Global Evaluation and Monitoring Framework Agreement 2 (GEMFA 2)

A Contract Award Notice
by FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
35.5 month (est.)
Value
£500M
Sector
DEFENCE
Published
29 Sep 2025
Delivery
To 13 Sep 2028 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Global

Geochart for 2 buyers and 29 suppliers

2 buyers

29 suppliers

Description

GEMFA 2 will replace and build upon the current Global Evaluation and Monitoring Framework Agreement (GEMFA). GEMFA 2 will enable FCDO and other Government Departments (OGDs) to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas. It will enable FCDO/OGDs to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. GEMFA 2 is available for ODA funded, non-ODA funded, and ISF programmes. GEMFA 2 is split into 5 Lots: Lot 1 - Global High Value > £750K Lot 4 - Regional Lot. East Africa (all contract values) Lot 5 - Regional Lot. MENA & Afghanistan and Pakistan (all contract values) Lot 7 - Regional Lot. Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia (all contract values) Lot 8 - Global Low Value <£750k The Framework Agreement commenced on 01 September 2025 for a period of 3 years with a one (1) year extension option subject to ongoing need. The maximum throughput of the Framework Agreement will be GBP 500 000 000 covering all lots for the lifetime of the Framework Agreement. FCDO sought a Supplier to deliver a 36-month Framework Agreement of up to GBP 500 000 000 (inclusive of all extension and scale up options) from 01 September 2025 until 31 August 2028 to enable FCDO to provide high quality and internationally recognised evaluation and/or monitoring knowledge and skills to design and/or undertake evaluation and/or monitoring assignments across the organisation’s policy areas and programmes in a range of geographical locations. It will enable FCDO and other Government Departments (OGDs) to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas. It will enable FCDO/OGDs to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. GEMFA 2 is available for ODA funded, non-ODA funded, and ISF programmes. The value of each Lot (1, 4, 5, 7 and 8) is unknown at this time; however, the total estimated Framework Agreement value will be managed across all 5 Lots up to a maximum budget of GBP 500 000 000.

Lot Division

1 Global High Value >£750K
Award Criteria
Ability to Deliver Call Down Requirements 26.0
Technical Expertise 66.0
Conflict of Interest 8.0
Portfolio MEL eligibility to deliver Portfolio MEL contracts _
Emergency MEL eligibility to be awarded a contract via Direct Award in urgent circumstances _
ICAI Requirements eligibility to deliver ICAI contracts _
Confirmation of acceptance of the Fee Rate Price Ceilings 100.0
4 Regional East Africa All Contract Values
Award Criteria
Ability to Deliver Call Down Requirements 26.0
Technical Expertise 66.0
Conflict of Interest 8.0
Portfolio MEL eligibility to deliver Portfolio MEL contracts _
Emergency MEL eligibility to be awarded a contract via Direct Award in urgent circumstances _
ICAI Requirements eligibility to deliver ICAI contracts _
Fee Rate Price Ceilings _
5 Regional MENA & Afghanistan and Pakistan All Contract Values
Award Criteria
Ability to Deliver Call Down 26.0
Technical Expertise 66.0
Conflict of Interest 88.0
Portfolio MEL eligibility to deliver Portfolio MEL contracts _
Emergency MEL eligibility to be awarded a contract via Direct Award in urgent circumstances _
ICAI Requirements eligibility to deliver ICAI contracts _
Fee Rate Price Ceilings _
7 Regional Western Balkans Eastern Europe and Central Asia All Contract Values
Award Criteria
Ability to Deliver Call Down 26.0
Technical Expertise 66.0
Conflict of Interest 8.0
Portfolio MEL eligibility to deliver Portfolio MEL contracts _
Emergency MEL eligibility to be awarded a contract via Direct Award in urgent circumstances _
ICAI Requirements eligibility to deliver ICAI contracts _
Fee Rate Price Ceilings _
8 Global Low Value <£750K
Award Criteria
Ability to Deliver Call Down 26.0
Technical Expertise 66.0
Conflict of Interest 8.0
Portfolio MEL eligibility to deliver Portfolio MEL contracts _
Emergency MEL eligibility to be awarded a contract via Direct Award in urgent circumstances _
ICAI Requirements eligibility to deliver ICAI contracts _
Fee Rate Price Ceilings _

