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title: "Security Category Market Engagement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e2d2"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE"
published: "2021-09-20"
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# Security Category Market Engagement

Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e2d2

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## Summary

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is initiating a tender titled "Security Category Market Engagement" in the UK, focusing on security services. Currently in the planning stage, this market engagement aims to assess the capabilities of potential market operators for upcoming procurement projects. An online Early Market Engagement Event is scheduled for 07 October 2021, from 13:30 to 14:30 UK Time, with registration closing on 06 October at 18:00 UK Time. Potential participants are encouraged to access the e-sourcing portal for further details.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in security services to engage with a key governmental authority. Companies that possess expertise in delivering security-related projects will find this engagement beneficial, particularly those looking to expand their portfolios in public sector contracts. By collecting insights through a market insight questionnaire, the FCDO aims to refine its procurement strategy, allowing businesses to align their offerings with future procurement needs.

## Notice

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is looking for potential market operators with expertise in delivering a range of Security related procurement projects. The central objective of the market engagement event is to provide a forward plan with Estates, Security and Network Directorate (ESND) on the future planned procurement and commercial activities within ESND and to also gain market insight on the capabilities and capacity across the security category. As part of the market engagement event the Commercial Directorate will provide a market insight questionnaire to enable the Commercial Directorate to analyse the potential areas of interest based on the capabilities and capacities across the security category and sub-category areas for a more specific market facing insightful sessions as part of our pre-procurement planning phases. The FCDO will be holding an on-line Early Market Engagement Event from 13:30 to 14:30 UK Time on Thursday 07 October 2021. For more information on the event and details on how to register for the event, please access the e-sourcing portal at: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Navigate to project 7481; SQ1132 Registration for the Early Market Engagement event closes on Wednesday 06 October at 18:00 UK Time.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Market Engagement only. The contract notice date is used only for the publication of the market engagement event.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023391-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 19 Sep 2021 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79710000 - Security services

## Release History

- 20 Sep 2021 at 21:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023391-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk/fcdo
- https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

## Provenance

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