Notice Information
Notice Title
CPG/12336/2025 - SSJ - Provision of Maintenance of the Security Barriers/Gates for the British Embassy in Washington
Notice Description
Post requires a service contract to maintain the security barrier/gates at the British Embassy compound. The maintenance agreement includes 4 visits per year from COVA UK engineers to service the physical gates and electronic operating system. Spare parts are not included in the service agreement, and these are charged separately as and when required.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0508c1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027897-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
50 - Repair and maintenance services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
34928300 - Safety barriers
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
79993100 - Facilities management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £70,760 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £70,760 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £70,760 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 19 May 2025 - 19 May 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ame.procurement2@fcdo.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2AH
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027897-2025
27th May 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017454-2025
28th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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