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Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus)

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office · compiled

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Opportunity overview

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. 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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Cowater UK Limited

Match pending…
Contract value
£18.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
22 Feb 2017
Award ID
007259-2025-ecm_3883-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, EC4Y 0HA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV75211200 — Foreign economic-aid-related services
  • CPV75200000 — Provision of services to the community

Lots

  • 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).Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
8566
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
75211200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Foreign economic-aid-related services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Options
No
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).

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial
Type
cost
Description
40

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
75200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Provision of services to the community

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-21975
Name
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
East Kilbride
Postal Code
G75 8EA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Abercrombie House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Diplomacy and Development

Identifier

Legal Name
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Contact

Name
Karen Duffy
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-139306
Name
Cowater UK Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4Y 0HA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 307 Hamilton House 1 Temple Avenue

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Cowater UK Limited
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-51841
Name
FCDO

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2AH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
King Charles Street

Identifier

Legal Name
FCDO

Award information

Award 1
Id
007259-2025-ecm_3883-1
Title
Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus)
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-139306
Name
Cowater UK Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
007259-2025-ecm_3883-1
Title
Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus)
Status
active
Award ID
007259-2025-ecm_3883-1
Date Signed
22 Feb 2017, 00:00

Value

Amount
18,324,192
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · East Kilbride · UK · G75 8EA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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