How to win: ISF/13996/2026: Action to Combat Transnational Serious & Organised Crime Programme in Latin America (ACTS LatAm)

A services contract from Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

About this contract

The Action to Combat Transnational Serious and Organised Crime Programme in Latin America (ACTS LATAM) is a regional programme focused on strengthening organisational effectiveness to identify, disrupt and suppress serious and organised crime and the illicit economies it generates across Latin America, particularly those linked to cocaine flows reaching the UK. ACTS LATAM builds on the work of its predecessor, the ISF Combatting Illicit Economies Programme, and is funded by the Global Serious and Organised Crime Portfolio managed by the UK Home Office. The programme works with a range of state institutions, providing expert assistance to strengthen national strategies and operational responses to serious and organised crime, illicit financial flows and linked corruption.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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