Investment in Forests and Sustainable Land Use Phase 2 (IFSLU2) Component 3

The IFSLU2 Programme is a commitment of up to £500 million over a 10-year period which aims to catalyse private sector investment into forest protection and restoration, address deforestation associated with agricultural commodity production, scale up support to smallholder farmers and support jobs and strengthen livelihoods in poor rural communities. The IFSLU2 programme as a whole will operate in a range of countries across East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America. IFSLU2 will be delivered through five linked components: - Component 1: Business incubation, pipeline development and business enabling conditions - Component 2: Enhanced support for smallholder farmers - Component 3: Business and market development in the Congo Basin - Component 4: Policy support to catalyse transformational change and action at scale - Component 5: Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) and knowledge

Delivery of Components 1, 2, 4 and 5 is not part of this requirement. The core objectives for Component 3 are to: 1. Build the capacity of local organisations and institutions (e.g. cooperatives) to provide support and services to improve livelihoods through sustainable land use. 2. Support businesses and entrepreneurs to develop sustainable supply chains, partner with local communities and organisations, and increase readiness for sustainable land use investment. 3. Improve the national enabling environment and access to finance for businesses and communities, to support adoption of and investment into sustainable land use, forest protection and restoration. For Component 3, the following countries are in scope: the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Republic of Congo (ROC), and Cameroon and Gabon.

Please note the estimated maximum value of this requirement is up to a maximum of £82.25million. This figures includes an initial 60-month core Contract period at a value of up to £31.5million followed by a possible 60-month extension at a value of up to £35million. There is also an optional scale up (value extension only) of £15.75million over the life of the contract (including the extension period). The contract will be initially awarded for the core period only.

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