# PROJ10008 - Girls' Education Programme phase 2b \(GEC2b\) Contract Award

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE](/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP](/contract-winners/pricewaterhousecoopers/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £177,000,000
- Tender value: £177,000,000
- Award date: 14 July 2020
- Published: 16 October 2020
- Contract start: 15 July 2020
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 844d46f2-8f68-4091-91db-041c08102504-387359
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-42118b3e-e99a-4eea-96c2-d2eeb4e123b9

## Description

The Girls Education Challenge is working to provide quality education for up to 1\.5 million highly marginalised girls\. Designed as a 'challenge fund', the GEC aims to find better ways of getting girls into school and ensuring they receive a quality education and learn whilst they are there\. GEC projects are designed to tackle a range of barriers that prevent girls from benefiting from education\. This includes contributing to more gender inclusive education systems and schools; improving teaching quality; providing tailored education support such as mentoring and bursaries; and tackling harmful social norms that prevent girls from going to school\. Additional information: All relevant information relating to this Contract Notice can be found on the FCDO Supplier Portal where suppliers can register their interest directly\. If you are not already registered as a supplier on the FCDO Supplier Portal please follow the guidance which can be found on the top left of the home page: https://supplierportal\.fcdo\.gov\.uk/selfservice/

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/844d46f2-8f68-4091-91db-041c08102504-387359)