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Opportunity overview
DAI Global UK is seeking proposals from firms to provide transaction advisory, finance and investment support to the Building Resilience and Addressing Vulnerability to Emergencies - Institutional Strengthening (BRAVE-IS) programme in Pakistan. BRAVE-IS is a multi-year (2026-2029) technical assistance programme funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Background
Pakistan is among the countries most exposed to climate and disaster risk. The binding constraint on resilience investment is not policy but capability: government institutions lack the instruments and in-house capacity to turn identified needs into investable propositions that public, international and private financiers will fund.
Scope
BRAVE-IS will appoint one firm under a Time and Materials drawdown framework, from which it can mobilise experts and, where needed, complete delivery teams. Work will be commissioned through individual task requests. Expertise is required in:
Transaction advisory and project structuring, including PPP and blended finance
Feasibility, financial modelling and economic appraisal
Investment pipeline development and project preparation
Private sector engagement and investment mobilisation
Institutional and embedded delivery support within federal and provincial government bodies
Support must strengthen, not substitute for, government capacity, and tools and models must be handed over for continued use. Personnel will work in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar, with travel elsewhere in Pakistan as required.
Contract
The initial period runs from date of award to 31 March 2027, extendable subject to programme requirements, performance and FCDO approval. No minimum volume of work is guaranteed. This is an open competition and rates are sought for locally based personnel.
How to apply
Submit one email to brave-is@dai.com with the subject line "BRAVE-IS-001 - Proposal - [Firm name]", attaching two separate PDF files: (1) a technical submission of no more than nine pages, with CVs as an annex, and (2) a financial proposal giving daily fee rates only for five personnel levels. Proposals will be scored 80% technical and 20% financial and must remain valid for 90 days.
Key dates
Clarification questions: by 9 October 2026, by email to brave-is@dai.com with the subject line "BRAVE-IS-001 - Clarification Question - [Firm name]"
Proposal deadline: 20 October 2026, 17:00 Pakistan Standard Time (13:00 UK time)
Please read the full RFP (reference BRAVE-IS-001) before applying. Late submissions will not be considered. DAI reserves the right to cancel the procurement or make no award.
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PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
DAI Global UK seeks one firm for a time-and-materials drawdown framework supporting the FCDO-funded BRAVE-IS resilience programme in Pakistan. The supplier will provide transaction advisory, finance, investment and embedded government-delivery support through individual task requests.
Who this may suit
Suitable for firms with Pakistan-based transaction advisory, PPP/blended-finance, project preparation, financial modelling, investment mobilisation and public-sector capacity-building capability.
Key points identified
Technical submissionMaximum nine pages, with CVs provided as an annex.Evidence: "a technical submission of no more than nine pages, with CVs as an annex"
Financial proposalDaily fee rates only for five personnel levels.Evidence: "a financial proposal giving daily fee rates only for five personnel levels"
Proposal validity90 days.Evidence: "Proposals ... must remain valid for 90 days."
96% approved-analysis confidence8 supplier criteria identified5 risks or unknowns
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DAI Global UK seeks one firm for a time-and-materials drawdown framework supporting the FCDO-funded BRAVE-IS resilience programme in Pakistan. The supplier will provide transaction advisory, finance, investment and embedded government-delivery support through individual task requests.
Who this may suit
Suitable for firms with Pakistan-based transaction advisory, PPP/blended-finance, project preparation, financial modelling, investment mobilisation and public-sector capacity-building capability.
Key deliverables
Transaction advisory and project structuring, including PPP and blended finance
Feasibility studies, financial models and economic appraisals
Investment pipeline development and project preparation
Private-sector engagement and investment mobilisation
Embedded institutional support for federal and provincial government bodies
Handover of tools and models for continued government use
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
8 criteria identified
Technical submission
99% confidence
Maximum nine pages, with CVs provided as an annex.
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"a technical submission of no more than nine pages, with CVs as an annex"
Financial proposal
99% confidence
Daily fee rates only for five personnel levels.
