The contracting authority on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the Secretary of State for the Department for International Development (DFID) and the British Council (BC) (collectively the ‘Partners’ or ‘Customers’) intends to award a work agreement to a single supplier for the provision of Network Integration Services (the ‘Services’).

The contracting authority intends to make the work agreement available to other UK Central Government bodies.

The services will connect ministerial headquarters and other head offices in the UK with their respective embassies, consulates and other office locations, totaling approximately 532 sites in 180 countries.

There will be no contractual commitment to any part of the services under the work agreement. However, significant elements are expected to be called off when the work agreement is awarded (or very shortly thereafter). Please see the deive document for further detail.