How to win: EMPOWER - Strengthening access to Family Planning (FP) in the Private sector - Component 3

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is planning a tender opportunity for the delivery of Contract for Component 3 of EMPOWER - Strengthening access to Family Planning in the Private Sector, which aims to contribute to creating a vibrant and self-sustaining private sector market for voluntary Family Planning (FP) services in Urban and Semi-urban areas in Uganda. This will involve identifying the market segments that can pay for their services and building capacity of Private for Profit (PFP) and Private-Not-For-Profit (PNFP) outlets to provide these services affordably and sustainably. The other Components have already been advertised and ran thorough different procurement routes (Accountable Grant and Framework). Please note that this Opportunity will be tendered using procedure defined under regulations 74 to 76 of Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services of Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes, Public Contract Regulations 2015, i.e. Light Touch Regime (LTR). The procedure, the Negotiation with the Preferred Supplier is based on the principles of the Open Procedure up to the selection of Preferred Supplier who will be invited to the Negotiation step prior t

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