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{{short description|'''Canadian international development consultancy (incorporating the former Transtec); CSSF contractor'''}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Cowater International
| location = Canada
}}
'''[[Cowater International]]''' is a contractor to the [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]] (FCDO) under the [[Conflict, Stability and Security Fund]] (CSSF). It is a named supplier on Lot 1 of the CSSF Framework Agreement 2023–27.<ref name="FTS2023">Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, [https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029743-2023 Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Framework Agreement (2023-2027): contract award notice 029743-2023] ''Find a Tender Service'', 2023.</ref> [[Contracts Finder]] lists 1 published CSSF award(s) to it with a combined stated value of £329,911. FCO and FCDO payments to it over £25,000 recorded in published departmental spending data total about £37,668,855; these figures cover all FCO/FCDO (and, after September 2020, former [[Department for International Development]]) programmes and are not limited to the CSSF.<ref name="FCOspend">Foreign and Commonwealth Office, [https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/foreign-office-spend-over-25000 FCO departmental spending over £25,000] ''GOV.UK'', 2010–2020; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, [https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fcdo-departmental-spending-over-25000 FCDO: departmental spending over £25,000] ''GOV.UK'', 2020–2026.</ref>

== CSSF/ISF and other UK government work ==
Cowater says it held a place on the FCDO's CSSF framework from 2019 to 2023, qualified to provide services including "security sector reform", "strategic communication and awareness", "defense training and advice" and "provision of non-lethal equipment".<ref name="CowaterCSSF">Cowater International, [https://www.cowater.com/project/conflict-stability-security-fund-cssf-framework/ Conflict, Stability & Security Fund (CSSF) Framework] ''Cowater International'', accessed 16 October 2026.</ref> Cowater ("formerly Transtec") also says that from 2017 to 2020 it ran third-party monitoring, worth £329,000, for the CSSF Somalia Stabilisation Programme. This covered community engagement by [[AMISOM]] and Somali security forces, including training to prevent the recruitment of children.<ref name="CowaterSomalia">Cowater International, [https://www.cowater.com/project/third-party-monitoring-of-delivery-of-community-engagement-activities-in-recently-recovered-areas/ Third Party Monitoring of Delivery of Community Engagement Activities in Recently Recovered Areas] ''Cowater International'', accessed 16 October 2026.</ref>

=== Published CSSF contracts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ CSSF awards published on Contracts Finder
! Award date !! Contract !! Value (£) !! Supplier name as published !! Source
|-
| 2017-04-07 || CSSF Lots A and B: CSSF SOMALIA STABILISATION PROGRAMME: THIRD PARTY MONITORING OF DELIVERY OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTI || 329,911 || TRANSTEC || <ref>Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, [https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ccc3294a-1247-4099-a180-58750be9bf35 CSSF Lots A and B: CSSF SOMALIA STABILISATION PROGRAMME: THIRD PARTY MONITORING OF DELIVER] ''Contracts Finder'', 2017-04-07.</ref>
|}

=== FCO/FCDO payments ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ FCO/FCDO payments over £25,000 (all programmes; calendar year of payment)
! Year !! Amount (£)
|-
| 2021 || 702,414
|-
| 2022 || 3,203,510
|-
| 2023 || 11,978,135
|-
| 2024 || 20,887,085
|-
| 2025 || 897,711
|-
| '''Total''' || '''37,668,855'''
|}
<ref name="FCOspend" />

== See also ==
* [[Conflict, Stability and Security Fund]]
* [[:Category:CSSF Contractors]]

==Notes==
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[[Category:CSSF Contractors]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Cowater International - Revision history

MI6 Bot: Create CSSF contractor profile with cited sources