Official UK procurement notice
Verification and Technical Assurance Programme - Ukraine (VERITAS-UKR)
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe FCDO is seeking a Supplier to deliver demand-led independent Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) service and portfolio evidence research analysis for the FCDO’s ODA portfolio in Ukraine (which is managed by the British Embassy Kyiv’s (BEK).
The Contract is intended to provide assurance and transparency of results being achieved by the FCDO’s implementing partners (IPs) and downstream partners in Ukraine to increase accountability to project beneficiaries and achieve greater assurance for the portfolio. The Contract will deliver against seven different work-streams. It will also work to pilot and if successful scale-up delivery of a CSO- led model of TPM. It will support the generation of evidence, analysis, and learning to inform, assure, and improve cohesive policy, programmatic and diplomatic decision-making in reference to the FCDO’s ODA portfolio in Ukraine.
CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£15,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical assessment: 70%
- Commercial Assessment: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical assessment
- Commercial Assessment
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Aug 2025, 15:26 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2026, 11:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
ITT_7222- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052092- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058f91Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Via FCDO eSourcing portal: fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Timeline
28 Aug 2025 → 29 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published28 Aug 2025, 15:26 BST
- Clarification questions by392 days ago29 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline385 days ago6 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by343 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts333 days ago28 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent231 days ago10 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends217 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published180 days ago29 Apr 2026, 11:43 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Aug 2025- Tender notice published28 Aug 2025, 15:26 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Mar 2026, 09:23 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Mar 2026, 09:23 GMT
- Contract award notice published25 Mar 2026, 15:38 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published29 Apr 2026, 11:43 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 28 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrity Global LtdSME31 Mar 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031Extensions: FCDO may extend the contract where the supplier has demonstrated a strong impact and has the potential to yield better results. The scaling up may include, but is not limited to, providing TPM for additional bilateral ODA and ISF programmes and providing more or different TPM and evidence activities. | £15,000,000 | 10 Mar 2026standstill to 23 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
| Integrity Global LtdSME | £21,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Verification and Technical Assurance Programme - Ukraine (VERITAS-UKR) · Integrity Global LtdSME
- Signed
- 29 Apr 2026
- Value
- £21,000,000
- Period
- 29 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- FCDO reserves the right to extend the duration and/or increase the value of the contract, where the supplier has demonstrated strong performance and impact, including scaling up the scope of services to cover additional bilateral ODA and ISF programmes and/or the provision of further or amended third‑party monitoring and evidence activities.
5 agreed KPIs: Timeliness of Deliverables · Cost and Budget Adherence · Quality of reporting …
- Timeliness of Deliverables, The timeliness of each quarterly and annual reports.
- Cost and Budget Adherence, Actual costs vs. forecast.
- Quality of reporting, Quality reports will deliver clear, relevant, and actionable insights tailored to its audience and purpose. It will be well-structured, evidence-based, and demonstrates analytical depth, enabling informed decision-making and meaningful impact.
- Engagement, The percentage of FCDO staff and implementing partners (IPs) that rate engagement with the supplier positively. The following dimensions of engagement will be rated annually via a survey of TPM users: • Demand on FCDO/IP’s time • Clarity of correspondence • Extent to which feedback from FCDO/IP’s is addressed
- Innovation, The supplier proactively promotes innovation in delivery and the supplier actively captures and shares lessons learnt.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winDT Global International Development Ltd · Greater London
- did not winTetra Tech International Development Limited · South East England
- did not winCowater International
- did not winEcorys UK Limited · West Midlands
- did not winITAD LimitedSME · South East England
- did not winSocha LLC
- did not winUniversity Research Co LLC
- wonIntegrity Global LtdSME · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
8 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Cowater InternationalBidder / tenderer
- DT Global International Development LtdBidder / tenderer
- Ecorys UK LimitedBidder / tenderer
- INTEGRITY GLOBAL LTDAwarded supplier
- ITAD LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Socha LLCBidder / tenderer
- Tetra Tech International Development LimitedBidder / tenderer
- University Research Co LLCBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender