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<p>The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office is actively monitoring and assessing
the overall financial health of our supply partners to understand the impact of the
global economic downturn and Covid-19 on our supplier base and identify supply partners
who are at higher financial risk.</p><p>The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
relies heavily on the capacity, expertise, resilience and flexibility of our supply
partners large and small, without them we cannot deliver UK aid. A generous package
of support has been made available by the Chancellor for UK businesses, including
supplier relief for those in the aid sector. DFID has worked with SMEs and major supply
partners to find pragmatic and flexible ways to maintain delivery of essential programmes,
including amendments to payment schedules, delivery milestones and alternative working
arrangements where appropriate.</p>
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