Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Security Guarding Services for British Embassy Berlin- Germany
Notice Description
The requirement is for a Private Security Company (PSC) to provide physical security in the form of guards at the British Embassy, Berlin.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Based on performance and delivery of the KPIs for the contract
Planning Information
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will hold an online-only Premarket Engagement event for the procurement of security guarding services for its British Consulate Dusseldorf, Germany on 27 January 2026, from 10:00 to 11:30 UK time. Suppliers are invited to express their interest in attending by completing and submitting the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire at: https://forms.office.com/e/LZnE9kCRNb by 12 noon UK time on 22 January 2026. Please note: You cannot attend the online event if you are not registered. Suppliers are also reminded: • If you are not already registered on the Central Digital Platform (CDP), you must do so to obtain a unique supplier identifier number, which is required to bid for FCDO contracts under the Procurement Act 2023. • The FCDO Jaggaer portal will be used to submit your actual bid, and it will require the ID obtained from the CDP. • Registration on Jaggaer is free and takes approximately 5 minutes. We strongly encourage suppliers to register on both platforms (CDP and Jaggaer) early to avoid delays or disappointment when procurement documents become available. This notice is for information only.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051f5f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013594-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79713000 - Guard services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,166,836 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,166,836 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Mar 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 13 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- KA Ponteen
- Contact Email
- kathy.ponteen@fcdo.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 00000000000
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/013594-2026
13th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000310-2026
5th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000307-2026
5th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000306-2026
5th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025356-2025
22nd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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