Planning

UK Overseas Territories: Investigation & Law-Enforcement Flexible Call-Down Facility

  • Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-001428

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d067

Published 15 January 2025, 6:18pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

King Charles Street

London

SW1A 2AH

Email

tony.mesarowicz@fcdo.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2070085000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

UK Overseas Territories: Investigation & Law-Enforcement Flexible Call-Down Facility

Reference number

10300/2025

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75241100 - Police services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Establishment of a mini-framework to source and deploy qualified persons/teams to UK Overseas Territories. The Term of the Framework Agreement is expected to begin in late May/early June 2025. The Authority may (may) chose to run the tender and establish the framework as an Open Framework under Section 49 of the Procurement Act 2023. This will be confirmed in the UK4 Tender Notice and final Invitation to Tender notice

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £12,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79700000 - Investigation and security services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • AI - Anguilla
  • BM - Bermuda
  • KY - Cayman Islands
  • MS - Montserrat
  • TC - Turks and Caicos Islands
  • UK - United Kingdom
  • VG - British Virgin Islands
Main site or place of performance

Main place of service delivery anticipated as UK Overseas Territories in Caribbean. Framework may be used on an on-demand basis for other UK Overseas Territories globally, should the need arise.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Purpose & Strategic Alignment:

The UK has a legal and constitutional responsibility for its Overseas Territories. Whilst the territories are largely self-governing, the UK retains ultimate responsibility for security including law and order. The UK is required to step in either (a) when invited to do so by the local government; and/or (b) when the local government’s law enforcement is visibly overwhelmed.

The objective is to have a flexible call-down facility with up to five suppliers to allow UK qualified investigatory or other specialist law-enforcement expertise to be sourced and deployed quickly and compliantly. These requirements will be subject to mini-competitions under the framework testing both price/vfm and quality/technical merit.

two.2.14) Additional information

Full details regarding this Expression of Interest are published on the Authority's eSourcing portal: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk (requires registration which is free and instantaneous), then navigate to Project 10300 / PQQ 1778.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

3 March 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Full details relating to this expression of interest are published on the Authority's e-Sourcing portal. See https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/ (requires registration which is free and instantaneous). Then navigate to Project 10300; PQQ 1778.