Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b98-b024-734a-a4d7-805feb3fa6b1/expert-advisory-call-down-service-2-eacds-2 awarded GB open procedure # Expert Advisory Call Down Service 2 (EACDS 2) [Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office) Estimated value £39,000,000 Published 17 May 2023 Deadline Closed 2 Sept 2022 ## Who can bid - Split into 4 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The Expert Advisory Call Down Service 2 (EACDS 2) Framework Agreement is split into 4 Lots: - Lot 1 Women and Girls, ITT\_5143 - Lot 2 Life-Saving Humanitarian Work, ITT\_5144 - Lot 3 British Investment Partnerships, ITT\_5145 - Lot 4 Climate Change, Nature & Global Health, ITT\_5146 It is an interim Framework Agreement to replace the current EACDS Framework for one year, with two (2) one year extension options, commencing in March 2023. The Framework provides the call down service, equating to an annual value of GBP 13 000 000. If all extension options are fully exercised the maximum total value that can be spent through the Framework will be GBP 39 000 000. FCDO wishes to work with Framework Suppliers who are committed to ensuring that the best technical development expertise is quickly and efficiently accessible to FCDO staff and colleagues across the civil service. The aim is to ensure that the UK development programmeis at the forefront of international development best practice. FCDO's professional advisers and programme teams need up-to-date knowledge, evidence, and expert support in order to ensure that our policies and programmes are well designed and managed, achieving maximum impact and value for money. FCDO requires expertise in four broad areas which will support the delivery of the UK's International Development Strategy. The service will be accessible by FCDO and other UK government departments that deliver programmes funded by UK Official Development Assistance (ODA). The other UK government departments are: ### Home Office ### Department of Health & Social Care Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sports Office for National Statistics ### Ministry of Defence HM Revenue and Customs ### HM Treasury ### Department for Education Department for International Trade Department for Work & Pensions Department for Transport The Scottish Government ### Welsh Government This list is not exhaustive. A complete list of OGDs who are entitled to use the FrameworkAgreement can be found at [gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations) This list may be updated from time to time due to re-structuring or re-organisation. 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