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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)
PROJ 10123 - thrive: early childhood development research for scale
DFID is seeking to appoint a Research Programme Consortium (RPC) to deliver new rigorous and operationally relevant research on the most effective approaches to implementing Early
Payroll service for british embassy athens
Payroll Services for British Embassy Athens
Provision of hired chauffeur driven vehicle services for british embassy in paris
Provision of Hired Chauffeur Driven Vehicle Services for British Embassy in Paris
PO 7489 - learning and monitoring programme somalia (lamps) contract amendment no 4
These amendments relate to an extension of the contract by 6 months and an increase in the financial limit of £550,000. Additional information: All relevant information relating to
PO 8519 - strengthening public financial management, anti-corruption and accountability institutions in sierra leone contract amendment no 4
These amendments relate to a 6 month and £600,000 extension to the programme. Additional information: All relevant information relating to this Contract Notice can be found on the
Commercializing opportunities for UK companies created by peru's national infrastructure plan - british embassy, lima
The British Embassy in Lima is seeking to contract a supplier to provide expert support on Commercializing opportunities for UK companies created by Peru's National Infrastructure
Provision of pest control services for british embassy yangon
Provision of Pest Control Services for British Embassy Yangon Additional information: All Tender documentation will be published, and all substantive communication between the Auth
Investing in black female entrepreneurs: research report, roundtable discuss-bew
The British Embassy in Washington, DC is seeking a supplier to undertake market research relating to racial and gender economic issues in the US and UK and deliver a report for pol
PROJ10017 - skills for prosperity - lot 1: global education and skills hub (gbesh) contract amendment no 2
These amendments relate to: • An increase of the financial limit to £12,748,210.36 • An update of the list of key personnel • An update of the list of sub-contractors • An update o
Security guarding services to the british embassy berlin and consulates in dusseldorf and munich
Security Guarding Services to the British Embassy Berlin and Consulates in Dusseldorf and Munich
COP 26 - ground transport services
This notice is for a call for competition in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU Article 48(2). The United Kingdom will host the 26th United Nations Conference of the Parties ('CO
ACT4GReen accelerating clean tech 4 green
ACT4Green (Accelerating Clean Tech 4 Green)
Ukindiaurbanchallenge: A virtual hackathon and pitching session showcasing innovative and creative solutions by UK universities and UK companies to address some of the urban challenges in india
UKIndiaUrbanChallenge - A virtual hackathon and pitching session showcasing innovative and creative solutions by UK universities and UK companies to address some of the urban chall
PROJ10108 - technical assistance to strengthen capabilities project (TAN) contract award
The objective of this project is to provide: • Technical assistance to Governments in the SUN Movement and to the SUN Movement secretariat to catalyse country efforts to scale up n
Scoping project: design of india-uk e-mobility accelerator awareness campaign
Scoping Project: Design of India-UK E-mobility Accelerator Awareness Campaign
PROJ10094 - evaluation of funding to dfid's fellowship scheme contract award
The evaluation will assess, firstly whether the scheme is effective in achieving its stated purpose of providing technical economic and statistical support which successfully enhan
PROJ10008 - girls' education programme phase 2b (GEC2b) contract award
The Girls Education Challenge is working to provide quality education for up to 1.5 million highly marginalised girls. Designed as a 'challenge fund', the GEC aims to find better w
Smart and sustainable cities - awarded contract
Smart and Sustainable Cities Workshops
Contract award - drainage repair works at the british consulate general istanbul
Contract award for the Drainage repair works at the British Consulate General Istanbul
CSSF: multilateral strategy (must) impact evaluation
An evaluation of HMG's Multilateral Strategy (MuSt) Portfolio to assess how HMG (via CSSF) can achieve greatest impact.