# Land Facility Decision Support Unit

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office](/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Abt Britain Limited](/suppliers/abt-britain/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £4,500,000
- Tender value: £8,000,000
- Award date: 22 April 2024
- Published: 3 May 2024
- Contract start: 22 April 2024
- Contract end: 31 December 2030
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: bdcab308-7a31-4a3c-814d-21ff23c86d51-747758
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6664c5b7-f929-4b4f-a2f6-9f0167242e58

## Description

The DSU will run for the duration of the LF programme, initially for 7 years broadly covering the same countries in which the LF is operational\. Specific objectives of the DSU are: 1\. to support evidence-based, outcome-oriented and VfM-driven decision-making by FCDO and the LF Lead Supplier throughout the inception phase and implementation; 2\. to support and enhance effective programme learning and programmatic action in response to that learning; 3\. to support and undertake targeted global dissemination based on a joint communications strategy\. The supplier contract will be up to 7 years, subject to break clauses and resource availability\. The total initial budget and contract value for the services to be delivered under this contract is up to £4\.5m \(inclusive of all applicable taxes\)\. i\. A further £1\.5m may become available during the initial contract period, subject to further approvals; ii\. An additional £2m scale up option will also be available - subject to a business case addendum should the programme have a strong impact and potential to yield better results\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bdcab308-7a31-4a3c-814d-21ff23c86d51-747758)