ASEAN Economic Integration Programme (AEIP) Financial Services Pillar

Concepts

• foreign economic aid
• financial years
• greater financial resilience
• quality financial services
• financial inclusion
• asean economic integration programme
• asean
• asean member states
• economic opportunities
• asean-led policy recommendations

Location

London

Description

The AEIP Financial Services pillar aims to support wider availability and use of quality financial services in Asean member states to enable greater financial resilience and economic opportunities, particularly for MSMEs and women. The intended outcome of the FSp is that AMS adopt and implement ASEAN-led policy recommendations and reforms that promote financial inclusion in the region. The programme will achieve this through technical assistance, capacity building and knowledge-transfer partnerships (“expert support”) for the ASEAN Secretariat, AMS, and Timor-Leste, drawing on expertise in UK institutions.

Total Quantity or Scope

The supplier will: i) Design, plan and agree with FCDO and ASEAN a pipeline of projects that fit with the FSp Theory of Change and achieve its objectives. The pipeline will be developed during an initial three-month inception phase in FY2023/24 and formally updated once each year. ii) Deploy and manage subject matter experts to deliver the agreed projects for AMS in financial years 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27 and 2027/28. This will include risk and financial management functions. iii) Embed robust monitoring, evaluation and learning practices into delivery and report results to FCDO.

CPV Codes

• 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
• 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

Indicators

Other Information

FCDO will host an EME event about the planned programme and the anticipated services required from interested parties. We would welcome those with experience in managing technical assistance projects in a similar context to those in ASEAN. At this stage, the aim of the EME is to introduce the broad objectives of the programme, outline some high principles for its design and management and discuss how the technical assistance could work operationally. FCDO will be keen to solicit the views of the market regarding the most effective means of delivering the programme objectives. FCDO would welcome the participation of both national and international organisations. Non-participation in this event will not be considered in any future procurement. The purpose of this notice is to explore the market, inform the specifications and help us to decide on the best procurement route and strategy. Further details concerning the event will be provided on the FCDO Jaggaer Portal in due course. At the event, FCDO will present the programme and its proposed outputs as well as discussion on a set of key questions listed in the survey. Please register for attendance for the EME via the guidance below, which is a separate requirement from registering interest on the FCDO Jaggaer portal. How to register The EME is expected to take place on the 27 September 2023 at 9:30 am UK. This will be a virtual event hosted on MS TEAMS dial-in facility. If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at: https://forms.office.com/e/WyPm5888tG. All communication to and from FCDO will take place within the Jaggaer PQQ messaging function, and all supporting documentation can also be accessed within that space. PLEASE ALSO REVIEW THE EME SURVEY QUESTIONS AND FURTHER TOR DETAILS, UPLOADED IN THE PQQ SECTION.