Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Hardship and Cost of Living Data Processing & Provision
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72322000 - Data management services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has a requirement for the collation, checking and distribution of worldwide Cost of Living and Hardship information. The data gathered in this exercise is used to calculate the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) and Hardship element of Diplomatic Service Allowance (DSA) that the FCDO provides to its staff serving overseas.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £123,275
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72322000 - Data management services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has a requirement for the collation, checking and distribution of worldwide Cost of Living and Hardship information. The data gathered in this exercise is used to calculate the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) and Hardship element of Diplomatic Service Allowance (DSA) that the FCDO provides to its staff serving overseas.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
15 April 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The current Hardship and Cost of Living Data Processing & Provision contract will expire on 14 April 2024.
We will be holding a virtual supplier engagement session on 1000-1300, Wednesday 21 June 2023, on Microsoft Teams. This session will cover the policy, requirement, commercial aspects, and indicative procurement timeline, and will be followed by a Q&A session and buyer/supplier 1-1s. This virtual supplier engagement session will be for a maximum of 2 attendees per supplier.
If this opportunity is of interest to you and you would like to register for the virtual supplier engagement session, please register for the FCDO’s e-sourcing portal
(https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/login.do) and respond via the messaging portal to PQQ no. 1407 by 2359 on 16 June 2023.