Itad
Brighton-based monitoring and evaluation consultancy; CSSF contractor
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| Type | Company registered at Companies House |
| Founded | 7 December 1984 (incorporated) |
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| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Industry | Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities |
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Itad (Itad Limited, Companies House number 01869600) is a contractor to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). Companies House records the company as incorporated on 7 December 1984, with status "Active", nature of business "71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities".[1][2] It is not among the named suppliers on Lots 1 and 3 of the CSSF Framework Agreement 2023–27; the 37 Lot 2 suppliers were "redacted on National Security grounds".[3] Contracts Finder lists 4 published CSSF award(s) to the organisation with a combined stated value of £14,287,612. FCO and FCDO payments to it over £25,000 recorded in published departmental spending data total about £12,837,958; these figures cover all FCO/FCDO (and, after September 2020, former Department for International Development) programmes and are not limited to the CSSF.[4]
Overview
Itad describes itself as drawing on "around 70 in-house specialists in monitoring, learning, evaluation and strategy" and "a network of more than 500 trusted consultants", with offices in Brighton and Washington; it says it was formed in 1984.[5]
CSSF/ISF and other UK government work
Itad states that it provides monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) services for the CSSF in South Asia, in a consortium "led in partnership with Conflict Management",[6] and for CSSF programmes in the British Overseas Territories.[7] Its partner Integrated International describes a three-year (2022–2025) CSSF MENA MEL contract with "ITAD Limited" as prime implementing partner, covering Jordan, Yemen, Egypt and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.[8] Altai Consulting states that it worked with Itad, "the prime on this contract", on MEL for CSSF programmes in East Africa and Somalia.[9]
Itad says that in July 2018, with partner Altai Consulting, it was contracted to provide MEL support to CSSF North Africa, including a three-year evaluation of the CSSF North Africa portfolio and "its strategic effect".[10] It also runs a MEL unit for CSSF programme teams in the Middle East, assessing work "from community peacebuilding to strategic communications to security programmes", and says it has evaluated the Fusion Doctrine.[11] Itad was also among the suppliers awarded a place on Lot B of the original 2015 CSSF framework agreement.[12]
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) reviewed the CSSF's aid spending in March 2018 and gave it an amber-red score, finding the fund responsive to National Security Council priorities but with weak results management and inadequate evidence of outcomes and value for money.[13] ICAI published a follow-up review in 2019.[14]
Published CSSF contracts
| Award date | Contract | Value (£) | Supplier name as published | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-17 | Provision of Monitoring & Evaluation Services For The Conflict, Security & Stability Fund Programme In East Africa | 4,500,000 | Itad Ltd | [15] |
| 2019-08-07 | CSSF: Middle East Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning | 1,900,000 | Itad Ltd | [16] |
| 2022-07-29 | CSSF Africa: Provision of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Services | 7,500,000 | Itad Ltd | [17] |
| 2022-08-15 | CSSF MENA: Monitoring,Evaluation and Learning | 387,612 | Itad Ltd | [18] |
FCO/FCDO payments
| Year | Amount (£) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 282,005 |
| 2017 | 1,266,144 |
| 2018 | 978,172 |
| 2019 | 2,535,415 |
| 2020 | 2,792,929 |
| 2021 | 1,278,417 |
| 2022 | 924,384 |
| 2023 | 1,028,840 |
| 2024 | 1,751,651 |
| Total | 12,837,958 |
People
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Ockenden (Sarah Jane Ockenden) | Secretary | 31 October 2011 | – |
| Christopher Barnett (Christopher Paul Barnett) | Director | 1 November 2014 | – |
| Sam McPherson (Sam Anthony McPherson) | Director | 1 November 2014 | – |
| Sarah Ockenden (Sarah Jane Ockenden) | Director | 1 August 2009 | – |
| Timothy Ruffer (Timothy William Ruffer) | Director | 1 November 2014 | – |
| Michael Felton (Michael Walter Fowler Felton) | Secretary | – | 31 October 2011 |
| Julian Barr (Julian James Flett Barr) | Director | 1 February 2004 | 2 October 2015 |
| Donald Brown (Donald Andrew Brown) | Director | 1 August 1999 | 15 January 2009 |
| Thomas Farrington | Director | 5 January 1995 | 21 April 1998 |
| Michael Felton (Michael Walter Fowler Felton) | Director | – | 31 October 2011 |
| Charles Poate (Charles Derek Poate) | Director | – | 31 October 2011 |
| James Rogers (James William Rogers) | Director | 1 April 2000 | 2 October 2015 |
| Philippa Tadele (Philippa Jane Tadele) | Director | 1 November 2014 | 30 July 2024 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Companies House, ITAD LIMITED (01869600) Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Companies House, ITAD LIMITED (01869600): officers Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Framework Agreement (2023-2027): contract award notice 029743-2023 Find a Tender Service, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Foreign and Commonwealth Office, FCO departmental spending over £25,000 GOV.UK, 2010–2020; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, FCDO: departmental spending over £25,000 GOV.UK, 2020–2026.
- ↑ Itad, Who we are Itad, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Itad, Strengthening monitoring, evaluation and learning services for CSSF South Asia Itad, 19 October 2023.
- ↑ Itad, Providing monitoring, evaluation and learning support to the CSSF Overseas Territories Itad, 19 October 2023.
- ↑ Integrated International, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) – CSSF MENA: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Integrated International, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Altai Consulting, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Altai Consulting, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Itad, MEL Support for CSSF North Africa Itad, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Itad, MEL unit for CSSF Middle East Itad, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Bidstats, Conflict, Stability and Security Fund framework (award notice) Bidstats, December 2015.
- ↑ Independent Commission for Aid Impact, The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund's aid spending ICAI, March 2018.
- ↑ Independent Commission for Aid Impact, ICAI follow-up of: The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund's aid spending ICAI, 2019.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Provision of Monitoring & Evaluation Services For The Conflict, Security & Stability Fund Contracts Finder, 2018-09-17.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, CSSF: Middle East Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Contracts Finder, 2019-08-07.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, CSSF Africa: Provision of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Services Contracts Finder, 2022-07-29.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, CSSF MENA: Monitoring,Evaluation and Learning Contracts Finder, 2022-08-15.