Forest Governance, Markets and Climate (FGMC2) Facilitation Service
A Tender Notice
by FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- 4 year
- Value
- £12M
- Sector
- DEFENCE
- Published
- 14 Jul 2025
- Delivery
- 09 Oct 2025 to 08 Oct 2029
- Deadline
- 25 Aug 2025 16:00
Related Terms
Location
1 buyer
Description
Phase 2 of the Forest Governance, Markets and Climate (FGMC2) is a 10-year £500m programme that aims to reduce the illegal and unsustainable use of forest resources, while benefitting poor, forest-dependent people, especially Indigenous People and Local Communities. FGMC2 builds on a successful first phase (FGMC1: 2011-24) which provided evidence and strong foundational partnerships that drove governance reforms and improved forest stewardship. A first tranche of £220m was approved for the first 5 years of the programme (2024-29), with the balance to be approved by Ministers subject to a positive mid-term evaluation in 2029 and resource availability. The key delivery instruments for the programme are (i) Facilitation service, the subject of this procurement opportunity, (ii) the Programme Management Strategy and Support Team (PMSST), the contract for which has been awarded, and (iii) the Technical Assistance Portfolio Manager (TAPM) which is currently under tender evaluation . The Facilitation Service (contract value up to £15m) is designed to provide the services of politically astute, skilled and impartial facilitators to support multi stakeholder deliberations, at the invitation of government. The objective of the Facilitation Services contract is to establish and operate a Facilitation service with the capacity to deploy country-based facilitators who will help encourage and support national stakeholders in forest sector policy and legal reforms decision making, encouraging well-informed stakeholder deliberations in partner countries. FGMC2 will not operate in all countries (potentially in up to 16) from the outset and is unlikely to work with Facilitators simultaneously across all countries. The nature of the work delivered in each country will depend upon the country context and the strategies and theories developed for it. The first group of 7 countries that will require facilitation services is Ghana, Liberia, Republic of Congo, DRC, Cameroon, Papua New Guinea, and Guyana. Other countries (bringing the total up to 10 countries at any given time) are likely to be drawn from Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Vietnam, and as further scoping is carried out, potentially from Laos, Gabon, Cote d’Ivoire, Bolivia, Cambodia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Thailand. Scope is, therefore, restricted identifying named facilitators for the 7 confirmed countries, but cost for a total of 10 facilitators.
Renewal Options
The option of an extension is up to 60 months. The extension option will be at FCDO's sole discretion. In deciding whether the Contract should be extended, FCDO will have regard to the following non-exhaustive list of considerations: a) performance based on Review Points; b) ongoing future demand for interventions; c) interventions continuing to be live at the end of the term; d) the programme continuing to be an FCDO priority and aligned to geographic and thematic strategies; e) FCDO affordability assessment f) available funds through future Spending Reviews. g) subject to a business case addendum being approved by Ministers for the second 5 year period of FGMC2.
Award Criteria
| T1a & b Quality of team leadership, and country-based facilitators | Core Facilitation Service team as outlined in the Section G of the ToRs- 1a (5 Marks) For the team leader: Demonstrate strong leadership to oversee all aspects of the programme, including effective diplomatic and stakeholder engagement skills, an ability to think and work politically, demonstrable ability to manage and mentor team members working autonomously and remotely. Skills related to the facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes and engagement with developing country Government Authorities. Experience and expertise in the successful delivery of projects - mobilising at pace and running competitive processes, with agile delivery adapting to stakeholder priorities across multiple countries. 1b (9 Marks) For the rest of the core facilitation service delivery team: The following skills should be distributed across the core team- Strong MEL skills, including in developing MEL suitable for stakeholder led processes, and able to support an adaptive approach to programme management. Strong learning skills that support peer to peer learning and south-south exchange. Strong knowledge management. Project and financial management skills, including providing support to in-country based facilitators in a timely and flexible way. Gender and inclusion expertise. It is up to the bidder to provide a clear indication of the composition and skills mix of the proposed team. Provide CVs of the core team members involved in overseeing this programme, specifying their base, input days, percentage time dedicated to the programme and the specific role they will play as part of the technical bid. Max Page limit of 4 A4 pages not including CVs. CVs must be a maximum of 2 A4 pages per CV. |
