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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: public contracts and tenders
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office awarded 692 public contracts worth €3.0bn where a value is stated since 2025-02-24; the architecture and engineering services contract held by Aecom Limited ends on 2026-10-30 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 670 of 692 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Central government authority |
| City | London |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowater International | 9 | €121.5M | ||
| DAI Global UK Ltd | 7 | €44.0M | ||
| Palladium International Limited | 7 | €711.7M | ||
| Ridge and Partners LLP | 5 | €159k | ||
| Cadmus International UK Limited | 4 | €22.3M | ||
| Integrity Global Ltd | 4 | €26.2M | ||
| K2 International LLC | 4 | €323k | ||
| Montrose International LLP | 4 | €6.1M | ||
| Ramboll UK (Ltd) | 4 | €7.3M | ||
| NTT Data UK Limited | 03085018 Companies House (GB) | nttdata.com | 3 | €73.3M |
| Aecom Limited | 3 | €2.9M | ||
| American Life Insurance Company | 3 | €2.7M | ||
| ARK Group DMCC | 3 | €14.5M | ||
| Cowater UK Limited | 3 | €32.6M | ||
| FCDO Services | 3 | €300k |
Suppliers named on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's award notices (the top 15 of 465); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 174 contracts (the 25 soonest shown); a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
| Deadline | Call for tender | Published | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | PROVISION OF SECURITY GUARDING SERVICES FOR BRITISH EMBASSY HARARE | 2026-10-16 | €1.8M |
| 2026-11-10 | PROVISION OF SECURITY GUARDING SERVICES FOR BRITISH EMBASSY HARARE | 2026-10-16 | €1.8M |
| 2026-11-19 | ESFM: FM- Soft Facilities Management Services for BE in Brasilia | 2026-10-14 | €740k |
| 2026-11-23 | Facilities Management Services for British Embassy Tunis | 2026-10-22 | €764k |
| 2026-11-26 | Medical Aid Insurance for CBS Staff at the British High Commission Maputo | 2026-10-23 | €1.1M |
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-27 or later (not awarded yet).
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business services | 79 | 70 | €265.1M |
| Transport equipment | 34 | 60 | €4.0M |
| Administration and social security services | 75 | 55 | €2.0bn |
| Construction work | 45 | 49 | €60.2M |
| IT services | 72 | 37 | €247.3M |
| Financial and insurance services | 66 | 32 | €19.7M |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 25 | €21.7M |
| Hotel, catering and retail services | 55 | 22 | €2.2M |
| Repair and maintenance services | 50 | 17 | €1.6M |
| Furniture and cleaning products | 39 | 16 | €819k |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 15 | €131.8M |
| Education and training | 80 | 14 | €7.0M |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Recent awards
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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,756,546 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.
Questions
How many public contracts has Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office awarded?
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office published 692 contract award notices between 2025-02-24 and 2026-10-23; the 670 that state a value add up to €3.0bn (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).
Who are Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Cowater International (9), DAI Global UK Ltd (7) and Palladium International Limited (7) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office contracts end soon?
174 contracts awarded by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the architecture and engineering services contract held by Aecom Limited, ending on 2026-10-30 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).
Does Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office have open tenders now?
Yes: 5 calls for tender from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are open today (deadline 2026-10-27 or later) (as of 2026-10-27).
What does Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office buy?
Most of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's awards are in Business services (CPV 79) (70), Transport equipment (CPV 34) (60) and Administration and social security services (CPV 75) (55) (as of 2026-10-27).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office tenders and contracts: 692 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.