Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
Giedre.Vilcinskaite@fco.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
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
Hired Driver Services for the British Embassy Brussels
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60171000 - Hire of passenger cars with driver
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
British Embassy Brussels is looking to retender the Hired Drivers services and the scope is the following: drivers and transport services for its senior staff and frequent Ministerial and VIP visitors.
3-year contract with option to extend for 2 (1+1) additional years.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- BE - Belgium
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contractor will be required to provide a fixed team of reliable and appropriately trained drivers, which the Embassy will manage to drive Embassy’s vehicle fleet (including Armoured vehicles) for the day-to-day transport needs throughout Belgium, Luxembourg, France and the Netherlands. Additional chauffeurs should be able to be brought in to drive Embassy vehicles when needed and at relatively short notice. In addition, the contractor will be required to provide chauffeur-driven vehicles for any extra transport requirements and big events (including luxury minivans & buses). Additional hours of work, including evening, weekend and public holidays or requirements over and above normally stated business hours, will need to be managed as part of this contract.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 November 2022
End date
31 October 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
19 May 2022
Local time
4:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
19 May 2022
Local time
4:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Courts of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom