Promoting export-led economic transformation under the SACUM/UK Economic Partnership Agreement
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SACUM/UK Economic Partnership Agreement
The FCDO has provided some short-term, targeted interventions to support the preferential trading arrangements afforded by the SACUM/UK Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) implementation.
The FCDO wishes to learn lessons and additional analysis from these interventions and other relevant programmes. These will inform how we respond to requests from our partners in the SACU and Mozambique to support commitments to inclusive, sustainable economic transformation in the region.
In summary, the exam question is: ‘what works with UK partners in the SACUM/UK EPA to promote jobs and improve livelihoods for the poorest and most vulnerable across the region through export growth and diversification’.
The study should focus on:
- Botswana
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
- Namibia
- Mozambique
There is a separate, complementary South Africa-focused research project.
Requirements
Specialist knowledge of the region is required, as well as skills and proven experience to assess how trade policy and programmes successfully contribute to export promotion and inclusive, sustainable growth.
Local knowledge, sensitivities, and expertise working in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and Mozambique, with:
- significant experience and proven impact through similar studies focused on value chain and sectoral development
- expertise related to trade policy/agreements, facilitation, and programming
- expertise in trade and climate policy and programmes, to ensure recommendations are centred on sustainable approaches to development
- skills and capacity to convene representative stakeholders to ensure an inclusive approach, focused on improving outcomes for the poorest people
- delivery of robust, policy-applicable research that is value for money and can inform practical recommendations
- gender and conflict-sensitive approach to research
How to registersubmit your expression of interesttender
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2024,and declaration to accompany tenders (volume 8) - part A: application (include forms A, B, C, D and E from volume 3)
- part B: technical (include form F from volume 3 and long-form CVs)
- part C: commercial pro-formas (volume 4) in both Excel and PDF formats
The tender covering email yourmust completedstate:
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You should email your tender to evidence.fund@integrityglobal.com by 4pm Central Africa Time on SundayMonday 426 August 2024.
If you have questions or clarifications about this tender, email evidence.fund@integrityglobal.com by 4pm Central Africa Time on Friday 16 August 2024. We will thenaim provideto respond to you withby guidanceTuesday on20 howAugust 2024.
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The FCDO invites tenders by 4pm Central Africa Time on 26 August 2024 for promoting export-led economic transformation under the SACUM/UK Economic Partnership Agreement.
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2024-08-12 11:52
The FCDO invites tenders by 4pm Central Africa Time on 26 August 2024 for promoting export-led economic transformation under the SACUM/UK Economic Partnership Agreement.
2024-07-26 13:06
First published.