# DFID 8072 MAINTAINS - Maintaining Essential Services after a Natural Disaster Contract Award

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## Key facts

- Public buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Contract winner: [Oxford Policy Management](/contract-winners/oxford-policy-management/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £12,333,330
- Tender value: £12,333,330
- Award date: 6 July 2018
- Published: 27 August 2018
- Contract start: 9 July 2018
- Contract end: 30 June 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 49bc22a3-5c77-43e5-bfc9-5dd60b763cd1-237387
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8ebdab5c-6232-4275-a0da-7823bfcf2b3d

## Description

This research programme - 'Maintaining Essential Services After Natural Disasters' \(MAINTAINS\) is explicitly operational in focus\. The overall objective of this contract is to deliver, and maximise uptake of new, operationally-relevant evidence on: how shocks impact on essential services in developing countries; the extent to which essential services can flex and respond as a system rather than independent parts; and how best essential services can prepare and respond to natural disasters\. Additional information: All relevant information relating to this Contract Notice can be found on the DFID Supplier Portal where suppliers can register their interest directly\. If you are not already registered as a supplier on the DFID Supplier Portal please follow the guidance which can be found on the top left of the home page: https://supplierportal\.dfid\.gov\.uk/selfservice/

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/49bc22a3-5c77-43e5-bfc9-5dd60b763cd1-237387)