Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Awarded value each year

In GBP, from awards with a published value

Awards per year under each year. *2026 to date

Key figures

Median contract value

£60,104

Last 3 years

Typical contract length

6 months

Median, last 3 years

Suppliers used

415

Last 3 years

Awards to SMEs

41%

As declared in notices

Median bids

3

Open and restricted tenders; 14% had one bid

Top suppliers

By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded

• Palladium International Ltd£129.7m

  1 award · 25% of value
• Kainos Software Limited£84m

  1 award · 16.2% of value
• NTT DATA UK LIMITED£57m

  1 award · 11% of value
• INTEGRITY GLOBAL LTD£36m

  1 award · 6.9% of value
• CBRE Managed Services Inc.£31.9m

  1 award · 6.2% of value
• VE3 GLOBAL LTD£28.3m

  1 award · 5.5% of value
• BDO LLP£18m

  1 award · 3.5% of value
• The Mines Advisory Group (MAG)£17m

  1 award · 3.3% of value

What they buy

Awards by CPV division, last 3 years

• Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation72
• Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security59
• Construction work50
• Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services37
• Financial and insurance services22
• Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services21

How they buy

Procedure behind each award, last 3 years

• Limited competition67%
• Direct award15%
• Open procedure14%
• Framework call-off3%
• Restricted or competitive1%

When they award

Awards by calendar month, last 3 years. Busiest: June