| T2 Facilitators in country | Demonstrate professional skills and expertise of proposed facilitator for each of the seven identified countries (Guyana, Ghana, Liberia, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, PNG). This should include for example: good communication skills and the ability to maintain an impartial stance in challenging contexts, specific country (or equivalent) experience, expertise in multi stakeholder engagement processes, and relevant language skills. Generic skills and attributes expected of all facilitators are set out in Annex 1 and country specific skills and attributes in Annex 2 of the ToRs. For each of the 7 already identified countries that require a facilitator, provide a description of the key named team members, their strengths and attributes that they will bring to the role, provide a CV and specify input days, or percentage time dedicated for this work so as to indicate proposed approach. Max Page limit of 10 A4 pages not including CVs. CVs must be a maximum of 2 A4 pages per CV. |
| T3 Approach to effective management of the deployment of facilitators in country | Provide your approach to deployment of facilitators in country and operational arrangement for managing facilitators across multiple countries: (draw from Sections C, D, E, and Annex 2 of the ToRs) a. in politically sensitive contexts and/or fragile states and set out how you will support the multistakeholder dynamic in countries where there is limited political support for engaging with non-state actors. b. Your approach to flexible scaling up and down of facilitation across countries depending upon need and opportunity c. Your strategy to address gender as described in the ToR, in particular how gender sensitive national dialogue will be supported. d. describing how you will engage with partners to any international agreements in-country, such as VPA. e. Describing your approach to the deployment of facilitators reflecting on the considerations set out in the ToR (e.g positioning of facilitators for optimal effect, acceptability to national stakeholders) Max page limit of 5 A4 pages |
| T4 Approach to effective programme management of the facilitation service | Demonstrate the efficiency of your operational arrangements and approach to VfM, including your approach to risk assessment and the management of risks, finances, results, staff performance in varied country contexts, staff retention, approach to the support functions to facilitation offices across multiple countries as well as management of short-term expertise or sub-partners. (draw from section E of the ToRs) Max page limit 5 A4 pages |
| T5 Understanding of the role of a facilitator: Demonstrate approach to and understanding of deliberation and facilitation | Please provide an answer for both of the following scenarios. Draw on your understanding of deliberation (see Box 1 section A and Annex 2 of the ToRs)) Scenario 1: (10 marks) In Country A, a growing number of voluntary carbon market forest carbon projects are under development. There is no regulation or policy related to such initiatives and the Government and other stakeholders are concerned that the absence of regulation will lead to exploitation, poor project design and negligible benefits. The Government is also Keen to derive revenue from its forest estate and seeks to develop a new carbon trading policy and regulation that will set the framework for what they hope will be a future trade in forest carbon. Set out the facilitation service’s approach to facilitating an inclusive deliberative approach to the development of the carbon trading policy outlining the challenges that may emerge and how these will be handled. Max page limit 3 A4 pages Scenario 2: (10 marks) In Country X The Government has requested assistance with the development of a timber legality assurance system. They are keen to attract investment for downstream processing, particularly engaging small and medium entrepreneurs as there is a real need to develop more jobs and to increase revenue generation from the forest sector. They have been advised that reassurance of the legality of timber will be a key pre-requisite for any investment in processing facilities. To support these ambitions, a technical assistance project is supporting the establishment of a timber legality assurance system. The TA delivery partner has an MOU with the Forest Ministry to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry to develop and manage the system. Describe how a facilitator might work alongside the TA providers to ensure that the system that gets developed is fit for purpose and meets stakeholder expectations. Max Page limit 3 A4 Pages |
| T6 Understanding the Theory of Change and approach to policy influencing at national level. | Based on the Terms of Reference (section A and Annexes 1 and 2) provided, the potential Supplier should demonstrate their understanding of the Theory of Change. This should include a succinct, critical appraisal of your understanding of the Theory of Change model. This should illustrate the role of Facilitators in enabling a nationally owned process with national stakeholders driving change at national level. It would describe the arrangements you will make to ensure that in-country Facilitators understand the global programme, the role of facilitation as distinct from that of the PMSST and country specific TA projects. Page limit 6 A4 pages |
CPV Codes
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
Indicators
- Renewals are available.
Other Information
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Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0556a9
- FTS 039716-2025