Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of electrical services to the British High Commission offices and residence across Sub Saharan Africa Region
Notice Description
The Service Providers will be based in South Africa and must be capable of deploying qualified personnel to multiple countries as required. The contractor is expected to respond with a confirmed plan to deal with the issue within a 48hr period following notification, with requirement to mobilize for site attendance within no more than 5 working days. The contract will operate under a three-year, as-and-when-required framework agreement, with the option to extend subject to performance and operational requirements.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract will operate under a three-year, as-and-when-required framework agreement, with the option to extend subject to performance and operational requirements.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ea09
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077623-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71314100 - Electrical services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-03-31
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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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/077623-2025
27th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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