The Good Governance Fund's primary objective is to build resilience in targeted countries by providing support for domestic reform agendas which reduce corruption; promote transparent and accountable institutions and build open, inclusive economies and societies.

DFID requires a programme management unit and two regional Technical Assistance Facilities (TAF) to support the delivery of a flexible portfolio of technical assistance and capacity building projects to support domestic reform efforts in target countries. The GGF will operate in seven countries covered by two geographic Directorates within UK government: four Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) and three Western Balkans countries (Bosnia, Serbia and North Macedonia). DFID reserves the right to scale up or down the geographic focus within the lifetime of the programme based on HMG’s assessment of changes to the continued viability of delivering results through this programme.

Programme management unit: the supplier will be responsible for supporting Her Majesty's Government (HMG) in assessing beneficiary needs and supporting HMG’s identification of areas in which targeted technical assistance can support domestic reforms in target countries. This will require the supplier to be committed to working closely and collaboratively with British Embassies, the GGF Joint Unit in London and government and non-government counterparts in key institutions and sectors in target countries. The supplier will provide appropriately skilled personnel in target countries who are able to effectively manage a complex network of stakeholders and to understand and consider how targeted interventions can support HMG strategic objectives. This will enable the development of a pipeline of project concepts which will be used to commission further proposal development by the Technical Assistance Facilities (TAF — Lots 2A and 2B). This pipeline will respond to HMG’s strategic priorities in the region and reflect a strong technical understanding of relevant thematic areas. The supplier will also provide a quality-assurance function in assessing proposals, drawing on appropriate technical knowledge to ensure these reflect emerging evidence in the relevant thematic areas.

The supplier will also be responsible for monitoring the delivery of approved projects by the TAFs and will act as the primary agent of HMG for routine management of TAF-delivered projects: this means ensuring that projects are delivered according to agreed timelines and budgets and ensuring that risks (including contextual, reputational, fiduciary, operational and safeguarding risks) are managed and escalated appropriately. The supplier will be responsible for providing regular, consolidated reporting to HMG at both a country and portfolio-level, detailing project delivery, risk management and key financial information. The supplier will also ensure that emerging risks or issues are proactively and promptly highlighted to HMG where required. This will require the supplier to provide appropriately skilled personnel and systems to ensure the successful monitoring of projects delivered by the TAF through this programme, as well as the production and dissemination of high-quality reports.

Delivery of this programme will require the suppliers of each lot to establish and maintain a close and collaborative relationship.

DFID reserves the right to change the geographic focus within the regions within the lifetime of the programme based on HMG’s assessment of changes to the continued viability of delivering results through this programme as a result of contextual changes and/or an assessment of the continuing strategic prioritisation of these countries for HMG.

Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) — Eastern Partnership (Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine). The supplier will be responsible for the development and delivery of high-quality technical assistance projects responding to concepts and terms of reference developed by the PMU and HMG through this programme. The supplier will draw upon expertise and experience in delivering capacity building projects to support long-term behavioural change across the relevant thematic areas and demonstrate an ability to adapt projects during both design and implementation in response to emerging evidence and complex, dynamic political and economic contexts. This will require the supplier to drawn upon a combination of international technical experts and also to possess a sophisticated understanding of the local political and economic environment in each of the target countries in the relevant lot. The supplier will need to demonstrate an ability to draw together and mobilise project teams rapidly in response to commissioned projects, as rapidity and flexibility is a key added-value of this programme.

The supplier will need to demonstrate the capacity to effectively manage technical assistance projects: including through effective mobilisation of project resources; managing the delivery of projects and milestones to agreed timescales; effective management of budgets and risks (including contextual, reputational, fiduciary, operational and safeguarding risks) and the production of quality project reporting. This will require the supplier to provide appropriately skilled personnel and processes to effectively manage projects, and to cooperate with the PMU in overseeing the delivery of projects.

Delivery of this programme will require the suppliers of each lot to establish and maintain a close and collaborative relationship.

DFID reserves the right to change the geographic focus within the region within the lifetime of the programme based on HMG’s assessment of changes to the continued viability of delivering results through this programme as a result of contextual changes and/or an assessment of the continuing strategic prioritisation of these countries for HMG.

Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) — Western Balkans (Bosnia, Serbia and North Macedonia). The supplier will be responsible for the development and delivery of high-quality technical assistance projects responding to concepts and terms of reference developed by the PMU and HMG through this programme. The supplier will draw upon expertise and experience in delivering capacity building projects to support long-term behavioural change across the relevant thematic areas and demonstrate an ability to adapt projects during both design and implementation in response to emerging evidence and complex, dynamic political and economic contexts. This will require the supplier to drawn upon a combination of international technical experts and also to possess a sophisticated understanding of the local political and economic environment in each of the target countries in the relevant lot. The supplier will need to demonstrate an ability to draw together and mobilise project teams rapidly in response to commissioned projects, as rapidity and flexibility is a key added-value of this programme.

The supplier will need to demonstrate the capacity to effectively manage technical assistance projects: including through effective mobilisation of project resources; managing the delivery of projects and milestones to agreed timescales; effective management of budgets and risks (including contextual, reputational, fiduciary, operational and safeguarding risks) and the production of quality project reporting. This will require the supplier to provide appropriately skilled personnel and processes to effectively manage projects, and to cooperate with the PMU in overseeing the delivery of projects.

Delivery of this programme will require the suppliers of each lot to establish and maintain a close and collaborative relationship.

DFID reserves the right to change the geographic focus within the region within the lifetime of the programme based on HMG’s assessment of changes to the continued viability of delivering results through this programme as a result of contextual changes and/or an assessment of the continuing strategic prioritisation of these countries for HMG.