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Growth Gateway

services
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Foreign affairs and other services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 16:50 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£108,900,000
Contract/award value: £108,900,000
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
Not published
SME bid count not published
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 75)
Based on 30 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
22.5%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
1.5 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 75)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
St Giles Wise Group Partnership
7 contracts£158,066,168At ceiling / not disclosed
Catch22 Charity Limited
5 contracts£294,191,938At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540
5 contracts£72,642,764At ceiling / not disclosed
Ingeus UK Limited 
5 contracts£10,865,977At ceiling / not disclosed
Ventro Ltd
4 contracts£2,577,200,000At ceiling / not disclosed
Serco Group Limited
4 contracts£2,051,423,169At ceiling / not disclosed
C.L.C Contractors LimitedCRN: 01230435
4 contracts£535,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
RGE Services Limited
4 contracts£270,268,683At ceiling / not disclosed
Ingeus UK Limited
4 contracts£213,007,898At ceiling / not disclosed
The Nelson Trust
4 contracts£31,874,576At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
5/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
Manufacturing AfricaForeign Commonwealth and Development Office · 7 Sept 2026, 12:04 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same authority
same region
Improving Trade Facilitation and Customs in the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesForeign Commonwealth and Development Office · 26 May 2026, 18:17 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same authority
Learning and Training Services DPSThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service · 5 Jun 2026, 14:59 BST
£850,000,000
same CPV family
same region
Employee Benefits and Occupational Health ServicesGovernment Commercial Agency · 27 Aug 2026, 11:19 BST
£1,299,500,000
same CPV family
same region
PPA EA Legal Services FO3 CANMinistry of Defence · 7 Sept 2026, 12:18 BST
£500,000,000
same CPV family
same region
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office: "Growth Gateway". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityForeign Commonwealth and Development OfficeScope & CategoriesSERVICES (1 lot)Submission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & Regime32014L0024 · Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Market Analytics
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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.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
6.5Bids / Report (median)
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 6 active published awards; 2 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. Published-to-award variance 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.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityForeign Commonwealth and Development Office
Procedure methodAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Procurement categoryservices
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisCELEX · 32014L0024
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published7 Sept 2026, 12:03 BST
Last source update7 Sept 2026, 12:03 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationForeign affairs and other services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f356
What is being bought
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) intends to extend and scale up an existing contract, Growth Gateway. Growth Gateway (GG) aims to deliver development impact through increased two way trade and investment between the UK and Middle Income Countries (MICs) and Low Income Countries (LICs). The programme combines official development assistance (ODA) and non-ODA funding to deliver socio-economic impact against logframe targets and identify commercial opportunities for UK growth.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    7 Sept 2026, 12:03 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Options
    Published valueNot published
    This notice is to indicate that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) intends to extend and scale up the contract with the named supplier for Growth Gateway (GG). The contract financial limit will be uplifted by an additional £30,000,000 and extend by a further 7 months to take the contract end date to 31 March 2028. This notice constitutes a Voluntary ex ante notice under Regulation 99 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Authority considers the award of this contract modification is permitted under Regulation 72 (1) (b) of those Regulations, and therefore subject to publication of a notice under that provision, however the Authority also intends to observe a 10 day standstill period under regulation 99 (3)(c). The programme has 5 core objectives: • Mobilising trade and investment pipelines – via firm-level and transformational projects, and MAB reform • Catalysing inclusive growth and jobs – especially for women and marginalised groups • Promoting economic diplomacy – strengthening strategic partnerships aligned to UK priority areas • Advancing UK climate leadership – accelerating action from policy to mobilisation, working with partners • Boosting UK growth – driving commercial deals and opening future markets aligned to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy The additional budget and time will allow for Growth Gateway to continue to deliver its role as a key delivery mechanism for the Growth Community of Expertise and allow it to meet the current and anticipated demands across FCDO and utilise Growth Gateway to step up support for inclusive and sustainable growth, economic partnerships and climate transition in line with Minister’s priorities. Finally given the Growth CoE will absorb and build on the lessons, networks and pipeline results generated by Growth Gateway, it is imperative that Growth Gateway’s closure is correctly sequenced with the standing up of the Growth CoE to ensure value for money for both programmes.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalThe original contract included options to extend the contract by an additional 24 months (up to August 2027) and up to £80,000,000. A previous amendment has extended the end date to August 2027 and will now extend beyond this to 31 March 2028. The current financial limit of the contract is £78,900,000 and this will be increased to £108,900,000 as part of this amendment.
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    7 Sept 2026, 12:03 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST · £108,900,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Boston Consulting Group UK LLP
Not published · Not published · active · lots 1
Contracts
Growth Gateway
£108,900,000 · signed 7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authority GB-FTS-6101
View buyer profile

  • Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
    buyer

    Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, UK, G75 8EA
    fiona.crawford@fcdo.gov.uk
    +44 2070080932

  • Boston Consulting Group UK LLP
    supplier

    80 Charlotte Street, London, UK, W1T 4DF

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
    reviewBody

    Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, G75 8EA

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
    mediationBody

    Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, G75 8EA
Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No data
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) intends to increase the financial ceiling of the Growth Gateway (GG) contract by £30,000,000. The modification is made under Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The additional funding will enable continued delivery of the existing Growth Gateway service model at the scale and pace required to meet current demand and support transition to the successor Growth Community of Expertise Technical Assistance Facility. The modification does not introduce new services or materially alter the nature or scope of the contract. FCDO considers that a change of contractor cannot be made for economic and technical reasons. The incumbent supplier is responsible for a live pipeline of activities and has established relationships with Posts, partner governments, investors and private sector stakeholders, together with programme-specific knowledge developed over the life of the contract. Appointing an alternative supplier for the remaining contract period would require mobilisation, transfer of knowledge and subsequent handover to the successor programme, creating significant inconvenience, duplication of costs and increased delivery risk. The modification does not exceed 50% of the original total contract value and the overall nature of the contract remains unchanged. The amendment is time-limited and supports delivery continuity, value for money and an orderly transition to successor Growth CoE arrangements.