Planning

Consular Digital and Data Delivery Partner - Early Market Engagement

FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

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Planning

31 Dec 2025 at 14:33

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is conducting an early market engagement as part of its procurement process for the "Consular Digital and Data Delivery Partner" project. This initiative falls under the "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support" industry category, with services expected to commence in September 2026 and provided across the United Kingdom. The current stage of the process is planning, with key dates including a market engagement event on 14th January 2026 and a deadline for expressing interest by 12th January 2026. This engagement is a precursor to a future invitation to tender in February 2026, set within the framework of the Technology Services 4 (TS4) Lot 5, which will go live in January 2026.

This tender represents significant business growth opportunities for companies capable of delivering comprehensive IT and digital services to UK central government departments. It is particularly suited to businesses with expertise in digital and data development, as well as those that can provide robust support and maintenance for digital services, especially those that can offer 24/7/365 coverage. The contract, with a planned fixed price for support services and a Time and Material approach for digital development, suggests an opportunity for businesses to engage with a high-value project, projected at £84,000,000 net. Companies in the IT services sector that are already positioned to compete under Lot 5 of CCS TS4 have an advantageous starting point to leverage this tender for long-term service provision with the possibility of extension beyond the initial three-year term.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Consular Digital and Data Delivery Partner - Early Market Engagement

Notice Description

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is undertaking an additional round of market engagement activities in order to inform the market of the revised timeline and route to market for the Consular Digital and Data Delivery Partner requirement. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) leads the UK's diplomatic, development and consular work around the world, working in over 250 Posts across the globe. The objective of the Consular & Crisis Directorate is to support British people overseas who find themselves in need or distress, and to help people avoid the need for our assistance in the first place. The contract is expected to cover digital and data development, provide support and maintenance for FCDO's public facing digital services, including 24/7/365 support where needed to provide a resilient foundation, provide digital platform services and enable a set of strategic digital developments. The contract is planned to be fixed price for the support services and Time and Material for digital development services. The new contract is likely to start in September 2026 and is anticipated to be for a duration of three (3) years, with an option to extend for additional two periods of 12 months, based on satisfactory performance provided by the selected service provider and continued business requirement by the FCDO. The intention is to call for competition under Lot 5 (Applications and Data Management) of the new Technology Services 4 (TS4) Framework Agreement (RM6190) that is due to go live in January 2026. We anticipate the call for competition commencing February 2026. Early Market Engagement invitations will be restricted to Suppliers who have been offered a conditional place on Lot 5 of CCS TS4. The Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be restricted to Suppliers who have been confirmed as accepted onto Lot 5 of CCS TS4.

Planning Information

Early Market Engagement invitations will be restricted to Suppliers who have been offered a conditional place on Lot 5 of CCS TS4. The Early Market Engagement Event will be held via Microsoft Teams between 11:00 - 12:00 on Wednesday 14th January 2026. If you are interested in attending this event and have been offered a conditional place on Lot 5 of TS4, please email consularcsdstrategyandportfolio@fcdo.gov.uk referencing ‘Early Market Engagement - Consular Core Platform Delivery Partner’ as the subject title by no later than 5pm on 12th January 2026. Event link will be shared with the registered suppliers on 13 January 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fe98
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086584-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£84,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Dec 20251 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
9 Feb 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
commercial.smi@fcdo.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2AH
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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