Our work with the UK Government
We work with UK government departments and provide a comprehensive portfolio of services to the Department for International Development (DFID), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, HM Revenue and Customs, and the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulation Reform.
In-House Specialisations
Procurement | Governance and Public Expenditure Management | Public Financial Management | International Banking and Payment Services | Legal Advisory Services | Humanitarian Assistance Services
Procurement
Crown Agents is recognised internationally as one of the world's leading independent procurement agents. We specialise in health procurement services and technical assistance to health programmes, often to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB. Crown Agents is a major purchaser and quality assuror of contraceptives throughout the developing world.
Procurement - Capacity Building
Provision of procurement-related advice, training and assistance to procuring entities. Management of change in public procurement at institutional, organisational and individual levels.
Governance and Public Expenditure Management
Institutional and organisational development, anti-corruption and assisting with the management of fiduciary risk through aid management & verification, VFM audit, contract assessment, provision of advice and guidance, monitoring and evaluation, specific high value contract assessment, capacity and institution building and training and capacity development, delivered in-country, regionally or at Crown Agents' International Management Training Centre.
Public Financial Management
Strengthening and modernising public financial management systems at state and local level. Our particular areas of expertise are in policy formulation and the development of revenue authorities (customs and tax), trade facilitation, debt and cash management and the budgetary process.
International Banking and Payment Services
Crown Agents Bank is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority. The Bank provides banking and other financial management and payment services to donors, governments, Crown Agents' clients and other organisations involved in development aid activities, disbursing some £3 billion of funds a year. The Bank is contracted by DFID to provide a range of management, administration and banking services for the disbursement of UK development aid funds under its Financial Aid programme which also covers pooled donor funds, and other third party monies.
Legal Advisory Services
CA Legal provides commercial legal advice to DFID and other clients, and may be contacted directly or through DFID Procurement Group.
Humanitarian Assistance
Crown Agents is exclusively contracted by DFID's Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department - and to provide support to the Stabilisation Unit - to provide a 24/7 emergency humanitarian response capability - the CHASE Operations Team.
Crown Agents is also on call 24/7 to respond urgently to other humanitarian needs in procurement, quality assurance and inspection, and air charter.