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"a financial proposal giving daily fee rates only for five personnel levels"
The scope lists these required areas of expertise.
Capacity-building approach
99% confidence
Support must strengthen rather than substitute for government capacity; tools and models must be handed over.
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"Support must strengthen, not substitute for, government capacity, and tools and models must be handed over for continued use."
SME suitability
98% confidence
Marked suitable for SMEs.
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"suitable_for_sme": 1
VCSE suitability
98% confidence
Marked suitable for VCSEs.
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"suitable_for_vcse": 1
Other eligibility requirements
90% confidence
Unknown from the supplied notice text.
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No explicit minimum turnover, insurance, incorporation, security clearance or certification requirement is stated in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Commercial model
99% confidence
Time-and-materials drawdown framework with individual task requests.
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"one firm under a Time and Materials drawdown framework" and "Work will be commissioned through individual task requests."
Rate basis
98% confidence
Daily rates requested for five personnel levels; the notice says rates are sought for locally based personnel.
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"daily fee rates only for five personnel levels" and "rates are sought for locally based personnel."
Contract term
98% confidence
Initial period from award to 31 March 2027; extendable subject to programme requirements, performance and FCDO approval.
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"The initial period runs from date of award to 31 March 2027, extendable subject to programme requirements, performance and FCDO approval."
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown.
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value_min, value_max and currency are null; no value is stated in the description.
Work volume
99% confidence
No minimum volume of work is guaranteed.
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"No minimum volume of work is guaranteed."
Delivery
Delivery country
99% confidence
Pakistan.
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Delivery location is Pakistan; the programme is described as being in Pakistan.
Primary delivery locations
99% confidence
Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar, with travel elsewhere in Pakistan as required.
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"Personnel will work in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar, with travel elsewhere in Pakistan as required."
Delivery model
98% confidence
Mobilisation of experts and, where needed, complete delivery teams under task requests.
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"it can mobilise experts and, where needed, complete delivery teams."
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procurement procedure
99% confidence
Open competition; source metadata describes an open procedure (below threshold).
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Description: "This is an open competition"; metadata: "Open procedure (below threshold)".
Submission method
99% confidence
Submit one email to brave-is@dai.com with subject "BRAVE-IS-001 - Proposal - [Firm name]" and two separate PDF attachments.
View supporting evidence
The how-to-apply section specifies the email address, subject line and two-PDF format.
Clarification deadline
99% confidence
9 October 2026, by email to brave-is@dai.com using subject "BRAVE-IS-001 - Clarification Question - [Firm name]".
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"Clarification questions: by 9 October 2026" with the stated email and subject line.
Proposal deadline
99% confidence
20 October 2026, 17:00 Pakistan Standard Time / 13:00 UK time.
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The description states both times; submission_deadline is 2026-10-20T13:00:00+01:00.
Evaluation weighting
99% confidence
80% technical and 20% financial.
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"Proposals will be scored 80% technical and 20% financial"
Late submissions
99% confidence
Will not be considered.
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"Late submissions will not be considered."
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
No guaranteed workload
99% confidence
The framework provides no minimum work volume, creating utilisation and revenue uncertainty.
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"No minimum volume of work is guaranteed."
Extension uncertainty
98% confidence
Any extension is conditional on programme requirements, supplier performance and FCDO approval.
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"extendable subject to programme requirements, performance and FCDO approval."
Rate restriction
96% confidence
The financial proposal is limited to daily fee rates for five personnel levels, and the notice seeks rates for locally based personnel.
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The financial proposal and contract sections specify these points.
Cancellation/no-award risk
99% confidence
DAI reserves the right to cancel the procurement or make no award.
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"DAI reserves the right to cancel the procurement or make no award."
Supporting attachment content unavailable
99% confidence
Three attachments are listed as evaluation criteria and clarifications, but their contents are not included in the supplied evidence; they may contain additional requirements or amendments.
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Documents 2–4 are attachment URLs with document types "evaluationCriteria" and "clarifications" but no supplied text.
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