Expired contract

Conference venue hire Europe South

Details

Buyer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Supplier(s): Barcelo Hotel Istanbul (BARCELO TURIZM OTELCILIK LIMITED SIRKETI)
Value: £30,326.71
Duration: 3 months
Topic: Hotel meeting and conference services
Published: 5 August 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Venu hire for an annual Consular Network Conference for Southern Europe in Istanbul. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published5 August 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date5 August 2025
Completed: Contract expiry date23 October 2025

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

55120000 · Hotel meeting and conference services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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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