DFID funding opportunities for 2019
Devex analyzes the U.K. Department for International Development's procurement opportunities in 2019: what they are and who the department is working with.
As the year-end approaches, some donors choose to publicize their future funding opportunities — including the U.K. Department for International Development, which recently released a document outlining the details of future procurement contracts in the pipeline. Devex has analyzed the data to give you a snapshot of what is coming up in 2019. In total, there are 23 new funding opportunities announced, belonging to DFID projects worth around £1.1 billion ($1.5 billion). Of those, the largest project is in South Sudan focusing on humanitarian response and resilience, worth £443 million. It is expected to start in January 2020 as phase two of an existing project being implemented between 2015 and 2020 by 18 partners, including Crown Agents, Oxfam and a number of United Nations agencies. Looking at the implementing agencies for past phases could help direct strategic decisions about partnerships for future funding opportunities. The new funding opportunities are focused on Africa and Asia, including three projects in Tanzania, two in Zimbabwe, and two in Nepal. There are also four projects that are global in scope: “DFID Extreme poverty — building evidence for effective action”; “Forest Governance Markets and Climate support independent monitoring for FGMC”; “Financing for Research on Cross Border Conflict Across Middle East, Asia and Horn of Africa”; and “Improvement of Health Worker and Health Services Performance for Poor and Vulnerable Populations.” In addition, there are two programs that are not included in the below map, as their specific location is undetermined. A big portion of the funding will be allocated to the humanitarian sector — largely due to the humanitarian project in South Sudan — as well as to the health and economic sectors. Collectively, they account for three-quarters of the total available funding and are reflective of DFID’s top sectors more broadly, which for the current financial year are disaster relief — or humanitarian work — health, and government and civil society. Twenty of the forecasted funding opportunities will start in 2019, most of them in the first half of the year. The vast majority of those had or will have approach to market dates in November or December 2018, meaning interested parties that wish to collaborate with DFID should keep an eye out for upcoming opportunities. Below, Devex has compiled a list of the projects with key implementing partners, based on the current implementers that are public or previous implementers for past phases of the same project, marked with an asterisk. This list can be used to better understand the stakeholders involved in your sectors of interest. Humanitarian Humanitarian Response and Resilience in South Sudan (HARISS II)* Implementing partners: IOM, FAO, WFP, UNHCR, UNDP, UNICEF, Norwegian Refugee Council, Danish Refugee Council, Crown Agents, IMC Worldwide, Oxfam GB, GOAL, International Medical Corps UK, Medair, International Committee of the Red Cross, IMPACT Initiatives, CANADEM, RedR Investing in Adolescent Girls in Rwanda* Implementing partners: Mott MacDonald, Population Council Stopping Abuse and Female Exploitation Information not available Health Scaling up Family Planning in Tanzania Implementing partner: UNFPA Stronger Health Partnerships for Stronger Health Systems * Information not available UK Support for Health in Nigeria Information not available Health/Family Planning Information not available Economic Jobs And Economic Transformation (JET) Implementing partner: IMC Worldwide Jordan Labour Market Programme (JLAMP) — Vocational Training Implementing partner: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Zimbabwe economic stability and transformation programme (ZEST) Implementing partners: IMC Worldwide, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Nepal in Business Programme Information not available Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Information not available Education Education Support Programme in Schule Bora Information not available International Citizens Service Phase 2 (ICS 2) Information not available Government and civil society Building Sustainable Anti-Corruption Action in Tanzania Implementing partners: WAJIBU Institute of Public Accountability (WIPA), National Crime Agency (NCA), Tanzania Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Ethiopian Investment Advisory Facility (EIAF) Phase 2* Implementing partners: McKinsey & Company, Coffey, World Bank, University of Oxford, UN Habitat Security and Justice (IPSSJ II)* Implementing partners: UNDP, UNOPS, UNICEF, International Alert, Crown Agents, Crown Agents Bank, Palladium International, CARE International UK, Search for Common Ground, Asian Development Bank, Governance Facility Nepal, and the Nepalese Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare Agriculture and environment Forest Governance Markets and Climate Support Independent Monitoring for FGMC Implementing partners: FAO, ITAD, United Nations Forum on Forests, World Resources Institute, KPMG East Africa, KPMG, International Procurement Agency, Coffey, Crown Agents, Crown Agents Bank, Palladium International, AECOM, Rainforest Foundation UK, Agence Française de Développement, Global Wellness Institute, Well Grounded, University of Wolverhampton - School of Education, Rights and Resources Institute, Proforest Initiative, IUCN Mesoamerican and the Caribbean, International Institute for Environment and Development, Global Canopy, Forestry Commission of Ghana, Forest Trends, Forest Peoples Programme, Fern, European Timber Trade Federation, European Forest Institute, Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), ClientEarth, Chatham House Enterprises, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Agriculture Programme Information not available Reducing Deforestation Through Improved Spatial Planning in Papua Provinces, Indonesia Information not available Research DFID Extreme poverty - building evidence for effective action Information not available Research programme contract (RPC) on Cross-Border Conflict Evidence Policy and Trends (XCEPT) Information not available Multiple Enabling Pathways out of Extreme Poverty Implementing partners: DAI Europe
As the year-end approaches, some donors choose to publicize their future funding opportunities — including the U.K. Department for International Development, which recently released a document outlining the details of future procurement contracts in the pipeline. Devex has analyzed the data to give you a snapshot of what is coming up in 2019.
In total, there are 23 new funding opportunities announced, belonging to DFID projects worth around £1.1 billion ($1.5 billion). Of those, the largest project is in South Sudan focusing on humanitarian response and resilience, worth £443 million. It is expected to start in January 2020 as phase two of an existing project being implemented between 2015 and 2020 by 18 partners, including Crown Agents, Oxfam and a number of United Nations agencies. Looking at the implementing agencies for past phases could help direct strategic decisions about partnerships for future funding opportunities.
The new funding opportunities are focused on Africa and Asia, including three projects in Tanzania, two in Zimbabwe, and two in Nepal. There are also four projects that are global in scope: “DFID Extreme poverty — building evidence for effective action”; “Forest Governance Markets and Climate support independent monitoring for FGMC”; “Financing for Research on Cross Border Conflict Across Middle East, Asia and Horn of Africa”; and “Improvement of Health Worker and Health Services Performance for Poor and Vulnerable Populations.” In addition, there are two programs that are not included in the below map, as their specific location is undetermined.
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Maja Wisenberger works in Devex's Analytics team in Manila, assisting in expanding data content and analyzing global funding trends. She has a master's degree in Public Policy from China and she brings experience from UNOPS, UN Women and the nonprofit sector. Her main areas of interest are poverty alleviation, economic and gender equality, and Chinese philanthropy.
