Tender

The FCDO is running a two-stage ‘Restricted’ tender procedure for the provision of Security Guarding Services for British Embassy Abu Dhabi and the Office of the British Embassy Dubai.

  • Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-029185

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0407aa

Published 4 October 2023, 7:35am



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

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 FCDO is running a two-stage ‘Restricted’ tender procedure for the provision of Security Guarding Services for British Embassy Abu Dhabi and the Office of the British Embassy Dubai.

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79710000 - Security services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The FCDO is running a two-stage ‘Restricted’ tender procedure for the provision of Security Guarding Services for British Embassy Abu Dhabi and the Office of the British Embassy Dubai.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,008,665

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The FCDO is running a two-stage ‘Restricted’ tender procedure for the provision of Security Guarding Services for British Embassy Abu Dhabi and the Office of the British Embassy Dubai.

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: £2,008,665

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

Duration in months

36

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

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

3 November 2023

Local time

5:00pm

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

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

Accessing Jaggaer Advantage Portal

This requires Two Factor Authentication (2FA). The process for Jaggaer 2FA works as follows.

1. Log into the FCDO portal via the web login page, (requires registration first time which is free and instantaneous) enter your username and password. This is your first form of authentication.

2. You will then be presented with a QR code to scan. This requires a mobile phone with the Google or Microsoft Authenticator App.

3. Upon scanning the QR code with Google or Microsoft Authenticator you are presented with a code.

4. The code must be entered into the Token Number field within the allotted time. You must then select the “Submit” button on the right hand side of the screen to complete the second form of authentication which completes the Jaggaer login process.

5. For all future logins you will not be required to scan the QR code and instead can navigate to the Google or Microsoft Authenticator App and enter the current token into the Token Number field.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

London

SW1A 2AH

Country

United Kingdom