FOI release

FOI202600008S Procurement Card Spend

Published 31 March 2026

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST REF: FOI2026_00008S 

Thank you for your email of 3 March 2026 asking for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. You asked: 

“Please provide me with full details of each of the following payments made on FCDO Services procurement cards in January 2026: 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fcdo-services-spending-over-500-january-2026 

For each one please provide the name the product bought and the reason for it ie Kallax storage unit, for Lancaster House.    

  1. £695.70; 09/01/2026; WWW.COLEFAX.CO.UK; 11255619394; 5949 FABRIC; NEEDLEWORK; PIECE GOODS; AND SEWING STORES 

  2. £2,393.71; 13/01/2026; OSBORNE & LITTLE L;11270880318; 5949 FABRIC; NEEDLEWORK; PIECE GOODS, AND SEWING STORES 

  3. £595.22; 21/01/2026; OSBORNE & LITTLE L; 11309936906; 5949 FABRIC; NEEDLEWORK; PIECE GOODS, AND SEWING STORES 

  4. £1,820.40; 29/01/2026; SAMUEL & SONS; 12926952109; 5949 FABRIC; NEEDLEWORK; PIECE GOODS, AND SEWING STORES 

  5. £3,125.00; 09/01/2026; AMY KENT RUGS LTD; 11255619384 5713 FLOOR COVERING STORES 

  6. £1,283.80; 12/01/2026; CIRCA LIGHTING; 11262930070  

  7. £1,482.00; 14/01/2026; VAUGHAN LIMITED; 11276168058  

  8. £2,208.00; 28/01/2026; VAUGHAN LIMITED; 12920971351  

  9. £2,608.00; 30/01/2026; POOKY LIGHTING; 12932905089  

  10. £738.30; 13/01/2026; G P & J BAKER LTD; 11270880324  

  11. £827.16; 22/01/2026; G P & J BAKER LTD; 11315858922  

  12. £1,294.24; 30/01/2026; WWW.TRACKS-DIRECT.COM; 12932905095”  

I am writing to confirm that we have now completed the search for the information which you requested.   

I can confirm that FCDO Services does hold information relevant to your request, as set out below. 

The following products were purchased by FCDO Services for the refurbishment of HMG property within the diplomatic estate in Paris and Geneva: 

  1. Kerala Velours Fabric.  

  2. Cranbourne Purbeck fabric; Cranbourne Moreton Fabric.  

  3. Poquelin Colette Fabric; Fire Retardancy Treatment.  

  4. Sophie Cable holdbacks.  

  5. Urchins Rug.  

  6. Ziyi Large Chandelier; Lightbulbs.  

  7. Bordon Wall Lights and Empire Gather ES Gimbles.  

  8. Lena Round Table.  

  9. Chukka Floor Lamp; Straight Empire Shades; Edgar Standing Lamps; Chukka Table Lamp; Trindle Table Lamps; Trindle Rechargeable Lamps; The Genesis Rechargeable Lightbulbs; Smaller Bamboozle Table Lamp; Venus Table Lamp.  

  10. Burford Stripe Fabric; Curiosity Fabric.  

  11. Kravet Smart Fabric; Fire Retardancy Treatment.  

  12. Ball End Finials; Silent Gliss Metropole Curtain Track Poles.  

Please note, some of the transactions that you have taken from the published spend data above include supplier delivery charges. Therefore, the product cost may be lower than the published spend amount. 

Once an FOI request is answered, it is considered to be in the public domain.  To promote transparency, FCDO Services may now publish the response and any material released on GOV.UK in the FOI releases section.  All personal information in the letter will be removed before publishing.  

Where copies of information have been supplied to you they will continue to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news reporting.  Any other re-use, for example commercial publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder.  Most documents supplied by the FCDO will have been produced by government officials and will be protected by Crown Copyright.  To re-use Crown Copyright documents please consult the Open Government Licence v3 on the National Archives website. 

Information you receive which is not subject to Crown Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. You must ensure that you gain their permission before reproducing any third party (non-Crown Copyright) information. 

If you would like to request a review of our decision, you should write to the Data Protection Officer (DPO), Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) Team, FCDO Services, Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes, England, MK19 7BH (e-mail: FCDOServices.DataProtectionOfficer@fcdo.gov.uk).  Please note you have 40 working days to do so from the date of this letter. Please quote the reference number above in any future communications. 

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may then apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.  Generally, the Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the FCDO. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, or online at: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/  

Yours sincerely, 

FOI Officer 

Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) Team 

FCDO Services

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