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planned
Official procurement procedure
Global Travel
Travel management services
Travel services
UK
Published value
£21,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "Global Travel". Published status: planned. Published value: £21,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planned No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £21,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
4.3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Adam Smith International LtdTop vendor: 49.7% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 343 active published awards; 32 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Smith International Ltd | 1 win | £8,669,631 |
| KPMG Advisory Services Limited | 1 win | £4,000,000 |
| AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO SA | 1 win | £1,323,935 |
| JORDAN MODERN OIL & FUEL SERVICES CO. LTD. | 1 win | £1,250,000 |
| DEC Property Management I Pvt Ltd | 1 win | £851,440 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published23 May 2025, 16:34 BST | Last source update23 May 2025, 16:34 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationTravel management services, Travel services | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05247c | ||
What is being bought
FCDO Global Travel consolidation programme. FCDO are procuring for a Global Travel Provider who can support our complex global travel requirements.
The FCDO employs more than 17000 staff in 179 countries. There is a very diverse range of user groups, requiring the flexibility to initiate travel from any location to any destination, including from overseas back to UK or another destination, and may involve flexible tickets, group traveling arrangements, families travelling with dependents, and delegations travelling to international events.
Requirements may include;
Flights
Train travel
Accommodation
Visa provision
Health and Welfare travel arrangements for officers and dependents (to bring them to the UK or to another designated location for health checks/investigations/treatment)
Assistance with drawdowns for staff serving overseas (in times of crisis when staff need to leave Post quickly) and drawbacks (when they subsequently return to Post)
Children’s journeys (provision for children at boarding school in the UK to visit their parents during school holidays)
Rapid Deployment Team travel provision in times of crisis
Out of hours assistance for FCDO members of staff travelling on business in times of crisis/emergency
Travel arrangements for Ministers and members of their private offices
MI Reporting provision for the whole range of travel spend, behaviours, in/out of policy etc
Bespoke carbon reporting to inform our UK Government Greening requirements
Coordination of the King’s Messenger journeys
AI and IT capability with high levels of security to mitigate data breaches
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £21,000,000
23 May 2025, 16:34 BST - Status changed to planned
23 May 2025, 16:34 BST - Official notice release published
23 May 2025, 16:34 BST - Buyer information updated
23 May 2025, 16:34 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
23 May 2025, 16:34 BST - Procedure published
23 May 2025, 16:34 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PXRR-8771-PHVXDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 23 May 2025, 16:34 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |