{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-051f5f-2026-02-13T16:07:44Z", "date": "2026-02-13T16:07:44Z", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-051f5f", "initiationType": "tender", "planning": { "documents": [ { "id": "025356-2025", "documentType": "plannedProcurementNotice", "noticeType": "UK1", "description": "Pipeline notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025356-2025", "datePublished": "2025-05-22T17:43:10+01:00", "format": "text/html" }, { "id": "000306-2026", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000306-2026", "datePublished": "2026-01-05T13:23:36Z", "format": "text/html" }, { "id": "000307-2026", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000307-2026", "datePublished": "2026-01-05T13:26:33Z", "format": "text/html" }, { "id": "000310-2026", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000310-2026", "datePublished": "2026-01-05T13:28:20Z", "format": "text/html" } ], "milestones": [ { "id": "engagement", "type": "engagement", "description": "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.", "dueDate": "2026-01-22T23:59:59+00:00", "status": "scheduled" } ] }, "parties": [ { "id": "GB-PPON-PXRR-8771-PHVX", "name": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PXRR-8771-PHVX" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "King Charles Street", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "SW1A 2AH", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI32" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "kathy.ponteen@fcdo.gov.uk", "name": "KA Ponteen", "telephone": "00000000000" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office", "classifications": [ { "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment", "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "description": "Public authority - central government" } ] } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-PPON-PXRR-8771-PHVX", "name": "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office" }, "tender": { "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-051f5f", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "Provision of Security Guarding Services for British Embassy Berlin- Germany", "description": "The requirement is for a Private Security Company (PSC) to provide physical security in the form of guards at the British Embassy, Berlin.", "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "79713000", "description": "Guard services" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "DE", "country": "DE", "countryName": "Germany" }, { "region": "DE", "country": "DE", "countryName": "Germany" }, { "region": "DE3", "country": "DE", "countryName": "Germany" }, { "region": "DE", "country": "DE", "countryName": "Germany" }, { "region": "DE3", "country": "DE", "countryName": "Germany" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "value": { "amountGross": 1388535, "amount": 1166836, "currency": "GBP" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "aboveThreshold": true, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "suitability": { "sme": true }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2029-08-31T23:59:59+01:00", "maxExtentDate": "2031-08-31T23:59:59+01:00" }, "hasRenewal": true, "status": "active", "value": { "amountGross": 1388535, "amount": 1166836, "currency": "GBP" }, "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "quality", "name": "Technical", "description": "Technical and Social Value", "numbers": [ { "number": 70, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] }, { "type": "price", "name": "Commercial", "numbers": [ { "number": 30, "weight": "percentageExact" } ] } ] }, "selectionCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "type": "economic", "description": "Potential Suppliers must submit a comprehensive and duly structured response to all questions contained within the Qualification Envelope, including complete documentation demonstrating compliance with the Legal and Financial Capacity requirements. 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Submissions shall include: * Relevant experience and contract examples demonstrating delivery of comparable services. * Sub contractor management arrangements, including oversight and performance controls. * Safeguarding compliance, including adherence to FCDO due diligence and safeguarding frameworks. * Mandatory training and certification confirming that proposed staff hold all required qualifications and licences. * Health and safety arrangements, demonstrating compliance with applicable legislation. * Modern Slavery compliance, including relevant policies and supply chain due diligence. * Duty of Care provisions for staff welfare, risk management, and incident response. * Completed PSQ Declaration confirming organisational eligibility. * Acceptance of FCDO Terms and Conditions for contract delivery. All submitted documents must be complete, accurate, and sufficient to demonstrate the Potential Supplier's technical capability in accordance with the conditions of participation." } ] }, "renewal": { "description": "Based on performance and delivery of the KPIs for the contract" } } ], "communication": { "futureNoticeDate": "2026-02-13T23:59:59+00:00" }, "status": "active", "specialRegime": [ "defenceSecurity" ], "procurementMethod": "open", "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure", "coveredBy": [ "GPA" ], "submissionMethodDetails": "https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/", "submissionTerms": { "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed", "languages": [ "en" ] }, "tenderPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-03-20T17:00:00+00:00" }, "enquiryPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-03-04T12:00:00+00:00" }, "awardPeriod": { "endDate": "2026-06-19T23:59:59+01:00" }, "documents": [ { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" }, { "id": "013594-2026", "documentType": "tenderNotice", "noticeType": "UK4", "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013594-2026", "datePublished": "2026-02-13T16:07:44Z", "format": "text/html" } ] }, "language": "en" }