Notice Information
Notice Title
IHR Strengthening Events and Logistics Management and Technical Assistance - Pakistan
Notice Description
To provide in-county Events Management and Logistics Services and Technical Assistance for UKHSA staff and contractors in Pakistan in accordance with the Specification.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Authority entered into a contract with Contech International on 04/04/2025 for services in Pakistan following an Open Competition. The contract provided for three extensions of twelve months each to a maximum term to 31/03/2029.
A Contact Modification (CM) has now been executed in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The CM is to exercise the extension option for two (2) years to 31/03/2028, to extend the scope to cover similar services in the Indo-Pacific region while an Open Procedure under PA23 is conducted and increase the maximum contract value by PS795,348 excl. VAT to PS4,813,956 excl. VAT.
Options: Initial Period to 31/03/2026
Option to extend for up to three periods of 12 months each to 31/03/2029
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c9fe
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002343-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
63516000 - Travel management services
79600000 - Recruitment services
79952000 - Event services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,018,608 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,018,608 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £4,813,956 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Jan 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 3 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ACTING AS PART OF THE CROWN THROUGH UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY
- Contact Name
- Procurement Notices
- Contact Email
- procurementnotices@ukhsa.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E14 4PU
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Canary Wharf
- Westminster Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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