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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)
Outdoor structure procurement for the british embassy vilnius
Outdoor Structure Procurement for the British Embassy Vilnius
Pre-qualification questionnaire for a framework agreement for the provision of estate surveying services worldwide
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has a requirement for Estate Surveying Services under a Framework Agreement on a worldwide basis. This Framework Agreement will be fo
Social research project on "building resilience to disinformation"
Social Research Project on "Building Resilience to Disinformation"
Video wall for the BE moscow
Video Wall for the BE Moscow
Tokyo temporary staffing services
Tokyo Temporary Staffing Services
Provision of vehicle insurance for british consulate general jerusalem
The Authority requires provision of vehicle insurance for the fleets used by the British Consulate General Jerusalem.
PO 8258 - global mine action programme 2, monitoring & evaluation
These amendments relate to a one year extension from 31 May 2020 to 31 May 2021. The financial limit of the contract has increased to £1,247,740 (exclusive of government tax). Addi
PO 7117 - spring - assets to adolescent girls; monitoring & evaluation
These amendments relate to i) a change in Supplier name ii) an increase in overall financial limit due to increased donor funding of £567,228 and iii) associated tasks that the fun
Provision of brokerage services & medical insurance for the british embassy in quito, ecuador.
The British Embassy in Quito, is looking to first contract broker services, and use the broker to procure the medical insurance provider. The Broker is intended to act as a link be
Market research tools for DIT north america
Market Research Tools for DIT North America
Aid management platform discovery project - service design consultation
Aid Management Platform Discovery Project - Service Design Consultation
E-rostering tool for FCDO consular crisis management department
Called off from Crown Commercial Service's G-Cloud 12 framework agreement. Provision of an online rostering tool for the FCDO's Crisis Management Department to replace the current
PROJ10158 - building evidence in education (BE2) secretariat support contract award
The overall objective of the Secretariat is to contribute to improved education outcomes from the research and evidence generated and disseminated by BE2 and its members. The Secre
FCDO consular digital services partner
Awarded via Lot 1: Digital Outcomes of Crown Commercial Service's Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 (RM1043.6) framework agreement. FCDO Consular Digital Services develops new and
FCDO consular intelligent client function - technical architecture and business analysis
Awarded via Lot 1: Digital Outcomes of Crown Commercial Service's Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 (RM1043.6) framework agreement. An intelligent client technical architecture an
Provision of a central telephony operator service (ctops) for FCDO
Called off from Lot 2: Contact Centre Services of Crown Commercial Service's RM3185 Contact Centre Services framework agreement. 24 month contract with 2 x 1 year extension options
PO 6737 - electronic documents and records management system
These amendments relate to a 24-month extension of the contract and an increase of the overall financial limit from £5,695,541.65 to £6,852,840.23 (exclusive of VAT). Additional in
PO 6456 - improving water security for poor people research (IWSP research)
This amendment relates to: i. A scale-up of REACH's ongoing activities to build on early success and to capitalise on emerging opportunities. This has resulted in an increase to bu
Accident at work and travel insurance services for the BE copenhagen
Accident at Work and Travel Insurance Services for the BE Copenhagen
Reinstatement works of swimming pool at the residence of british embassy lisbon
Reinstatement works of swimming pool at the Residence of British Embassy Lisbon All project related documents can be accessed via FCDO's procurement portal mentioned below. Your Te