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title: "Consular Digital and Data Delivery Partner - Early Market Engagement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05fe98"
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# Consular Digital and Data Delivery Partner - Early Market Engagement

Buyer: FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fe98

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086584-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £84,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 31 Dec 2025 at 14:33 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086584-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086584-2025
  31st December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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