Planning

Security Category Market Engagement

  • Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-023391

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02e2d2

Published 20 September 2021, 10:45pm



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

NUTS 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

Additional information can be obtained from 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

Security Category Market Engagement

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79710000 - Security services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is looking for potential market operators with expertise in delivering a range of Security related procurement projects.

The central objective of the market engagement event is to provide a forward plan with Estates, Security and Network Directorate (ESND) on the future planned procurement and commercial activities within ESND and to also gain market insight on the capabilities and capacity across the security category.

As part of the market engagement event the Commercial Directorate will provide a market insight questionnaire to enable the Commercial Directorate to analyse the potential areas of interest based on the capabilities and capacities across the security category and sub-category areas for a more specific market facing insightful sessions as part of our pre-procurement planning phases.

The FCDO will be holding an on-line Early Market Engagement Event from 13:30 to 14:30 UK Time on Thursday 07 October 2021.

For more information on the event and details on how to register for the event, please access the e-sourcing portal at:

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

Navigate to project 7481; SQ1132

Registration for the Early Market Engagement event closes on Wednesday 06 October at 18:00 UK Time.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79710000 - Security services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Market Engagement only.

The contract notice date is used only for the publication of the market engagement event.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

20 September 2021


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