Global Evaluation and Monitoring Framework Agreement 2 (GEMFA 2)
Foreign Commonwealth and Development OfficeEstimated Value
Up to £500,000,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
29 September 2025
Type
services
Overview
GEMFA 2 will replace and build upon the current Global Evaluation and Monitoring Framework Agreement (GEMFA). GEMFA 2 will enable FCDO and other Government Departments (OGDs) to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas.
It will enable FCDO/OGDs to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. GEMFA 2 is available for ODA funded, non-ODA funded, and ISF programmes.
FCDO sought a Supplier to deliver a 36-month Framework Agreement of up to GBP 500 000 000 (inclusive of all extension and scale up options) from 01 September 2025 until 31 August 2028 to enable FCDO to provide high quality and internationally recognised evaluation and/or monitoring knowledge and skills to design and/or undertake evaluation and/or monitoring assignments across the organisation’s policy areas and programmes in a range of geographical locations. It will enable FCDO and other Government Departments (OGDs) to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas.
Lots (4)
- Lot 1Global High Value > £750K Lot 4 - Regional Lot
- Lot 5Regional Lot
- Lot 7Regional Lot
- Lot 8Global Low Value
Additional details
It will enable FCDO/OGDs to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. GEMFA 2 is available for ODA funded, non-ODA funded, and ISF programmes.
The value of each Lot (1, 4, 5, 7 and 8) is unknown at this time; however, the total estimated Framework Agreement value will be managed across all 5 Lots up to a maximum budget of GBP 500 000 000. The timeframe may be extended by up to an additional 1 x 12 months beyond the original 36 month term until 31 August 2028 and then 31 August 2029 subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO.
Please note that the estimated value above represents a maximum, and FCDO expects that competitive tenders based on the Terms of Reference (Volume 3 of the ITT Pack) will come in at a lower level. The recipients of the services will be determined in each call-down contract.
Specific details of the procurement process followed were available to all suppliers in the ITT Pack via ITT_6552 on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk An FCDO standard Framework Agreement was awarded. Additional information: Lead Framework Suppliers were eligible to bid for only one Lot as a Lead Framework Supplier.
An illustration of this was provided for in Annex 6 of the Terms of Reference. Global Lots, 1 and 8, had a maximum of fifteen (15) places for Lead Framework Suppliers.
Regional Lots, (2 - 7) had a maximum of five (5) places for Lead Framework Suppliers. There were no successful Lead Suppliers for Lot 2
FCDO sought a Supplier to deliver a 36-month Framework Agreement of up to GBP 500 000 000 (inclusive of all extension and scale up options) from 01 September 2025 until 31 August 2028 to enable FCDO to provide high quality and internationally recognised evaluation and/or monitoring knowledge and skills to design and/or undertake evaluation and/or monitoring assignments across the organisation’s policy areas and programmes in a range of geographical locations. It will enable FCDO and other Government Departments (OGDs) to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas.
It will enable FCDO/OGDs to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. GEMFA 2 is available for ODA funded, non-ODA funded, and ISF programmes.
The value of each Lot (1, 4, 5, 7 and 8) is unknown at this time; however, the total estimated Framework Agreement value will be managed across all 5 Lots up to a maximum budget of GBP 500 000 000. The timeframe may be extended by up to an additional 1 x 12 months beyond the original 36 month term until 31 August 2028 and then 31 August 2029 subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO.
Please note that the estimated value above represents a maximum, and FCDO expects that competitive tenders based on the Terms of Reference (Volume 3 of the ITT Pack) will come in at a lower level. The recipients of the services will be determined in each call-down contract.
Specific details of the procurement process followed were available to all suppliers in the ITT Pack via ITT_6552 on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk An FCDO standard Framework Agreement was awarded. Additional information: Lead Framework Suppliers were eligible to bid for only one Lot as a Lead Framework Supplier.
An illustration of this was provided for in Annex 6 of the Terms of Reference. Global Lots, 1 and 8, had a maximum of fifteen (15) places for Lead Framework Suppliers.
Regional Lots, (2 - 7) had a maximum of five (5) places for Lead Framework Suppliers. There were no successful Lead Suppliers for Lot 2
FCDO sought a Supplier to deliver a 36-month Framework Agreement of up to GBP 500 000 000 (inclusive of all extension and scale up options) from 01 September 2025 until 31 August 2028 to enable FCDO to provide high quality and internationally recognised evaluation and/or monitoring knowledge and skills to design and/or undertake evaluation and/or monitoring assignments across the organisation’s policy areas and programmes in a range of geographical locations. It will enable FCDO and other Government Departments (OGDs) to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas.
It will enable FCDO/OGDs to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. GEMFA 2 is available for ODA funded, non-ODA funded, and ISF programmes.
The value of each Lot (1, 4, 5, 7 and 8) is unknown at this time; however, the total estimated Framework Agreement value will be managed across all 5 Lots up to a maximum budget of GBP 500 000 000. The timeframe may be extended by up to an additional 1 x 12 months beyond the original 36 month term until 31 August 2028 and then 31 August 2029 subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO.
Please note that the estimated value above represents a maximum, and FCDO expects that competitive tenders based on the Terms of Reference (Volume 3 of the ITT Pack) will come in at a lower level. The recipients of the services will be determined in each call-down contract.
Specific details of the procurement process followed were available to all suppliers in the ITT Pack via ITT_6552 on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk An FCDO standard Framework Agreement was awarded. Additional information: Lead Framework Suppliers were eligible to bid for only one Lot as a Lead Framework Supplier.
An illustration of this was provided for in Annex 6 of the Terms of Reference. Global Lots, 1 and 8, had a maximum of fifteen (15) places for Lead Framework Suppliers.
