First Call Partners

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UK stabilisation and conflict-analysis consultancy; CSSF contractor

First Call Partners
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Type Registered at Companies House
Founded 3 May 2017 (incorporated)
Founder(s)
Defunct
Headquarters Brigham House, 93 High Street, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England, SG18 0LD
Industry Management consultancy activities other than financial management
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First Call Partners (First Call Partners Limited, Companies House number 10751194) is a contractor to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). Companies House records it as incorporated on 3 May 2017, status "Active", nature of business "70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management", with registered office at Brigham House, 93 High Street, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England, SG18 0LD.[1][2] It is a named supplier on Lot 1 of the CSSF Framework Agreement 2023–27.[3] Contracts Finder lists 1 published CSSF award(s) to it with a combined stated value of £42,410. FCO and FCDO payments to it over £25,000 recorded in published departmental spending data total about £1,172,372; these figures cover all FCO/FCDO (and, after September 2020, former Department for International Development) programmes and are not limited to the CSSF.[4]

CSSF and other UK government work

First Call Partners lists "conflict and stability analysis for the UK Government in Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa and West Africa" among its recent projects. It also lists the "development of approaches to encourage the integration of armed groups in Iraq, Libya, Mali and Somalia for the German and UK Governments" and a "review of stabilisation initiatives in Ukraine".[5] Its published CSSF award (below) was a 2019 review of the UK's Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative.

Published CSSF contracts

CSSF awards published on Contracts Finder
Award date Contract Value (£) Supplier name as published Source
2019-11-07 CSSF: Programme Review: PSVI - Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative 42,410 First Call Partners Ltd [6]

FCO/FCDO payments

FCO/FCDO payments over £25,000 (all programmes; calendar year of payment)
Year Amount (£)
2019 34,213
2020 105,103
2021 243,512
2022 350,147
2023 377,638
2024 61,759
Total 1,172,372

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People

Current officers recorded at Companies House
Name Role Appointed
Andrew McLean Director 3 May 2017
Mark Andrew White Director 1 September 2017

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See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Companies House, First Call Partners Limited (10751194) Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Companies House, First Call Partners Limited (10751194): officers Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
  3. ↑ 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. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ First Call Partners, What we do First Call Partners, accessed 16 October 2026.
  6. ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, CSSF: Programme Review: PSVI - Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative Contracts Finder, 2019-11-07.