no additional costs) extension.

CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services · Provision of services to the community

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

This notice relates to the extension of Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus) contract, which aims to improve the skills of the world’s poorest developing country governments to effectively participate in international trade negotiations, particularly at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Delivery: UK

75200000 Provision of services to the community

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Sept 2024, 17:23 BST
Last source update: 5 Sept 2024, 17:23 BST
Authority reference: project_8566
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-028510
Classification (CPV): Foreign economic-aid-related servicesProvision of services to the community
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04988c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The contract will be extended under the provisions of Regulation 72 (b) (ii) and cover provision of services by the original contractor that have become necessary in order to spend the remaining contract budget and where a change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority. This will be time only (no additional costs) extension.

Publisher note: This notice is to advise of a variation to the current contract. This extension exceeds the term allowed for within the current contract. The extension will be for 4 months from 22 February 2025 to 30 June 2025. This is a time only extension, there will be no change to the overall financial limit of the contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £18,324,1921 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Feb 2017

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Cowater UK LimitedSubcontracting: declared	£18,324,192 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus) · Cowater UK Limited
Signed
22 Feb 2017
Value
£18,324,192
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDiplomacy and Development King Charles Street, London, UK, SW1A 2AHContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

FCDOReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Cowater UK LimitedAwarded supplier Thalves Inn House, 1st Floor, 3-4 Horburn Circus, London, UK, EC1N 2HA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.