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PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Sir James Knott Fund·Value TBC·North East
TENDERLeicestershire County Council · Bespoke Bus Shelter- Melton Mowbray·£25k·Leicester
GRANTInnovate UK, part of UK Research and… · Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3·£4.0M·National
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TENDEROffice of Rail and Road · ​​Independent review of ORR's approach to cost assessment and…·£100k·London
GRANTInnovate UK on behalf of the Department for… · Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3·£500k·National
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PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Peer Networks - Redbridge Council·Value TBC·London
TENDERNorfolk County Council · Bikeability Cycle Training·£2.5M·East of England
GRANTMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local… · Common Ground Award 2026-2027·£250k·England
TENDERScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body · Auditor for Audit Scotland·Value TBC·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Sir James Knott Fund·Value TBC·North East
TENDERLeicestershire County Council · Bespoke Bus Shelter- Melton Mowbray·£25k·Leicester
GRANTInnovate UK, part of UK Research and… · Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3·£4.0M·National
TENDERStirling Council · EV Infrastructure Back Office·£315k·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · START - West of England·Value TBC·South West
TENDEROffice of Rail and Road · ​​Independent review of ORR's approach to cost assessment and…·£100k·London
GRANTInnovate UK on behalf of the Department for… · Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3·£500k·National
TENDERHome Group · Housing Disrepair Legal Support Framework·£1.8M·North East
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Peer Networks - Redbridge Council·Value TBC·London
FCA

UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-15Updated 2026-09-15

£1.5bn

Total spend

741

Contract awards

596

Unique suppliers

£3.0M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has awarded 741 contracts worth £1.5bn to 596 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £3.0M, with the top five suppliers holding 75% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Foreign Commonwealth and Development Off…

Top-five suppliers hold 75% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Orostream International Contracts Limited4£515.6M
PALLADIUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED3£304.6M
Palladium International Ltd2£161.2M
DAI Global UK Ltd1£101.1M
Adam Smith International Ltd1£65.0M
Tetra Tech International Development Limited1£50.0M
Mott MacDonald Limited2£45.2M
GardaWorld Tanzania1£42.6M
GW Consulting UK Ltd2£32.2M
SHIMIZU CORPORATION1£27.1M
TBR Global Limited1£25.2M
the Mines Advisory Group (MAG)1£17.0M
G3 Systems Ltd2£14.7M
Minimal Risk Consultancy Limited1£14.0M
Pacific Prime Consultant Company Limited1£11.0M
NIRAS Group (UK) Ltd1£9.9M
G3 Systems Limited1£8.0M
Cadmus International UK Limited1£8.0M
Garda World Consulting Nigeria Limited1£5.5M
Abt Britain Limited1£4.5M

Procurement categories

What Foreign Commonwealth and Development Off… buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
105 awards£73.8M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
75 awards£770.1M

Construction work

45
73 awards£570.4M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
71 awards£4.1M

Financial and insurance services

66
42 awards£23.0M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
39 awards£359K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
39 awards£4.4M

Repair and maintenance services

50
35 awards£3.0M

Software package and information systems

48
35 awards£948K

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
29 awards£1.5M

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
25 awards£1.2M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
21 awards£3.3M

Education and training services

80
16 awards£254K

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
16 awards£482K

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
15 awards£4.4M

Postal and telecommunications services

64
14 awards£867K

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
14 awards£1.1M

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
12 awards£43.8M

Industrial machinery

42
12 awards£843K

Other community, social and personal services

98
10 awards£262K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
8 awards£466K

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
7 awards£25.5M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
7 awards£223K

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
7 awards£420K

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
2 awards£50K

Printed matter and related products

22
2 awards£87K

Chemical products

24
2 awards£148K

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
1 award£93K

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
1 award£177K

Collected and purified water

41
1 award£41K

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
1 award£32K

Health and social work services

85
1 award£65K

Real estate services

70
1 award£1.5M

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
1 award£105K

Mining, basic metals and related products

14
1 award£45K

Recent contracts

Latest Foreign Commonwealth and Development Off… contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Salesforce Architect Services - Awarded Contract

