Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation 2.0 (HEROS 2.0) - Lot 2: Conflict Expert Advisory Service

Foreign Commonwealth and Development OfficecontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-050c62Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableplanning
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Estimated value

£67.0m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

30 Jun 2026

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Description

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) intends to run a competitive procurement for the Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation (HEROS) successor programme (HEROS 2.0). HEROS 2 will be procured as two Lots: • Lot 1: Early Warning, Risk Analysis and Humanitarian Response • Lot 2: Conflict Expert Advisory Service Implemented since November 2017, the Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation programme (HEROS 1.0) (Development Tracker link: https://bit.ly/4176TTi) has enabled FCDO to respond rapidly and at scale to global humanitarian crises, while also supporting work on protracted crises, chronic emergencies and humanitarian reform. HEROS 1.0 provides a flexible delivery model to support the UK Government’s conflict, stabilisation and security objectives in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, both during steady-state periods and in response to emerging crises. Under HEROS 2 Lot 2: Conflict Expert Advisory Service will deliver the following core capabilities: -provision of the Conflict Expert Advisory Service

Scope

Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-050c62
Total value
£66,950,000 excluding VAT
£71,390,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
29 Feb 2028 to 31 Oct 2034
Possible extension to 31 Oct 2038
Main category
services
CPV classifications
75211200
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)