Award Detail

1 Abt Britain (Birmingham)
  • Global High Value >£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7706, 7707, 7708, 7709, 7710, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7717, 7718, 7719, 7720, 7721
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
2 Alinea (Bannister Road Se)
  • Global High Value >£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7706, 7707, 7708, 7709, 7710, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7717, 7718, 7719
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
3 Cadmus (London)
  • Global High Value >£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7706, 7707, 7708, 7709, 7710, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7717, 7718, 7719, 7720, 7721
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
4 Chemonics Group (London)
  • Global High Value >£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7706, 7707, 7708, 7709, 7710, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7717, 7718, 7719, 7720, 7721
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
5 Cowater (None)
  • Global High Value >£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7706, 7707, 7708, 7709, 7710, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7717, 7718, 7719, 7720, 7721
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
6 DAI Global (London)
  • Global High Value >£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7706, 7707, 7708, 7709, 7710, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7717, 7718, 7719, 7720, 7721
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
7 DT Global International Development (London)
  • Global High Value >£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7706, 7707, 7708, 7709, 7710, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7717, 7718, 7719, 7720, 7721
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
8 Ecorys (Birmingham)
  • Global High Value >£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7706, 7707, 7708, 7709, 7710, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7717, 7718, 7719, 7720, 7721
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
9 Genesis Analytics (Johannesburg)
  • Global High Value >£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7706, 7707, 7708, 7709, 7710, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7717, 7718, 7719, 7720, 7721
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
10 Integrity Global (London)
  • Global High Value >£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7706, 7707, 7708, 7709, 7710, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7717, 7718, 7719, 7720, 7721
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
11 Itad (Brighton)
  • Global High Value >£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7706, 7707, 7708, 7709, 7710, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7717, 7718, 7719, 7720, 7721
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
12 Landell Mills (Main Street Blackrock)
  • Global High Value >£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7706, 7707, 7708, 7709, 7710, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7717, 7718, 7719, 7720, 7721
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
13 Niras Group (Berkshire)
  • Global High Value >£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7706, 7707, 7708, 7709, 7710, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7717, 7718, 7719, 7720, 7721
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
14 Oxford Policy Management (Oxford)
  • Global High Value >£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7706, 7707, 7708, 7709, 7710, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7717, 7718, 7719, 7720, 7721
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
15 Tetra TECH International Development (Berkshire)
  • Global High Value >£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7706, 7707, 7708, 7709, 7710, 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7717, 7718, 7719, 7720, 7721
  • Num offers: 16
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
16 Ipsos (Lavington)
  • Regional East Africa All Contract Values
  • Reference: ecm_7750, 7751
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
17 Mannion Daniels (London)
  • Regional East Africa All Contract Values
  • Reference: ecm_7750, 7751
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
18 Coar Global (Limassol)
  • Regional MENA and AFPAK All Contract Values
  • Reference: ecm_7752
  • Num offers: 1
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
19 Policy & Management Consulting Group (Tbilisi)
  • Regional Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia All contract values
  • Reference: ecm_7753
  • Num offers: 1
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
20 Agulhas Applied Knowledge (London)
  • Global Low Value <£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7754, 7755, 7756, 7757, 7758, 7759, 7760, 7761, 7762, 7763
  • Num offers: 10
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
21 Athena Infonomics LLC (Maryland)
  • Global Low Value <£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7754, 7755, 7756, 7757, 7758, 7759, 7760, 7761, 7762, 7763
  • Num offers: 10
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
22 Humanitarian Impact Institute (None)
  • Global Low Value <£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7754, 7755, 7756, 7757, 7758, 7759, 7760, 7761, 7762, 7763
  • Num offers: 10
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
23 Mannheimer Zentrum FÜR Evaluation Und Entwicklungsforschung C4Ed (Mannheim)
  • Global Low Value <£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7754, 7755, 7756, 7757, 7758, 7759, 7760, 7761, 7762, 7763
  • Num offers: 10
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
24 Montrose (London)
  • Global Low Value <£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7754, 7755, 7756, 7757, 7758, 7759, 7760, 7761, 7762, 7763
  • Num offers: 10
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
25 Muller Kocher (Farnborough)
  • Global Low Value <£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7754, 7755, 7756, 7757, 7758, 7759, 7760, 7761, 7762, 7763
  • Num offers: 10
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
26 Tropical Health Consulting (London)
  • Global Low Value <£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7754, 7755, 7756, 7757, 7758, 7759, 7760, 7761, 7762, 7763
  • Num offers: 10
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
27 Verian Group (London)
  • Global Low Value <£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7754, 7755, 7756, 7757, 7758, 7759, 7760, 7761, 7762, 7763
  • Num offers: 10
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
28 Voluntas Advisory Aps (København K)
  • Global Low Value <£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7754, 7755, 7756, 7757, 7758, 7759, 7760, 7761, 7762, 7763
  • Num offers: 10
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.
29 Weglobal (Ankara)
  • Global Low Value <£750K
  • Reference: ecm_7754, 7755, 7756, 7757, 7758, 7759, 7760, 7761, 7762, 7763
  • Num offers: 10
  • Value: £500,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.
  • Subcontracting opportunities are expected.

CPV Codes

  • 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

Indicators

  • Options are available.
  • Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The timeframe may be extended by up to an additional 1 x 12 months beyond the original 36 month term until 31 August 2028 and then 31 August 2029 subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO. Please note that the estimated value above represents a maximum, and FCDO expects that competitive tenders based on the Terms of Reference (Volume 3 of the ITT Pack) will come in at a lower level. The recipients of the services will be determined in each call-down contract. Specific details of the procurement process followed were available to all suppliers in the ITT Pack via ITT_6552 on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk An FCDO standard Framework Agreement was awarded. Lead Framework Suppliers were eligible to bid for only one Lot as a Lead Framework Supplier. An illustration of this was provided for in Annex 6 of the Terms of Reference. Global Lots, 1 and 8, had a maximum of fifteen (15) places for Lead Framework Suppliers. Regional Lots, (2 - 7) had a maximum of five (5) places for Lead Framework Suppliers. There were no successful Lead Suppliers for Lot 2

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