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Chevening and Marshall Administration Contract
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Central government
In brief
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has announced plans to buy marketing work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 September 2027.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 38 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
This project covers the Marshall Scholarship Programme which is the UK's flagship US-UK scholarships programme and the Chevening Programme which provides individuals who show the potential to inspire, inform, and influence positive change, with an opportunity to study at a UK university and gain a UK educational qualification. We are procuring for a provider to deliver these Scholarships. Likely administration contract requirements include;
Programme Delivery
Marketing and Communications
Alumni Engagement
Partnerships
Finance
Monitoring and Evaluation
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 009058-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 014138-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 043067-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 043334-2026
About the buyer
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeLast 12 months
Procurements
447Awards
275Suppliers it has used most for marketing
- AVP Entertainments1 contract
- Buzz Exhibitions Private Limited1 contract
- Eventkraft Marketing Solutions Private Limited1 contract
- Imprexive Marketing Solutions Private Limited1 contract
- Integrated Conference and Event Management1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open marketing tenders- Value not stated
- £60kestimated
- £540kestimated
- £817kframework ceiling
- £150kestimated
From notice 009058-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 February 2026, last updated 12 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.