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

Concepts

• foreign economic aid
• overall poverty
• extreme poverty
• exiting poverty rwanda programme
• rwanda
• exiting poverty
• its social protection sector strategic plan
• rwandas social protection sector
• social protection sector:
• ultimately a strengthened national social protection system

Location

Rwanda

Description

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.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

Indicators

• Contract modified due to additional needs.

Legal Justification

In line with the VEAT notice - 2025/S 000-058956 (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058956-2025?) the contract modification 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, adverse development impact on the most beneficial beneficiaries.