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Technical Assistance (TA) Facility to strengthen Rwanda's Social Protection Sector: Exiting Poverty Rwanda Programme

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:38.

Opportunity overview

The TA Facility will provide technical expertise and capacity building to the Government of Rwanda and support the effective implementation of its Social Protection Sector Strategic Plan (SP-SSP) and ultimately a strengthened national social protection system, as well as the delivery of FCDO's Exiting Poverty in Rwanda (EPR) programme which aims to eradicate extreme poverty and reduce overall poverty.

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 International

No match
Contract value
£7.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
3 Mar 2021
Award ID
058840-2025-PROJ_10147-1
Status
active
Location
Ontario, CA, KP1P5H9, Canada

Classification

  • CPV75211200 — Foreign economic-aid-related services

Lots

  • This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) proposes to extend the contract with the named supplier for the Technical Assistance (TA) Facility to strengthen Rwanda's Social Protection Sector: Exiting Poverty Rwanda Programme in a manner that is necessary to support a responsible exit from the programme . This contract extension will increase the contractual value by £1.8m as set out in the original contract and a 15 month time extension. The Technical Assistance facility provides technical expertise and capacity building to the Government of Rwanda and support the effective implementation of its Social Protection Sector Strategic Plan (SP-SSP) and ultimately a strengthened national social protection system, as well as the delivery of FCDO's Exiting Poverty in Rwanda (EPR) programme which aims to eradicate extreme poverty and reduce overall poverty. This extension will enable continued delivery of the technical assistance facility which provides technical expertise and capacity building to the Government of Rwanda. Additional information: This contract was awarded to CowaterSogema International Inc as per contract award notice (https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/f822e7a8-824a-4bc6-a559-606a0ce62366?origin=SearchResults&p=1) External ID: f822e7a8-824a-4bc6-a559-606a0ce62366Value 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
ocds-h6vhtk-059ffc
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 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) intends to award a 15 month extension to the Technical Assistance (TA) Facility to strengthen Rwanda's Social Protection Sector: Exiting Poverty Rwanda Programme. This amendment is made under Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, which permits modifications because additional services by the original contractor have become necessary where a change of contractor cannot be made for economic or technical reasons. FCDO considers that the extension can be awarded without prior publication of a notice under Part 2 of the Public using the procedure in regulation 99(3) (VEAT notice). The modification does not exceed 50% of the original contract value. The extension to 30 June 2027 is necessary to allow FCDO unlock £15m in additional donor funding that is crucial to enable a responsible exit from the programme in a way that minimises harm to its beneficiaries. The nature and scope of the contract remain unchanged. This amendment does not materially expand the contract scope. Cowter International will continue to deliver the same core services. Proceeding with a new procurement would introduce significant risks, including loss of the additional donor funding, the potential for duplication of costs already borne, reputational risk with host government and adverse development impact on the most vulnerable beneficiaries. Additionally, a change of supplier would be impractical due to technical knowledge of the supplier on the Rwanda Social Protection System, trust, and well established relationships with the host government. These attributes are not readily transferable. Before entering the proposed contract amendment, the Authority will observe the standstill period of 10 calendar days from the day after publication on the UK e-notification service required by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 at regulation 99 before executing the amendment allowing all relevant parties adequate time to review and respond.

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_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
Yes
Description
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) proposes to extend the contract with the named supplier for the Technical Assistance (TA) Facility to strengthen Rwanda's Social Protection Sector: Exiting Poverty Rwanda Programme in a manner that is necessary to support a responsible exit from the programme . This contract extension will increase the contractual value by £1.8m as set out in the original contract and a 15 month time extension. The Technical Assistance facility provides technical expertise and capacity building to the Government of Rwanda and support the effective implementation of its Social Protection Sector Strategic Plan (SP-SSP) and ultimately a strengthened national social protection system, as well as the delivery of FCDO's Exiting Poverty in Rwanda (EPR) programme which aims to eradicate extreme poverty and reduce overall poverty. This extension will enable continued delivery of the technical assistance facility which provides technical expertise and capacity building to the Government of Rwanda. Additional information: This contract was awarded to CowaterSogema International Inc as per contract award notice (https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/f822e7a8-824a-4bc6-a559-606a0ce62366?origin=SearchResults&p=1) External ID: f822e7a8-824a-4bc6-a559-606a0ce62366

Options

Description
The original contract included options to extend the right to extend the programme by up to 1.5 years with a maximum, potential 50% increase to budget of the initial contracted value. This modification will extend the contract by 15 months from 31 March 2026 to 30 June 2027. It will increase the financial limit by £1.8m. which is within the 50% increase of budget as initially tendered.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Techincal
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Name
Cost
Type
cost
Description
30

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
RW

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-6101
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, Eaglesham Road

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
Development & Diplomacy

Identifier

Legal Name
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Contact

Telephone
+44 1355844062
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-161680
Name
Cowater International

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
CA
Locality
Ontario
Postal Code
KP1P5H9
Country Name
Canada
Street Address
275 Slater Street Suite 1600

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Cowater International
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-161681
Name
Foreign Commomwealth & Development Office

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody

Address

Locality
East Kilbride
Postal Code
G75 8EA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Foreign Commomwealth & Development Office

Contact

Telephone
+44 1355844062

Award information

Award 1
Id
058840-2025-PROJ_10147-1
Title
TA Facility to strengthen Rwanda’s Social Protection Sector as part of FCDO’s Exiting Poverty in Rwanda Programme
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-161680
Name
Cowater International

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
058840-2025-PROJ_10147-1
Title
TA Facility to strengthen Rwanda’s Social Protection Sector as part of FCDO’s Exiting Poverty in Rwanda Programme
Status
active
Award ID
058840-2025-PROJ_10147-1
Date Signed
3 Mar 2021, 00:00

Value

Amount
7,376,925
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059ffc-2025-09-23T11:52:01+01:00compiled ·