Verification and Technical Assurance Programme - Ukraine (VERITAS-UKR)

Foreign Commonwealth and Development OfficecontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-058f91Procurement Act 2023SME suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£15.0m

Awarded 10 Mar 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

11 Mar 2026

Description

The FCDO is seeking a Supplier to deliver demand-led independent Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) service and portfolio evidence research analysis for the FCDO’s ODA portfolio in Ukraine (which is managed by the British Embassy Kyiv’s (BEK). The Contract is intended to provide assurance and transparency of results being achieved by the FCDO’s implementing partners (IPs) and downstream partners in Ukraine to increase accountability to project beneficiaries and achieve greater assurance for the portfolio. The Contract will deliver against seven different work-streams. It will also work to pilot and if successful scale-up delivery of a CSO- led model of TPM. It will support the generation of evidence, analysis, and learning to inform, assure, and improve cohesive policy, programmatic and diplomatic decision-making in reference to the FCDO’s ODA portfolio in Ukraine.

Scope

Reference
ITT_7222
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
28 Nov 2025 to 31 Dec 2029
Possible extension to 31 Dec 2031

24 months extension subject to FCDO requirement, budget approval and satisfactory performance of the supplier.

CPV classifications
75211200
Contract locations
UA, Ukraine
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Technical assessmentquality70.00%
Commercial Assessmentprice30.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Please refer to the tender documentation.

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£15.0m

Award date

10 Mar 2026

Contract start

23 Mar 2026

Contract end

31 Dec 2029