Regional Lots, (2 - 7) had a maximum of five (5) places for Lead Framework Suppliers. There were no successful Lead Suppliers for Lot 2
FCDO sought a Supplier to deliver a 36-month Framework Agreement of up to GBP 500 000 000 (inclusive of all extension and scale up options) from 01 September 2025 until 31 August 2028 to enable FCDO to provide high quality and internationally recognised evaluation and/or monitoring knowledge and skills to design and/or undertake evaluation and/or monitoring assignments across the organisation’s policy areas and programmes in a range of geographical locations. It will enable FCDO and other Government Departments (OGDs) to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas.
It will enable FCDO/OGDs to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. GEMFA 2 is available for ODA funded, non-ODA funded, and ISF programmes.
The value of each Lot (1, 4, 5, 7 and 8) is unknown at this time; however, the total estimated Framework Agreement value will be managed across all 5 Lots up to a maximum budget of GBP 500 000 000. The timeframe may be extended by up to an additional 1 x 12 months beyond the original 36 month term until 31 August 2028 and then 31 August 2029 subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO.
Please note that the estimated value above represents a maximum, and FCDO expects that competitive tenders based on the Terms of Reference (Volume 3 of the ITT Pack) will come in at a lower level. The recipients of the services will be determined in each call-down contract.
Specific details of the procurement process followed were available to all suppliers in the ITT Pack via ITT_6552 on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk An FCDO standard Framework Agreement was awarded. Additional information: Lead Framework Suppliers were eligible to bid for only one Lot as a Lead Framework Supplier.
An illustration of this was provided for in Annex 6 of the Terms of Reference. Global Lots, 1 and 8, had a maximum of fifteen (15) places for Lead Framework Suppliers.
Regional Lots, (2 - 7) had a maximum of five (5) places for Lead Framework Suppliers. There were no successful Lead Suppliers for Lot 2
FCDO sought a Supplier to deliver a 36-month Framework Agreement of up to GBP 500 000 000 (inclusive of all extension and scale up options) from 01 September 2025 until 31 August 2028 to enable FCDO to provide high quality and internationally recognised evaluation and/or monitoring knowledge and skills to design and/or undertake evaluation and/or monitoring assignments across the organisation’s policy areas and programmes in a range of geographical locations. It will enable FCDO and other Government Departments (OGDs) to access Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity in a cost efficient and effective manner across multiple thematic areas.
It will enable FCDO/OGDs to commission multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition. GEMFA 2 is available for ODA funded, non-ODA funded, and ISF programmes.
The value of each Lot (1, 4, 5, 7 and 8) is unknown at this time; however, the total estimated Framework Agreement value will be managed across all 5 Lots up to a maximum budget of GBP 500 000 000. The timeframe may be extended by up to an additional 1 x 12 months beyond the original 36 month term until 31 August 2028 and then 31 August 2029 subject to satisfactory performance of the suppliers, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the suppliers and FCDO.
Please note that the estimated value above represents a maximum, and FCDO expects that competitive tenders based on the Terms of Reference (Volume 3 of the ITT Pack) will come in at a lower level. The recipients of the services will be determined in each call-down contract.
Specific details of the procurement process followed were available to all suppliers in the ITT Pack via ITT_6552 on the FCDO Supplier Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk An FCDO standard Framework Agreement was awarded. Additional information: Lead Framework Suppliers were eligible to bid for only one Lot as a Lead Framework Supplier.
An illustration of this was provided for in Annex 6 of the Terms of Reference. Global Lots, 1 and 8, had a maximum of fifteen (15) places for Lead Framework Suppliers.
Regional Lots, (2 - 7) had a maximum of five (5) places for Lead Framework Suppliers. There were no successful Lead Suppliers for Lot 2
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Award Details
Abt Britain Limited
£500,000,000
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£500,000,000
Cadmus International UK Limited
£500,000,000
Chemonics Group UK Limited
£500,000,000
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£500,000,000
DAI Global UK Ltd
£500,000,000
DT GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT UK LTD
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Ecorys UK Limited
£500,000,000
Genesis Analytics Limited
£500,000,000
Integrity Global Ltd
£500,000,000
ITAD Limited
£500,000,000
Landell Mills International Ltd
£500,000,000
NIRAS Group (UK) Ltd
£500,000,000
Oxford Policy Management Limited
£500,000,000
Tetra Tech International Development Limited
£500,000,000
Ipsos Limited
£500,000,000
Mannion Daniels Limited
£500,000,000
COAR Global Ltd
£500,000,000
Policy and Management Consulting Group
£500,000,000
Agulhas Applied Knowledge
£500,000,000
Athena Infonomics LLC
£500,000,000
Humanitarian Impact Institute Limited
£500,000,000
Mannheimer Zentrum für Evaluation und Entwicklungsforschung (C4ED)
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Montrose International LLP
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Muller Kocher Ltd (Adderaglobal)
£500,000,000
Tropical Health Consulting LLP
£500,000,000
Verian Group UK Ltd
£500,000,000
Voluntas Advisory ApS
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WEglobal
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
Palladium International Ltd
5 contracts wonlatest 9 Oct 2026£460m
total awarded
- 2
Cowater International
5 contracts wonlatest 15 Oct 2025£73m
total awarded
- 3
ITAD LIMITED
2 contracts wonlatest 14 Sept 2026ends 30 Jun 2029£7m
total awarded
- 4
Cowater UK Limited
2 contracts wonlatest 26 May 2026£48m
total awarded
- 5
McKinsey Development Partners
1 contract wonlatest 7 Sept 2026
Palladium International Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Foreign Commonwealth and Development OfficeKey Dates
Published
29 September 2025
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