Foreign economic-aid-related services

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DFID Uganda is seeking a suitably qualified service provider to implement its Fiduciary Risk and Safeguards (FRAS) programme. This programme will strengthen DFID Uganda’s ability to identify, understand, address and manage the major financial and safeguard risks at programme and partner level within our 100 000 000 GBP portfolio and secure value for money for the British tax payer. DFID will provide funds over 3 years for the Fiduciary Risk and Safeguards (FRAS) programme. FRAS will provide assurance that all DFID Uganda partners are meeting DFID standards on fiduciary and safeguard systems and processes. This will help deliver the Government’s commitment to “ensure that every penny of existing Official Development Assistance (ODA) and all new ODA spend is and remains good value for money across the British Government – taking further steps to cut waste, introduce greater transparency, and deliver tough, independent scrutiny”. DFID Uganda is seeking a suitably qualified service provider to implement its Fiduciary Risk and Safeguards (FRAS) programme. This programme will strengthen DFID Uganda’s ability to identify, understand, address and manage the major financial and safeguard risks at programme and partner level within our 100 000 000 GBP portfolio and secure value for money for the British tax payer. DFID will provide funds over 3 years for the Fiduciary Risk and Safeguards (FRAS) programme. FRAS will provide assurance that all DFID Uganda partners are meeting DFID standards on fiduciary and safeguard systems and processes. This will help deliver the Government’s commitment to “ensure that every penny of existing Official Development Assistance (ODA) and all new ODA spend is and remains good value for money across the British Government – taking further steps to cut waste, introduce greater transparency, and deliver tough, independent scrutiny”. FRAS will focus on 3 core components: Component 1: Specialist reviews of the fiduciary risk management of DFID Uganda partners. This refers to the processes and systems that support accurate and complete reporting of financial transactions, budgets and ultimately use of DFID funding. It can include procurement management, asset management, human resources, audit and accountability. Component 2: Specialist reviews of the safeguard management of DFID Uganda partners. DFID SMART Rules captures the principle of safeguards as “Avoid doing harm by ensuring that our interventions do not sustain unequal power relations, reinforce social exclusion and predatory institutions, exacerbate conflict, contribute to human rights risks and/or create or exacerbate resource scarcity, climate change and/or environmental damage and/or increasing communities vulnerabilities to shocks and trends. Ensure our interventions do not displace/undermine local capacity or impose long-term financial burdens on partner governments”. Component 3: Capacity building of partners and DFID Uganda staff on fiduciary and safeguard management.