Hardship and Cost of Living Data Processing & Provision

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has a requirement for the collation, checking and distribution of worldwide Cost of Living and Hardship information. The data gathered in this exercise is used to calculate the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) and Hardship element of Diplomatic Service Allowance (DSA) that the FCDO provides to its staff serving overseas.

A LIST OF ALL CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THEIR EXECUTIVE AGENCIES & THEIR NON-DEPARTMENTAL PUBLIC BODIES (NDPBs), & ANY SUCCESSORS, WHO MAY USE THIS CONTRACT IS AS FOLLOWS: -

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Bank of England

British Council

British Tourist Authority (trading as Visit Britain/Visit England)

Cabinet Office, including: - GCSI - Government Communication Service International - GDS: Government Digital Service

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)

Crown Prosecution Service

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy*

Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Department of Health & Social Care

Department for International Trade

Department for Transport, including: - Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Department of Work and Pensions

Financial Conduct Authority

Food Standards Agency

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

HM Treasury

Home Office, including: - HM Passport Office - Home Office International - Home

Office - International Operations [replaces BFI & IEI] - Return Logistics Operations

• Homeland Security Groups - UK Visas & Immigration

Intellectual Property Office

Manchester City Council

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

Meteorological Office

Metropolitan Police

Ministry of Defence, including: - British Defence Section Washington - Defence Attaché Network - Defence Geographic Centre - UK Hydrographic Office

National Crime Agency

Office for National Statistics

Oil Pipeline Agency

UK Health Security Agency

UK Intelligence Community

UK Research & Innovation

Devolved Governments:

Invest Northern Ireland

The Executive Office, Northern Ireland

Scottish Enterprise, including: - Scottish Development International

Scottish Government

Welsh Government, including: - International Business Wales

*Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy existed until 2023 when it was split to form the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Responsibility for national security and investment policy has gone to the Cabinet Office.

Additional information:

The current Hardship and Cost of Living Data Processing & Provision contract will expire on 14 April 2024, and a new contract needs to be in place by this date to ensure continuity.

Tender documentation is available from the Authority's proprietary e-procurement system, Jaggaer. See portal link below.

https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

Registration is required and is free of charge. Once registered, if not already, search for project_9629 / itt_5816 to gain access to the tender opportunity

NOTE: ACCESS TO JAGGAER AND TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION (2FA)

Potential suppliers should note that two-factor authentication will be required to access the FCDO's e-procurement portal, JAGGAER, which requires Google Authenticator to be downloaded onto a mobile device. For more information in relation to two-factor authentication, a guide can be accessed by clicking the link on the home page of the FCDO's e-procurement portal, JAGGAER.

Tender Documents

• Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder → — Tender notice