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# UK Government Centre of Expertise: Green Cities and Infrastructure (GCI)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-government-centre-of-expertise-green-cities-and-infrastructure-gci-ocds-h6vhtk-03250a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "UK Government Centre of Expertise: Green Cities and Infrastructure (GCI)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £31,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Dec 2022, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office-gov-d1315)
- **Published Value:** £31,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 December 2022 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Foreign economic-aid-related services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKI32, UKM95
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £39,500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03250a`

## 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/uk-government-centre-of-expertise-green-cities-and-infrastructure-gci-ocds-h6vhtk-03250a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffcdo.bravosolution.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-government-centre-of-expertise-green-cities-and-infrastructure-gci-ocds-h6vhtk-03250a#participate

## Description
GCI aims to accelerate honest, reliable, inclusive, low-carbon and climate resilient growth and reduce poverty by enabling FCDO Posts to expand our infrastructure and cities programming across a greater range of geographies and sectors. It will do this by providing technical expertise and leadership to develop and implement new initiatives focused on: cities, both primary and secondary, enhancing their productivity and sustainability; and infrastructure services and systems, so that they foster urban and national sustainable and inclusive economic growth.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKI, UKM

- **Description:** As described in the original contract notice,  the estimated value of this requirement is up to a maximum of £118.6 million. This figure includes an initial 24-month core Contract period at a value of up to £40 million followed by a possible 36-month...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** UK Government Centre of Expertise: Green Cities and Infrastructure (GCI) (active)
  - Award id: `029414-2023-ecm_5518-1`
  - Supplier(s): **PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-76960`
  - Value: £39,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** UK Government Centre of Expertise: Green Cities and Infrastructure (GCI) (active)
  - Signed Value: £39,500,000
  - Signed Date: 06/09/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029414-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-05T14:01:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T21:07:47.186Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03250a