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Digital Products and Services, Portfolio Management Function

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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26 Aug 2026 at 13:05

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) procured portfolio management function services for its Digital Products and Services portfolio. The work covers portfolio governance, integrated planning, reporting, risk, assumption, issue and dependency management, performance monitoring, stakeholder coordination, assurance and related portfolio support. The supplier is responsible for providing the people, capability and management needed to establish and operate the function in line with contractual requirements. This is a public-sector digital and technology management consultancy requirement, including project management consultancy, implementation planning and project management software development services. Delivery covers the United Kingdom. The procurement was arranged by the FCDO as the buying organisation, with the requirement relating specifically to oversight and coordination of its Digital Products and Services portfolio.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a competitive call-off under a framework. There was one completed lot. The award was made to i3Works Ltd on 26 August 2026 for £3,000,000 excluding VAT, or £3,600,000 including VAT. The initial contract period is from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, with up to two optional one-year extensions allowing a maximum end date of 30 September 2029. The award includes a standstill period ending on 8 September 2026, with contract signature scheduled for 15 September 2026. FCDO may also procure additional specialist resources and delivery support through an agreed rate card, subject to need, funding, contract terms and governance approvals; no minimum additional utilisation is committed.

This award indicates demand from the FCDO for a managed portfolio function supporting a complex digital and technology portfolio, rather than a single project delivery team. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable capability in portfolio governance, integrated planning, management reporting, RAID management, performance monitoring, stakeholder coordination and assurance. It would also need to supply suitably experienced resources and provide the operational management needed to establish and run the service. Experience combining project management consultancy with implementation planning and digital or software-related delivery would be relevant. Suppliers should be able to work within central-government governance, manage dependencies and risks across multiple digital activities, and operate against agreed processes and rate-card arrangements. The incumbent is an SME, showing that this requirement can be delivered by a specialist smaller consultancy.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Digital Products and Services, Portfolio Management Function

Notice Description

Provision of Portfolio Management Function (PMF) services to support the Digital Products and Services (DPS) portfolio. The services include portfolio governance, integrated planning, reporting, risk, assumption, issue and dependency (RAID) management, performance monitoring, stakeholder coordination, assurance activities and associated portfolio management support. The supplier will provide the resources, capability and management necessary to establish and operate the PMF service in accordance with the contract requirements.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ec75
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081277-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

72212331 - Project management software development services

72224000 - Project management consultancy services

72224100 - System implementation planning services

79411000 - General management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Aug 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2AH
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

i3Works Ltd

Further Information

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