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Official procurement procedure
Hera Delivery Partner - Early Market Engagement
IT services: consulting
software development
Internet and support
UK
Published value
£29,300,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "Hera Delivery Partner - Early Market Engagement". Published status: planning. Published value: £29,300,000. 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 | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £29,300,000 |
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.
Published-to-award variance
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. 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
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 |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published28 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMT | Last source update28 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-055eb3 | ||
What is being bought
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is undertaking an additional round of market engagement activities in order to inform the market of the revised timeline and route to market for the Hera Delivery Partner requirement - Oracle Fusion platform for HR, Finance and Commercial operations .
The FCDO operates as HMGs Overseas Shared Service platform supporting operations in 179 countries and territories and supporting over 30,000 users on the platform.
The current contract is due to expire in September 2026 and the new contract is likely to start in June 2026 and is anticipated to be for a duration of three (3) years, with an option to extend for additional two periods of 12 months, based on satisfactory performance provided by the selected service provider and continued business requirement by the FCDO.
The intention is to call for competition under Lot 5 (Applications and Data Management) of the new Technology Services 4 (TS4) Framework Agreement (RM6190) that is due to go live in January 2026. We anticipate the call for competition commencing January 2026.
The Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be restricted to Suppliers who are successful in their bids for inclusion in the relevant Lot of CCS TS4; due to launch 12th January 2026.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
28 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMT - Published value updated to £29,300,000
28 Nov 2025, 14:53 GMT - Official notice release published
28 Nov 2025, 14:53 GMT - Published value updated to £30,000,000
14 Jul 2025, 14:48 BST - Status changed to planning
14 Jul 2025, 14:48 BST - Official notice release published
14 Jul 2025, 14:48 BST - Buyer information updated
14 Jul 2025, 14:48 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
28 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMT - Procedure published
28 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMT - engagement
7 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT · scheduledRegistering an interest and accessing the Market Engagement information Potential tenderers, who have bid for TS4 must register via the FCDO Jaggaer eSourcing portal, to obtain the Market Engagement information. To register on the FCDO Jaggaer portal, a link to the landing page can be found here: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Any Jaggaer system, registration or login issues should be directed to the Jaggaer Helpdesk team - Phone: +44 (0)203 868 2859 Once you have registered on the FCDO Jaggaer eSourcing portal, the Market Engagement documents will be available to view and download. A link to the FCDO Jaggaer Hera Delivery Partner opportunity can be found at the following address: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/go/49505230019A91B01A6D Potential tenderers are requested to register their interest by registering on the FCDO Jaggaer Portal and accessing the opportunity by 7th January 2026 – 14:00hrs.
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
- 28 Nov 2025, 14:56 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |