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DDaT: Digital and Data: Solutions Factory

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Central government

In brief

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £7,500,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 20 January 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is seeking a specialist delivery partner to establish and operate its first Digital Solutions Factory. The Solutions Factory will act as a dedicated delivery capability within the Digital, Technology and Security (DTaS) Corporate Services Group, providing a structured and scalable approach to identifying, prioritising, and delivering small-to-medium digital solutions and process automations across the FCDO. Under DOS 7 (RM1043.9) Lot 2 (Digital Capability and Delivery Partners).

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 077058-2026

Last time this was bought

Consular Digital and Data Delivery Partner

Won by
Kainos
Awarded
24 August 2026
Value
£84,000,000

Matched on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeLast 12 months

Procurements

447

Awards

275

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From notice 077058-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.