Tender

The Provision of Security Guarding Services to the British Embassy in Nigeria

  • Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-015395

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0459ad

Published 15 May 2024, 10:13am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

King Charles Street

London

SW1A 2AH

Email

kathy.ponteen@fco.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.gov.uk/fcdo

Buyer's address

https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

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/web/login.html

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

The Provision of Security Guarding Services to the British Embassy in Nigeria

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79710000 - Security services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The retender of the FCDO Provision of Security Guarding Services in Nigeria (Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Enugu, Port Harcourt, and Maiduguri), covering the following: Static Guarding, Operations Room Support, Quick Reaction Force, and Panic Alarm monitoring. The Contract shall have duration of three (3) years and is scheduled to start on the 1st of February 2025 and shall expire on 31st January 2028. The contract may be extended with the agreement of both parties by a further 1+1 year.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £4,020,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79713000 - Guard services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

British Embassy in Nigeria

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The retender of the FCDO Provision of Security Guarding Services in Nigeria (Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Enugu, Port Harcourt, and Maiduguri), covering the following: Static Guarding, Operations Room Support, Quick Reaction Force, and Panic Alarm monitoring. The Contract shall have duration of three (3) years and is scheduled to start on the 1st of February 2025 and shall expire on 31st January 2028. The contract may be extended with the agreement of both parties by a further 1+1 year.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £4,020,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 February 2025

End date

31 January 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The contract may be extended by a further two years in yearly increments; therefore, the maximum duration of the contract will be five (5) years.

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

Restricted procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

19 June 2024

Local time

5:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

Important Information for all Potential Suppliers

In order to participate and gain access to the Invitation To Tender pack, potential suppliers should access the FCDO’s e-procurement portal, JAGGAER ONE, available via the below link.

URL: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

Once logged in, search for project reference project_10219 and pqq_1646.

If a potential supplier is not registered on the portal, click the link above (or copy and paste the link into your web browser) to be taken to the home page. Click the “Click here to register!” button, and follow the on-screen instructions to complete registration.

Registration takes approximately 5 minutes and is free of charge.

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

Potential suppliers should note that two-factor authentication will be required to access the FCDO’s e-procurement portal, JAGGAER ONE, which requires Google Authenticator to be downloaded onto a mobile device. For more information in relation to two-factor authentication, a guide can be accessed by clicking the link on the home page of the FCDO’s e-procurement portal, JAGGAER ONE.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

London

SW1A 2AH

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Centre For Effective Dispute Resolution

London

EC4M 8BU

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.cedr.com