Parliamentary Search

Written question asked by Lord Berkeley (Labour) on Monday, 12 October 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 October 2020. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Monday, 2 November 2020 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Consultants

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was spent on consultancy services by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and its related agencies in the 2019/20 financial year; and what was the (1) cost of, and (2) reason for, each such contract.

Answer

FCDO's consultancy spend in 2019/20 was £2.96m.

Fiscal Year

FCO

DFID

2019/20

£2,936,902

£24,609

Legacy DFID's current system does not allow a breakdown of consultancy spend per contract type, this information is not held centrally but at country office level. Below is a breakdown of consultancy spend for legacy FCO:

FCO Consultancy Spend 2019-20

Amount (£)

Strategic planning consultation services

39,508

Finance Consultancy

39,933

IT/IS Consultancy

469,123

Legal Consultancy

761,088

Marketing and Communications Consultancy

5,000

PPM Consultancy

41,223

Procurement Consultancy

149,901

Property and Construction Consultancy

186,840

Strategy Consultancy

327,415

Technical Consultancy

509,360

Org and Change Management Consultancy

407,510

Grand Total

2,936,902

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL9017
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Consultants Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk