Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus)

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  "date": "2025-02-26T10:57:59Z",
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    "name": "Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office"
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          "id": "GB-FTS-139306",
          "name": "Cowater UK Limited"
        }
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        "description": "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).",
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    "title": "Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus)",
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    "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 30 June 2025. FCDO plans to extend the contract to 30 April 2026. \nThe contract will be extended under the provisions of Regulation 72 (b) (ii) A change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs for the period over which we are requesting an extension. It would be disruptive to downstream suppliers and beneficiaries. There is no increase in financial limit of the contract.",
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      "scheme": "CPV",
      "description": "Foreign economic-aid-related services"
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    "procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition",
    "procurementMethodRationale": "The contract will be extended under the provisions of Regulation 72 (b) (ii) A change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs for the period over which we are requesting an extension. It would be disruptive to downstream suppliers and beneficiaries. There is no increase in financial limit of the contract.",
    "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
      {
        "id": "D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE",
        "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL",
        "description": "The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive"
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      "name": "Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office",
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        "locality": "East Kilbride",
        "postalCode": "G75 8EA",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Abercrombie House"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/",
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            "description": "Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions"
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          {
            "scheme": "COFOG",
            "description": "Diplomacy and Development"
          }
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      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Karen Duffy",
        "email": "karen.duffy@fcdo.gov.uk"
      }
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    {
      "id": "GB-FTS-139306",
      "name": "Cowater UK Limited",
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      ],
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        "locality": "London",
        "postalCode": "EC4Y 0HA",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Unit 307 Hamilton House 1 Temple Avenue"
      },
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      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "Cowater UK Limited"
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    {
      "id": "GB-FTS-51841",
      "name": "FCDO",
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        "postalCode": "SW1A 2AH",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "King Charles Street"
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    {
      "id": "007259-2025-ecm_3883-1",
      "title": "Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus)",
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        "currency": "GBP"
      },
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      "awardID": "007259-2025-ecm_3883-1",
      "dateSigned": "2017-02-22T00:00:00Z"
    }
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  "description": "This notice is to advise of a variation to the current contract. This extension  period exceeds the term allowed for within the current contract. \nThe extension will be for 10 months from 30 June 2025 to 30 April 2025. \nThis is a time only extension, there will be no change to the overall financial limit of the contract.",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}