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Strengthening the Teaching of Primary School Mathematics in Malawi

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:11.

Opportunity overview

The Roll Out and Institutionalization of the National Mathematics Curriculum Reform (NMCR) is a core component of the Maziko a Maphunziro (Foundations of Learning) Programme, a programme that aims at strengthening the quality of foundational education in Malawi. The UK is providing funding to support the Malawi government to improve the quality of early grade numeracy teaching, so all children are supported to learn more effectively.

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.

Classification

  • CPV75211200 — Foreign economic-aid-related services

Lots

  • The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) seeks to extend the contract for the Strengthening the Teaching of Primary School Mathematics in Malawi programme by 3.5 months, extending the remaining term from 12 December 2025 to 31 March 2026, and to increase the current contract value from £31.4 million to £38.2 million.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
PO 10025 ecm_3793
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Why this procedure was chosen
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) seeks to extend the contract for the Strengthening the Teaching of Primary School Mathematics in Malawi programme by 3.5 months, extending the remaining term from December 2025 to 31 March 2026, and to increase the current contract value from £31.4 million to £38.2 million. Due to recent reductions in the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget, the scope and budget of the National Mathematics Curriculum Reform programme (NMCR) has been reduced to £6.8 million for FY25-26. The bulk of the remaining work for this year consists of completion of the printing and distribution of textbooks for Term 2 (thus due before January 2026), and the training of Standard 3 and 4 teachers, which has to take place in December 2025. A detailed closure and exit plan will also be implemented during the period to March 2026. In the circumstances, given the time necessary for any new supplier to commence operations in the country, following a procurement process, in order to supply these deliverables, it would not be realistically possible for a new supplier to meet these immovable deadlines. Any delay would significantly disrupt the planned schedule for training and textbook distribution, which has to be aligned with the school calendar. It has not been possible to commence a procurement process any earlier owing to the need to comply with the ODA spend reduction processes. In the event that budget is allocated for a second phase of this programme, a procurement will be run for a new contract. Given the immediacy of the need to complete these main remaining tasks, which are necessary but were not included in the original procurement, as well as wind down the contract by March 2026, a change of contractor is not technically or economically possible within these timescales and would cause significant inconvenience and substantial duplication of costs for FCDO. The proposed increase is within the 50% threshold permitted under Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

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

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Options
No
Description
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) seeks to extend the contract for the Strengthening the Teaching of Primary School Mathematics in Malawi programme by 3.5 months, extending the remaining term from 12 December 2025 to 31 March 2026, and to increase the current contract value from £31.4 million to £38.2 million.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Malawi

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
75211200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Foreign economic-aid-related services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-131
Name
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Roles

buyer

Address

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

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
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
No Identifier Rationale
soleTrader

Contact

Telephone
+44 355844000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-155261
Name
Mott MacDonald Limited T/A Cambridge Education

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Cambridge
Postal Code
CB1 2JD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
22 Station Road Cambridge

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Mott MacDonald Limited T/A Cambridge Education
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-56157
Name
Cabinet office

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Cabinet office

Award information

Award 1
Id
041944-2025-PO 10025-1
Title
Strengthening the Teaching of Primary School Mathematics in Malawi
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-155261
Name
Mott MacDonald Limited T/A Cambridge Education

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
041944-2025-PO 10025-1
Title
Strengthening the Teaching of Primary School Mathematics in Malawi
Status
active
Award ID
041944-2025-PO 10025-1
Date Signed
24 Feb 2020, 00:00

Value

Amount
38,200,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · SW1A 2AH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0563b2-2025-07-22T11:47:16+01:00compiled ·