Hardship and Cost of Living Data Processing & Provision
Details
- Supplier(s)
- ECA International
- Value
- £1
- Duration
- 5 years
- Topic
- Data-processing services
- Published
- 7 January 2025
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
The Authority has a requirement for the collation, checking and distribution of worldwide Hardship and Cost of Living information for our Posts and overseas Missions. The Hardship element is more commonly referred to as a Location Allowance. The data gathered in this exercise will be used to calculate the Hardship element of Diplomatic Service Allowance (DSA) and Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) that the FCDO provides to its staff serving overseas. NB, the contract value has been withheld due to commercial sensitivity. The value of the contract is above OJEU threshold.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date15 April 2024
- Completed: Award published7 January 2025Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date14 April 2029in 3 years
About the buyer
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is a ministerial department that buys through its own Commercial Directorate. Every procurement runs on Jaggaer, the department's eSourcing portal, where suppliers register to bid. Opportunities and awards are published on Contracts Finder, and bids above threshold need Central Digital Platform registration. A commercial pipeline is updated every quarter. Four category teams cover programme delivery, estates and security, digital and technology, and corporate services. The department runs its own frameworks, such as the Global Development Delivery Framework, and dynamic purchasing systems for construction and global facilities management.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's contract awards have been in business services, transport equipment and construction work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 72310000 · Data-processing services
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov |
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