Official UK procurement notice
Digital Products and Services, Portfolio Management Function
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision 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.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Aug 2026, 13:05 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2026, 10:18 BST
- Authority reference
CPG/13856/2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096830- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ec75Find a Tender
- Call-off under framework Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
8 Sept 2026 → 14 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends44 days ago8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published8 days ago14 Oct 2026, 10:18 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2026- Contract award notice published26 Aug 2026, 13:05 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Oct 2026, 10:18 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| I3Works LtdSME1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: The contract includes up to two optional extension periods of 1 year each. Extensions may be exercised at FCDO's discretion, subject to continued business need, satisfactory supplier performance, availability of funding and completion of any required governance approvals. The initial contract term is 1 year, with a maximum total contract duration of 3 years including all extensions. · Options: The contract includes the option for FCDO to procure additional specialist resources and delivery support through the agreed rate card where required to support PMF activities. Any such requirements will be subject to business need, available funding, contract terms and governance approvals. The exercise of these options does not commit FCDO to any minimum level of additional resource utilisation. | £3,000,000 | 26 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Digital Products and Services, Portfolio Management Function · I3Works LtdSME
- Signed
- 12 Oct 2026
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Period
- 12 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct 2027 · up to 11 Oct 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract includes up to two optional extension periods of 1 year each. Extensions may be exercised at FCDO's discretion, subject to continued business need, satisfactory supplier performance, availability of funding and completion of any required governance approvals. The initial contract term is 1 year, with a maximum total contract duration of 3 years including all extensions.
- Options
- The contract includes the option for FCDO to procure additional specialist resources and delivery support through the agreed rate card where required to support PMF activities. Any such requirements will be subject to business need, available funding, contract terms and governance approvals. The exercise of these options does not commit FCDO to any minimum level of additional resource utilisation.
No agreed KPIs: KPIs have been established within Call-Off Schedule 14 for contract management purposes. However, the call-off contract value is below the Procurement Act threshold requiring mandatory KPI publication and reporting (>£5m including VAT), therefore the response to this question is "No"
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- i3Works LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender