Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b9e-70bf-72be-a051-cbf4bd37bd68/hardship-and-cost-of-living-data-processing-provision closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Hardship and Cost of Living Data Processing & Provision [Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office) Estimated value £862,925 Published 24 Jul 2023 Deadline Closed 22 Sept 2023 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender 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. [fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html](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. Read full description ## CPV classification Data management services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/5d206851-df45-4a78-9d45-6dbd99661c0b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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