Official UK procurement notice
Transforming Financial Services in Bangladesh (Technical Assistance)
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFCDO are planning to procure a Technical Assistance contract for a five-year financial sector development programme in Bangladesh. The contract would require the supplier to provide expertise to the central bank, government and other related regulatory authorities. The contract will pursue outcomes in the following areas:
- Organisational transformation of the central bank
- Financial infrastructure development, including for financial inclusion (e.g. payment systems, regulatory technology, credit information, open banking etc)
- New and reformed regulatory and legal frameworks and institutions for financial services (e.g. bankruptcy code)
- Financial ecosystem development (e.g. accredited professionals, standards)
The route to market for this procurement opportunity is now finalised and will be through FCDO’s existing Global Development Delivery (GDD) Framework, Lot No.4, which will be governed under PCR 2015 regulations. The communication channel against pqq_1945 (fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/go/313053680199E13227C4 ↗) will be closed w.e.f. 28/11/2025. All future engagement with the Framework Suppliers until publication of ITT for this Tender will be through the existing Lot No.4 communication channel, which is available only to the existing Lot 4 suppliers.
CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewalPublished value£7,500,000
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 3 Sept 2025, 15:33 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2025, 12:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067792- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059367Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Sept 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published3 Sept 2025, 15:33 BST
- Latest notice published368 days ago23 Oct 2025, 12:46 BST
- Tender notice expected318 days ago12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by265 days ago3 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline255 days ago13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts190 days ago20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Sept 2025- Planned procurement notice published3 Sept 2025, 15:33 BSTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published23 Oct 2025, 12:46 BSTUK3
- Deadline moved to 13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT23 Oct 2025, 12:46 BST+85 days · was 20 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
Published amendments (1)
The changes to Notice include informing the market about changes to tender timelines and the route to market from Open Procedure to call down under Global Development Delivery (GDD) Framework Lot No.4, which will be governed under PCR 2015 regulations. The existing communication channel under pqq_1945 shall cease to exist w.e.f. 28/11/2025.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender