Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2 Plus)

Concepts

• foreign economic aid
• taf2 plus
• international trade negotiations
• trade and investment advocacy fund
• trade and investment advocacy fund (taf2 plus
• the world trade organisation
• trade
• investment
• taf2
• advocacy

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

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 22 February 2025. FCDO plans to extend the contract to 30 June 2025. The contract will be extended under the provisions of Regulation 72 (b) (ii) and cover provision of services by the original contractor that have become necessary in order to spend the remaining contract budget and where a change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority. This will be time only (no additional costs) extension.

Total Quantity or Scope

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 Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
• 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

Legal Justification

The contract will be extended under the provisions of Regulation 72 (b) (ii) and cover provision of services by the original contractor that have become necessary in order to spend the remaining contract budget and where a change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority. This will be time only (no additional costs) extension.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This notice is to advise of a variation to the current contract. This extension exceeds the term allowed for within the current contract. The extension will be for 4 months from 22 February 2025 to 30 June 2025. This is a time only extension, there will be no change to the overall financial limit of the contract.