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Growth Gateway

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 09:51.

Opportunity overview

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) intends to extend and scale up an existing contract, Growth Gateway. Growth Gateway (GG) aims to deliver development impact through increased two way trade and investment between the UK and Middle Income Countries (MICs) and Low Income Countries (LICs). The programme combines official development assistance (ODA) and non-ODA funding to deliver socio-economic impact against logframe targets and identify commercial opportunities for UK growth.

Awarded to

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Boston Consulting Group UK LLP

Match pending…
Contract value
£108.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Sept 2026
Award ID
084332-2026-PROJ10047-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, W1T 4DF, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV75210000 — Foreign affairs and other services

Lots

  • This notice is to indicate that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) intends to extend and scale up the contract with the named supplier for Growth Gateway (GG). The contract financial limit will be uplifted by an additional £30,000,000 and extend by a further 7 months to take the contract end date to 31 March 2028. This notice constitutes a Voluntary ex ante notice under Regulation 99 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Authority considers the award of this contract modification is permitted under Regulation 72 (1) (b) of those Regulations, and therefore subject to publication of a notice under that provision, however the Authority also intends to observe a 10 day standstill period under regulation 99 (3)(c). The programme has 5 core objectives: • Mobilising trade and investment pipelines – via firm-level and transformational projects, and MAB reform • Catalysing inclusive growth and jobs – especially for women and marginalised groups • Promoting economic diplomacy – strengthening strategic partnerships aligned to UK priority areas • Advancing UK climate leadership – accelerating action from policy to mobilisation, working with partners • Boosting UK growth – driving commercial deals and opening future markets aligned to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy The additional budget and time will allow for Growth Gateway to continue to deliver its role as a key delivery mechanism for the Growth Community of Expertise and allow it to meet the current and anticipated demands across FCDO and utilise Growth Gateway to step up support for inclusive and sustainable growth, economic partnerships and climate transition in line with Minister’s priorities. Finally given the Growth CoE will absorb and build on the lessons, networks and pipeline results generated by Growth Gateway, it is imperative that Growth Gateway’s closure is correctly sequenced with the standing up of the Growth CoE to ensure value for money for both programmes.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06f356
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) intends to increase the financial ceiling of the Growth Gateway (GG) contract by £30,000,000. The modification is made under Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The additional funding will enable continued delivery of the existing Growth Gateway service model at the scale and pace required to meet current demand and support transition to the successor Growth Community of Expertise Technical Assistance Facility. The modification does not introduce new services or materially alter the nature or scope of the contract. FCDO considers that a change of contractor cannot be made for economic and technical reasons. The incumbent supplier is responsible for a live pipeline of activities and has established relationships with Posts, partner governments, investors and private sector stakeholders, together with programme-specific knowledge developed over the life of the contract. Appointing an alternative supplier for the remaining contract period would require mobilisation, transfer of knowledge and subsequent handover to the successor programme, creating significant inconvenience, duplication of costs and increased delivery risk. The modification does not exceed 50% of the original total contract value and the overall nature of the contract remains unchanged. The amendment is time-limited and supports delivery continuity, value for money and an orderly transition to successor Growth CoE arrangements.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
75210000
Description
Foreign affairs and other services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This notice is to indicate that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) intends to extend and scale up the contract with the named supplier for Growth Gateway (GG). The contract financial limit will be uplifted by an additional £30,000,000 and extend by a further 7 months to take the contract end date to 31 March 2028. This notice constitutes a Voluntary ex ante notice under Regulation 99 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Authority considers the award of this contract modification is permitted under Regulation 72 (1) (b) of those Regulations, and therefore subject to publication of a notice under that provision, however the Authority also intends to observe a 10 day standstill period under regulation 99 (3)(c). The programme has 5 core objectives: • Mobilising trade and investment pipelines – via firm-level and transformational projects, and MAB reform • Catalysing inclusive growth and jobs – especially for women and marginalised groups • Promoting economic diplomacy – strengthening strategic partnerships aligned to UK priority areas • Advancing UK climate leadership – accelerating action from policy to mobilisation, working with partners • Boosting UK growth – driving commercial deals and opening future markets aligned to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy The additional budget and time will allow for Growth Gateway to continue to deliver its role as a key delivery mechanism for the Growth Community of Expertise and allow it to meet the current and anticipated demands across FCDO and utilise Growth Gateway to step up support for inclusive and sustainable growth, economic partnerships and climate transition in line with Minister’s priorities. Finally given the Growth CoE will absorb and build on the lessons, networks and pipeline results generated by Growth Gateway, it is imperative that Growth Gateway’s closure is correctly sequenced with the standing up of the Growth CoE to ensure value for money for both programmes.
Has Options
Yes

Options

Description
The original contract included options to extend the contract by an additional 24 months (up to August 2027) and up to £80,000,000. A previous amendment has extended the end date to August 2027 and will now extend beyond this to 31 March 2028. The current financial limit of the contract is £78,900,000 and this will be increased to £108,900,000 as part of this amendment.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
75210000
Description
Foreign affairs and other services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Id
GB-FTS-6101

Identifier

Legal Name
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Address

Street Address
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
Locality
East Kilbride
Region
UK
Postal Code
G75 8EA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 2070080932

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
MINISTRY
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Boston Consulting Group UK LLP
Id
GB-FTS-186396

Identifier

Legal Name
Boston Consulting Group UK LLP

Address

Street Address
80 Charlotte Street
Locality
London
Region
UK
Postal Code
W1T 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Id
GB-FTS-6099

Identifier

Legal Name
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Address

Street Address
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
Locality
East Kilbride
Postal Code
G75 8EA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Details

Organisation 4
Name
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Id
GB-FTS-21953

Identifier

Legal Name
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

Address

Street Address
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
Locality
East Kilbride
Postal Code
G75 8EA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

mediationBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
084332-2026-PROJ10047-1
Title
Growth Gateway
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-186396
Name
Boston Consulting Group UK LLP

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
084332-2026-PROJ10047-1
Award ID
084332-2026-PROJ10047-1
Title
Growth Gateway
Status
active
Date Signed
7 Sept 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
108,900,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · East Kilbride · UK · G75 8EA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 084332-2026award, contract ·