Accelerating the Sustainable Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ASCEND) will be a DFID centrally managed programme to provide up to 200 000 000 GBP over the period April 2019 to March 2022. This will support the control and elimination of NeglectedTropical Diseases (NTDs) in approximately 20 high burden countries. The focus will be on 5 NTDs:— lymphaticfilariasis,— onchocerciasis,— schistosomiasis,— visceral leishmaniasis, and— trachoma.The programme split between 2 geographical lots will be delivered in Southern Asia and East Africa (100 000 000 GBP) and Western and Central Africa (100 000 000 GBP). DFID reserves the right to extend the programme for a further 18 months up to an additional 50 000 000 GBP for each lot.