Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
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.
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 |