Hardship and Cost of Living Data Processing & Provision

Descriptions

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.