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Provision of Airport Lounge Services

FCDO Services

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06 Aug 2026 at 11:45

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

FCDO Services procured worldwide airport lounge services for its air-travel requirements. The work is a service supporting air transport, covering access to airport lounges across international locations rather than construction, equipment supply or general travel management. FCDO Services is the buying organisation, based at Hanslope Park in Milton Keynes. The requirement was handled as a single service lot and relates to services delivered through a worldwide airport lounge network. The selected provider, Priority Pass Limited, is based in London. This opportunity is therefore relevant to businesses that provide, manage or aggregate airport lounge access internationally, particularly those able to support a central government buyer with geographically broad requirements.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Priority Pass Limited. FCDO Services used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award is active and the contract was signed on 12 June 2026. The contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £50,000 excluding VAT and £57,000 including VAT. One service lot was awarded. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, and the published outcome identifies Priority Pass Limited as the selected supplier. The process concerns a completed procurement, so these details describe the awarded contract rather than an opportunity to submit a bid.

This procurement provides a useful benchmark for suppliers competing for comparable airport lounge requirements from FCDO Services. A credible competitor would need to provide worldwide lounge services or reliable access to them, with coverage broad enough to support international air travel rather than a single airport or local market. The award to Priority Pass Limited, a large supplier, indicates that the buyer’s requirement can be met by an established provider with substantial operational reach and the ability to manage a geographically distributed service. Businesses with international lounge partnerships, strong access-management and customer-support arrangements, and experience serving organisational or public-sector users would be best placed to offer a credible alternative when this requirement is next considered.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Airport Lounge Services

Notice Description

Provision of Worldwide Airport Lounge Services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dd7b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074628-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

CPV Codes

63730000 - Support services for air transport

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£50,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FCDO Services
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MILTON KEYNES
Postcode
MK19 7BH
Postcode Area
Milton Keynes
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ12 Milton Keynes
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Milton Keynes
Electoral Ward
Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope
Westminster Constituency
Milton Keynes North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PRIORITY PASS LIMITED

Further Information

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