Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation 2.0 (HEROS 2.0) - Lot 1: Early Warning, Risk Analysis and Humanitarian Response

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

£261.7m

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). Implemented since November 2017, the Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations and Stabilisation programme (HEROS 1.0) (Development tracker link: https://bit.ly/4176TTi) enables FCDO to respond rapidly, at scale, to global humanitarian disasters and support work on protracted crises, chronic emergencies and humanitarian reform. It also provides FCDO with a flexible model to support the UK Government’s conflict, stabilisation and security work in fragile and conflict-affected states, both during steady state periods and in response to new crises.HEROS 2.0 will build on the success of HEROS 1.0 and deliver the following overarching capabilities as detailed below: 1. Humanitarian & Conflict Early Warning & Analysis (EWAR) 2.Humanitarian & Conflict Expert Advisory Service 3. Humanitarian Procurement and Logistics 4. Standby Partnership Deployments 5. UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) Deployments

Scope

Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-050c62
Total value
£261,680,000 excluding VAT
£280,270,000 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)