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title: "Lebanese Armed Forces Border Security Support"
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# Lebanese Armed Forces Border Security Support

Buyer: Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-242540b7-1882-4363-a1f0-41d22104f7a7

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## Summary

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office bought border-security support for the Lebanese Armed Forces. The work covers infrastructure, training, mentoring, logistics and vehicle sustainment, alongside strategic and operational support. Its purpose is to strengthen border security and state authority, and support stability and conflict mitigation in Lebanon. Activities are primarily intended to support the Lebanese Armed Forces along the Lebanese-Syrian border, with flexibility to assist authorised activity in Southern Lebanon. This is a specialist defence and military assistance service. The contracting process describes delivery across a broad range of locations, including Lebanon, the United Kingdom, Europe and elsewhere; the operational focus is Lebanon. The buyer is the UK government department responsible for foreign affairs and international development.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to ARK Group DMCC. The award was made on 1 September 2026, for a maximum contract value of £4,999,924. The stated initial seven-month period is valued at £2,999,924, with an option, at the Authority’s discretion, to scale up and/or extend by six months, up to a further £2,000,000. The recorded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. The route was a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 31 August 2026. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and not for voluntary, community or social enterprises. The data does not describe evaluation criteria or a division into lots.

This award shows the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s demand for an integrated supplier able to support a national armed force’s border operations in a complex security environment. A credible competitor for the same requirement would need to bring together infrastructure delivery, training and mentoring, logistics, vehicle sustainment, and strategic and operational advisory support, rather than offering only a single service. Relevant experience would include working with military or government partners in sensitive operating environments, supporting activity across border areas, and adapting delivery to authorised operational priorities. The scale of the award indicates a substantial, multi-disciplinary assignment, while its framework call-off route means future competition may depend on access to the relevant framework. The award to an SME also demonstrates that a smaller business can lead this type of delivery, provided it can marshal the necessary specialist capacity and capabilities.

## Notice

This contract will deliver infrastructure, training, mentoring, logistics and vehicle sustainment, and strategic and operational support to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), strengthening border security, enhancing state authority, and supporting stability and conflict mitigation across Lebanon in a complex and evolving security environment. The requirement will primarily support LAF activities along the Lebanese-Syrian border, with flexibility to support authorised activity in Southern Lebanon, contributing to increased Lebanese state control, border security and stability through a more capable, sustainable and operationally effective LAF. The value of the contract for the initial 7-month period is PS2,999,924, with the option to scale-up and/or extend the contract for an additional 6 months at a maximum value of PS2,000,000 at the sole discretion of the Authority, for a maximum total contract value of PS4,999,924.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9b7f326d-4f5b-47f3-8892-2085230713d7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,999,924 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ARK Group DMCC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75211300 - Foreign military-aid-related services
- 75220000 - Defence services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 17:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9b7f326d-4f5b-47f3-8892-2085230713d7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9b7f326d-4f5b-47f3-8892-2085230713d7
  30th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office

## Provenance

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