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Exposing the Government’s wasteful spending as citizens pay more tax than ever before.
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In December 2020 the FCDO spent £59,823 of UK taxpayers money on “Covid-19 related support to the Texile and Apparel sector” in Morocco. The 3 month contract was awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
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In September 2020 the FCDO spent £61,885 of UK taxpayers money on “Engaging Youth in Addressing Regional Inequalities” in Tunisia. “Creative Workshops will be run enabling youth to develop their own creative products (short videos, rap songs, graffiti, murals. Theatre plays etc. to tap into the creative potential.” The 2 month contract was awarded to Search for Common Ground.
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In June 2023 the FCDO spent £8,000,000 of UK taxpayers money “to drive efficiencies and cost savings” for the Government of Jordan. The 4 year contract could be extended by 2 years with increased funding of £5,000,000. The contract was awarded to Development Pathways Ltd
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In September 2024 Cefas spent £59,601 on “shrimp health surveillance” in Bangladesh along with “Black soldier fly farming development and marine litter analysis.” The 1 year contract was awarded to Bangladesh Agricultural University.
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In September 2023 the Home Office spent £133,000 of UK taxpayers money monitoring the Taliban’s narcotics ban in Afghanistan. The 1 year contract was awarded to Alcis Holdings Ltd.
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In February 2024 the FCDO spent £575,000 of UK taxpayers money on supporting the Directorate of Military Women's Affairs in Jordan. The funding was used to assess the Jordanian Armed Forces' “Gender Mainstreaming Strategy”. The 1 year contract was awarded to ARK Group DMCC.
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@iwaspeckish After @LOS_Fisher from the FT picked up the story and started questioning the FCDO they have now updated the cost of this contract, the cost is now £388,894.42.
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In June 2021 the FCDO spent £473,070 of UK taxpayers money on a Criminal Justice Advisor in Somalia. The 2 year contract was awarded to Axiom International Ltd.
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The FCDO has now updated the cost of this contract, the cost is now £388,894.42.
In November 2024 the FCDO spent £42,622,206 of UK taxpayers money on the installation and maintenance of CCTV systems for the British High Commission in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The 5 year contract was awarded to GardaWorld Tanzania.
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In August 2023 Transport for London spent £1,033,761.69 on a LinkedIn subscription.
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In January 2024 the NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative spent £400,000,000 of UK taxpayers money on language services. The 4 year contract was awarded to 26 companies.
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In March 2023 the FCDO spent £2,000,000 of UK taxpayers money on an “online databases and newspapers subscription management service”. The 2 year contract was awarded to Prenax Limited.
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In October 2023 the FCDO spent £1,089,356 of UK taxpayers money on 22 minibuses for Albanian prisons. The contract was awarded to Albania Motor Company shpk
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In March 2024 the FCDO spent £56,256.80 of UK taxpayers money on EV chargers for Albanian prisons. The contract was awarded to Alba Light Sh.p.k
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In October 2023 the FCDO spent £499,649.60 on 15 electric vehicles for Albanian prisons as part of a “greening initiative”. The contract was awarded to Porsche Albania Shpk
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The @Independent has picked up on the Home Office contract we revealed this morning for “Travel Services for Immigration Purposes”. This contract will start in April 2026 and run for 7 years.
The Home Office has allocated up to £391,700,000 of UK taxpayers money for the Provision of Travel Services for Immigration Purposes. The maximum term of the contract is 7 years.
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In August 2023 the British Council spent £78,310,000 of UK taxpayers money on outsourcing business services such as IT and HR services. The 7 year contract was awarded to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
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