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Tender description

The Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) has announced that it will be retendering its Procurement Framework in early 2018. The CSSF is a cross-government fund, with an annual budget of 1 200 000 000 GBP, which delivers and supports security, defence, peacekeeping, peace-building and stability activity, using both Official Development Assistance (ODA) and non-ODA funding. Further information on the CSSF's work and its impact is available in our Annual Report. The new Framework will be in place by summer 2018 and will have a broad range of suppliers who are able to meet the requirements of delivering a wide variety of CSSF Programmes in support of the National Security priorities and objectives. The framework will be re-tendered via the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's e-procurement portal: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk. Suppliers, who've not registered on Bravo, who are interested in being considered for the CSSF procurement framework must self-register on the site in order to participate — registration is free and instantaneous. Further information and the publication of the standard Selection Questionnaire will be available in the New Year. Once registered, when the standard Selection Questionnaire is live suppliers should navigate to →PQQs Open to All Suppliers, →PQQ 495. Current suppliers do not need to re-register, but will need to complete the standard Selection Questionnaire (PQQ495) to be considered for the new procurement framework as part of the due diligence process. The CSSF Procurement Hub want to ensure that all suppliers have an equal and fair opportunity to join the Framework. Suppliers will be required to pass the Pre Selection Questionnaire, which will be released in January 2018, and second stage Invitation to Tender. The burden of proof remains upon suppliers to provide sufficient supporting evidence to the UK government, that it has the right capability and capacity to meet the CSSF's needs. The CSSF Procurement Hub will work closely with CSSF Programme Managers at British Embassies/British High Commissions/British Consulates as well as in Cross-Whitehall Departments to ensure that colleagues across the CSSF are confident that it is both easy to use and robust. The anticipated timeline for the reprocurement is: — Jan 2018 — Issue of Pre-Qualification Questionnaire — PQQ (Standard Questionnaire); — Mar 2018 — Confirmation to suppliers of outcome of PQQ exercise; — Mar 2018 — Issue of Invitation to Tender; — Mar 2018 — Supplier Event; — Apr 2018 — Deadline for submission of tenders; — May 2018 — Completion of Internal Evaluations and Approvals process; — June 2018 — Issue of confirmation of accession to Framework;