Delivery of Technical Assistance (TA) for Ethiopian Investment Advisory Facility 2

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£17,500,000

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  • Foreign economic-aid-related services

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Submission Deadline

1 year ago

Published

3 months ago

Description

The United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ("FCDO") has awarded the Call Down Contract under Lot 4 - Economic Development and Trade of Global Development Delivery Framework (GDD) for delivery of Ethiopia Investment Facility 2 to Cowater International Inc. 

The work will entail providing flexible, demand-led, support to GoE priorities through the provision of draw down technical assistance (TA) and embedded advisory services.  

This package is intended to support the Government of Ethiopia's Home-Grown Economic Reforms, and the implementation of the IMF and World Bank programmes that were approved in July 2024. 

The start date of the Contract is 30 June 2025, the Call Down Contract value is up to £17,500,00, with an option to increase its total value by £8,000,000 and for an additional 24 months. The Contract value is exclusive of taxes. 
The end of the Call Down Contract is 31st December 2028. The Call Down Contract has an Extension Option for up to a further 24 months and an increase in additional value of up to a maximum of £8 million.  
Therefore, the value of the Call Down Contract may be increased to an overall total of up to £25,500,00 million and it may run until 2030, if extended.

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