Salesforce UK Limited · 2026-08-17

FCDO Port Louis New HC Residence Project RIBA Stage 4 Design Peer Review Services

Ridge and Partners LLP · 2026-08-16

£19K

FCDO Port Louis New HC Residence Project RIBA Stage 4 Design Peer Review Services

Ridge and Partners LLP · 2026-08-09

£19K

FCDO Port Louis New HC Residence Project RIBA Stage 4 Design Peer Review Services

Ridge and Partners LLP · 2026-08-09

£42K

Cities and Infrastructure for Growth Zambia Phase 2 (CIGZambia2)

Cowater UK Ltd · 2026-06-30

Sanctions Directorate Outsourcing (SDO) Contract

DWF Law LLP · 2026-06-29

Lisbon HMA New Residence 2

Orostream International Contracts Ltd · 2026-06-25

Consular Salesforce Licences

Salesforce UK Limited · 2026-06-22

International Climate Finance: Portfolio-level Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (ICF PMEL)

Oxford Policy Management Limited · 2026-06-21

FCDO Port Louis New HC Residence Project Stage 4 Design Peer Review Services

Ridge and Partners LLP · 2026-06-18

£34K

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Open opportunities

Open Foreign Commonwealth and Development Off… tenders

Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.

Economics for Foreign Policy

Deadline: 2026-09-15

£2.1M

Payroll Services for Germany Network 2026

Deadline: 2026-09-20

£300K

Provision of comprehensive cleaning and exhauster services to the British High Commission Nairobi

Deadline: 2026-10-05

£480K

Provision of Grounds and Tree Maintenance to the British High Commission Nairobi

Deadline: 2026-10-05

£440K

PA23 UK4 - Tender notice Framework Agreement for Electrical Spares & Consumables Supplies to British High Commission in New Delhi

Deadline: 2026-10-05

£768K

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Deadline: 2027-11-26

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Off… typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Fleet Car for the British Embassy Riga

Expires: 2026-09-15

£52K

Notice for Pall Mall Process Procurement

Expires: 2026-09-23

Construction of New Entrance Gate and Provision of Security Barriers to British Embassy Kuwait

Expires: 2026-09-25

£89K

Consular Integrated Case Management

Expires: 2026-09-27

Consular Integrated Case Management

Expires: 2026-09-27

Security Services for British High Commission Kuala Lumpur

Expires: 2026-09-30

£322K

Provision of Maintenance Services for AC Plant & Equipment for the British High Commission in Bridgetown, Barbados

Expires: 2026-09-30

£63K

PROJ 10123 - THRIVE: Early Childhood Development Research for scale

Expires: 2026-09-30

The Provision of Security Guarding Services to the BHC in Kingston, Jamaica

Expires: 2026-09-30

£1.8M

Consular Live Digital Services - Awarded Contract

Expires: 2026-09-30

Market analysis

Bidding into Foreign Commonwealth and Development Off… — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

24%

Awards to SMEs

75%

Top-5 supplier share

39%

Framework call-offs

7

Awards to social enterprises

Around 24% of Foreign Commonwealth and Development Off…’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 7 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 39%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Foreign Commonwealth and Development Off…

How much does Foreign Commonwealth and Development Off… spend on procurement?

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Off… awarded 741 contracts totalling £1.5bn between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 596 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £3.0M.

Who are Foreign Commonwealth and Development Off…'s top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Foreign Commonwealth and Development Off… by total award value are Orostream International Contracts Limited, PALLADIUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Palladium International Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 75% of contract value.

What does Foreign Commonwealth and Development Off… buy from suppliers?

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Off…'s procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, administration, defence and social security services, construction work, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Foreign Commonwealth and Development Off… contracts?

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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