Subject to programme design and funding approval, the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) will be seeking a partner or consortium to implement from April 2016 a successor project to the recently completed programme of capacity building support to the Turkey-based Information Management Unit (IMU) of the Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU) project. We intend to start the tender process in the January — March 2016. It is envisaged that the programme will run for 2-3 years subject to supplier performance, continuing need and sustained funding. As part of HMGs commitment to build Syrian capacity and institutions and meeting urgent humanitarian needs, DFID has been supporting capacity development of the Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU), a Syrian institution based in Gaziantep, Turkey. Most recently, support has been focused on improving the capacity of the information management unit to meet urgent information needs and thereby contributing to improved delivery of aid and assistance.