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# FCDO Services · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/fcdo-services-gov-ot1316). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** FCDO Services is a Central government based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 130 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** FCDO Services
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PXRT-4666-VHHJ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 130
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £13m (median award: £57k) across 50 of 50 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (FCDO Services), govuk-organisations (FCO Services)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/fcdo-services-gov-ot1316

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 80 (86%), Framework: 12 (13%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 34 (37%), Limited / restricted: 23 (25%), Open: 22 (24%), Route not published: 10 (11%), Selective: 4 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 14 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 5 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
3. **[Supporting and auxiliary transport; travel](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/supporting-and-auxiliary-transport-services-travel-agencies--63000000) (CPV 63):** 4 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Leather and textile fabrics](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/leather-and-textile-fabrics-plastic-and-rubber-materials-19000000) (CPV 19):** 3 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 3 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Babcock Vehicle Engineering Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/babcock-vehicle-engineering-ltd-coh-00434529):** 6 procedures
2. **[LINKED FUTURE CONTRACTING CO WLL](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/linked-future-contracting-co-wll-GB-FTS-162166):** 4 procedures
3. **[Babcock Land Defence Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/babcock-land-defence-limited-coh-09329025):** 3 procedures (5 awards)
4. **[HORIZON ENVIRONMENTAL LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/horizon-environmental-ltd-coh-07872455):** 3 procedures
5. **[QA Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/qa-limited-coh-02413137):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ibm-united-kingdom-limited-coh-00741598):** £5.8m · [Web Methods Managed Service, Software Maintenance and Support](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/web-methods-managed-service-software-maintenance-and-support-ocds-h6vhtk-04fe6c) · Awarded: 8 Apr 2025
2. **[ZENITEL GB LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/zenitel-gb-ltd-coh-06437637):** £1.0m · [Public Address Equipment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/public-address-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-065cb0) · Awarded: 26 Feb 2026
3. **[Penna plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/penna-plc-coh-01918150):** £1.0m · [Recruitment Advertising & Related Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recruitment-advertising-related-services-ocds-h6vhtk-078b17)
4. **[Babcock Land Defence Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/babcock-land-defence-limited-coh-09329025):** £989k · [Purchase of Civilian Armoured Vehicles](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-civilian-armoured-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-07848c) · Awarded: 8 Oct 2026
5. **[Klein Dytham KK](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/klein-dytham-kk-GB-PPON-PMJY-2453-RHDM):** £863k · [Tokyo Design Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tokyo-design-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0668b3) · Awarded: 27 Mar 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 4
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 12
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full FCDO Services intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/fcdo-services-gov-ot1316#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/fcdo-services-gov-ot1316
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt