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Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
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Total contracts
358
Known spend
£8bn
312 disclosed
Average value
£25m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Palladium International Ltd
5 winslatest 09 Oct 2026£460m
- 2
Cowater International
5 winslatest 15 Oct 2025£73m
- 3
DAI Global UK
3 winslatest 17 Mar 2026£507m
- 4
ITAD LIMITED
3 winslatest 14 Sept 2026£507m
- 5
CADMUS INTERNATIONAL UK LTD
2 winslatest 29 Sept 2025£511m
- 6
Oxford Policy Management Limited
2 winslatest 13 Aug 2026£500m
- 7
Cowater UK Limited
2 winslatest 26 May 2026£48m
- 8
Tetra Tech Development International Limited
2 winslatest 11 Sept 2025£4m
- 9
Shimizu Corporation
1 winlatest 10 Feb 2026£6bn
- 10
Abt Britain Limited
1 winlatest 29 Sept 2025£500m
What they buy
By CPV categoryPublic administrationCPV 75
82 contracts · £2bn
Business servicesCPV 79
60 contracts · £176m
R&D servicesCPV 73
36 contracts · £14m
Financial & insuranceCPV 66
28 contracts · £13m
IT servicesCPV 72
18 contracts · £24m
Construction worksCPV 45
16 contracts · £6bn
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
12 contracts · £10m
SoftwareCPV 48
12 contracts · £8m
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- CCS Design & Project Management Services for Cladding Replacement at Manila Embassy, Philippines
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (6 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Dec 2026).
Dec 2026
40% confident
- CCS Design and Project Management Services for Cladding Replacement at Jakarta Embassy, Indonesia
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (6 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Dec 2026).
Dec 2026
40% confident
- ISF Cyber: Advanced Balkan Cyber Programme - Lot 2
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (23 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Apr 2027).
Apr 2027
40% confident
- ISF Cyber: Advanced Balkan Cyber Programme - Lot 1
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (23 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Apr 2027).
Apr 2027
40% confident
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (358)
Tackling deadly diseases africa programme – 2 (tddap 2)
Following the modification, the contract will continue to provide national and community-level technical assistance to strengthen public health and emergency capability and improve
FCDO british embassy san jose costa rica project RIBA stage 4 design peer review
The FCDO is hiring a firm to carry out a RIBA Stage 4 design peer‑review for the new British Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica. The work is a short‑term consultancy to check the detailed design before construction begins.
Lebanese armed forces border security support
This contract is for a UK‑funded programme to provide infrastructure, training, logistics, vehicle sustainment and strategic support to the Lebanese Armed Forces to improve border security on the Lebanese‑Syrian frontier and, if needed, in Southern Lebanon.
14428 - Oracle professional services
This contract is for Oracle Professional Services, meaning the government wants to hire experts to deliver consulting, implementation, and support for Oracle software solutions. It is aimed at organisations that can provide specialised Oracle expertise.
Monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) for FCDO's building refugee resilience and inclusion in turkey (brrit) programme
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) awards a contract for an independent Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) to support the delivery of its Building Refu
Cost management services for ottawa residence refurbishment project
This contract is for cost management services for the refurbishment of the British High Commissioner's residence in Ottawa, Canada.
Contributing to ending the preventable deaths of mothers, babies and children by 2030 (EPD)
Contributing to Ending the Preventable Deaths of mothers, babies and children by 2030 (EPD) is a UK government commitment and is a core health objective within the International De
Manufacturing africa
The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) intends to increase the financial ceiling of an existing contract - Manufacturing Africa (MA) to continue to support increase
Growth gateway
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) intends to extend and scale up an existing contract, Growth Gateway. Growth Gateway (GG) aims to deliver development impact
Managed ground transport services for major events and diplomatic services
A contract for managed ground transport services to support in the successful delivery of Government events has been awarded.
Strategic affairs programme of expertise
The FCDO is informing suppliers about an upcoming procurement for a new Strategic Affairs Training programme, inviting interested parties to express interest and showcase expertise.
Peacebuilding opportunities fund 2 - south sudan
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) proposes to extend the contract with t
CCS design and project management services for cladding replacement at jakarta embassy, indonesia
FCDO are exploring the opportunity to deliver cladding replacement works our Embassy in Jakarta. The scope is under review and will evolve following further surveys. We are therefo
CCS design & project management services for cladding replacement at manila embassy, philippines
FCDO are exploring the opportunity to deliver cladding works and potentially wider refurbishment at our Embassy in Manila. The scope is under review and will evolve following furth
Consular salesforce licences
Consular Salesforce Licencing
ISF cyber: advanced balkan cyber programme - lot 1
ISF Cyber: Advanced Balkan Cyber Programme - Lot 1
Improving trade facilitation and customs in the occupied palestinian territories
FCDO is seeking a supplier to deliver its trade development and facilitation programme, to improvetrade performance and customs in the OPTs. The programme is designed to be flexibl
ISF/12216/2025: ukraine - illicit finance: variation 001
This project has been created to improve Ukraine’s ability to counter illicit finance. The supplier is required to deliver policy change, improvements to financial supervision and
Mobilist: legal services & specialist advise
MOBILIST: Legal & Specialist Advise provides specialist legal and commercial advisory services to support the FCDO’s MOBILIST programme, which undertakes complex cross‑border capit
Provision of compound refurbishment & redevelopment works for the british embassy, tokyo
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) awarded the contract to provide Compound Refurbishment & Redevelopment Works for the British Embassy, Tokyo to Shimizu Corpo