Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
Telephone
+44 02070081467
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
Buyer's address
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/login.html
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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/login.html
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
TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR MAJOR EVENTS
Reference number
9453
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR MAJOR EVENTS
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £30,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 79952000 - Event services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The FCDO’s Major Events Team (Protocol) provides a comprehensive event management service to FCDO, organising meetings, conferences, summits and events throughout the UK, be it a meeting for 20, a reception for 200, or an International Summit for 2,000+. The service includes finding the right venue from the fine rooms of the FCDO at Lancaster House to conference centres and hotels throughout the UK. The team offers a full delegate management package and oversee and organise of all the event arrangements. Services include arranging, production & media facilities, catering, security, ICT/resilience and transport services.
FCDO will be hosting a number of major events in 2023 to 2025, some of which may require the services of a transport provider. Some of these events will be high profile attended by Heads of States or Governments and are therefore expected to attract considerable media presence.
The FCDO would like to conduct early market engagement with the supply market place to gauge the markets interest and appetite to provide a combined, single supplier contract for Transportation Services to include a transport planning service and the hire of ground transportation (i.e. vehicle hire and drivers). Feedback from the market will serve to inform and refine FCDO’s procurement strategy and specification for these services.
Suppliers are invited to attend a supplier engagement day to be held in London on 11th September 2023 at one of the FCDO’s offices in London. To register your interest in attending, please register onto the FCDO procurement portal at https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html and answer three simple questions*.
(* See INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ACCESS OUR PROCUREMENT PORTAL AND HOW TO EXPRESS INTEREST IN THIS OPPORTUNITY (Section VI.3 Additional Information of this notice) for details on how to answer the questions). Due to room capacity, attendance is limited to two individuals per supplier.
Further details will be shared via the portal by 4th September 2023 once you have registered your interest.
Please note, at this stage the FCDO is seeking expressions of interest only and will therefore not be answering any specific clarification questions on the specifications.
Services Required:
Transport Planning Advisory Service
The FCDO is seeking a consultancy services contractor experienced in delivering specific transport planning and traffic management provisions for high profile major events who can produce the following for each event they are contracted to work on:
• Production of high-level Transport Strategies and subsequent Transport Management plans
• Production of Venue Transport Operation Plans
• Production of Vehicle Access Plans and Vehicle Access and Parking Permits
• Advise and facilitate the transport movement of VIPs in the lead up to and during events
• Support and scrutiny on existing transport plans
• Operational support in executing detailed transport management plans
• Collaboration with other suppliers contracted to support the delivery of the event
• Design and implementation of transport hubs if and when required
• The creation of a transport Command, Contract and Communications (C3) plans
• Liaising with local authorities to ensure events comply with local law and apply for relevant permissions where necessary
• Working with police networks
Contract value – up to £5 million over 3 years
Ground Transport
The FCDO requires a Ground Transport Service for VIPs, accredited delegates, media and HMG staff at major events. Ground transport consists of the hire of various vehicles from saloons, MPV’s, luxury coaches and staff buses/coaches, all electric where possible. Drivers will be required who will need to be vetted and accredited in line with the security requirements of the particular event.
Contract value – up to £25 million over 3 years
two.2.14) Additional information
FCDO will be the main Contracting Authority but the final contract will be open to other HMG departments. For details and a full list of Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and their Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), and any successors, please see Section VI.3 Additional Information of this notice
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
4 October 2023
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
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ACCESS OUR PROCUREMENT PORTAL AND HOW TO EXPRESS INTEREST IN THIS OPPORTUNITY
In order to participate and gain access to all documentation in relation to this procurement, potential suppliers should access the FCDO’s e-procurement portal, JAGGAER, available via the link https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Once logged in, search for project reference project_9453 / pqq_143. The pqq_1438 has a message capability to enable you to communicate with us and advise whether you are interested in Expressing an Interest. If a potential supplier is not registered on the portal, click the link above 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, 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.
Other Government Departments:
This requirement will be a One HMG contract with service provision available to all Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and their Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), and any successors.
Historically, only Partners Across Government (PAGs) on the overseas platform have required this or a similar service.
A list of all Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and their Non Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), and any successors, who may use this contract are listed below: -
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Bank of England
British Council
British Tourist Authority (trading as Visit Britain/Visit England)
Cabinet Office, including: - GCSI - Government Communication Service International - GDS: Government Digital Service
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
Crown Prosecution Service
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy*
Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Department of Health & Social Care
Department for International Trade
Department for Transport, including: - Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Department of Work and Pensions
Financial Conduct Authority
Food Standards Agency
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
HM Treasury
Home Office, including: - HM Passport Office - Home Office International - Home
Office – International Operations [replaces BFI & IEI] - Return Logistics Operations
- Homeland Security Groups - UK Visas & Immigration
Intellectual Property Office
Manchester City Council
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Meteorological Office
Metropolitan Police
Ministry of Defence, including: - British Defence Section Washington - Defence Attaché Network - Defence Geographic Centre - UK Hydrographic Office
National Crime Agency
Office for National Statistics
Oil Pipeline Agency
UK Health Security Agency
UK Intelligence Community
UK Research & Innovation
Devolved Governments:
Invest Northern Ireland
The Executive Office, Northern Ireland
Scottish Enterprise, including: - Scottish Development International
Scottish Government
Welsh Government, including: - International Business Wales
*Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy existed until 2023 when it was split to form the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology DSIT). Responsibility for national security and investment policy has gone to the Cabinet Office.