Scope
Reference
COM/12431/2026
Description
Provision for security services for British Embassy Amman. This contract will have a start date of 1 May 2026 and end 30 April 2029 with potential for extension for another two years on 12 month increments.
Total value (estimated)
- £2,000,000 excluding VAT
- £2,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029
- Possible extension to 31 July 2031
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
Extensions can be exercised based on good perfomance against evaluation criteria during contract management.
Year 4 option to extend: 1 August 2028 - 31 July 2029
Year 5 option to extend: 1 August 2029 - 31 July 2030
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79710000 - Security services
- 79713000 - Guard services
Contract locations
- JO - Jordan
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
18 February 2026, 12:00pm
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
4 March 2026, 10:00am
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
8 June 2026
Recurring procurement
Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 1 January 2030
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 Selection Process | Suppliers will be asked mandatory questions that will be evaluated using PASS/FAIL scoring. |
Quality |
| Stage 1 Project Specific Questions | Composed of two (2) questions specific to the project. Each question is allocated 50% weight totalling 100% |
Quality |
Weighting description
Potential Suppliers must score PASS in the mandatory PASS/FAIL questions to progress to the ITT stage; any Potential Supplier that scores FAIL in any of the mandatory PASS/FAIL questions will be rejected as non-compliant and will not continue to the ITT stage.
The Authority will use the scoring methodology for project-specific questions to inform the shortlisting process as described in the PQQ document.
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
The Foreign Commonwealth Development Office is launching a two-step tender for security services described as follows:
Stage 1 involves the Selection Stage where suppliers will be asked qualifying questions aimed at shortlisting a number of participants who will move forward to Stage 2.
Stage 2 involves the formal ITT where shortlisted suppliers can participate to bid by accessing the tender documents.
Contracting authority
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXRR-8771-PHVX
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
United Kingdom
Contact name: Regional Procurement Hub
Email: MNLProcurement@fcdo.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government