Planning

Market Engagement for the One HMG Movement of Personal Effects (MOPEC)

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-075904

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05e604

Published 21 November 2025, 10:08am



Scope

Reference

project_12393 - MOPEC

Description

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) intends to engage with the market in advance of the reprocurement of the One HMG Movement of Personal Effects (MOPEC) contract.

This notice is NOT a call for competition. It is being issued for the purpose of:

- Informing suppliers of a forthcoming procurement

- Inviting interested suppliers to participate in early market engagement using the Supplier Expression of Interest Form (link below)

- Gathering supplier insights via a Request for Information (RFI)

Overview:

The contract is for the provision of end-to-end relocation and logistics services for UK government personnel moving to and from overseas posts. It covers the movement of personal belongings and personal vehicles to and from overseas posts. The supplier shall be required to provide all the comprehensive services necessary for the safe, expeditious and satisfactory removal and delivery of personal effects, Unaccompanied Air Freight (UAF) and personal vehicles by airfreight, road and sea freight, in accordance with FCDO/PAG rules and regulations.

Suppliers interested in participating in market engagement must register using the following link:

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=09Ci08h8Uk-7-YW9Q9lCefGpvFlKyHFJnV0THonPIMhUQVNIUU1SNDRENERKRk8yUVFFOTk2R1Q1Uy4u&route=shorturl

Once registered, suppliers will receive the RFI Pack, an engagement timetable and instructions for any further participation.

NOTE:

- No procurement documents are available at this stage.

- This PPN does NOT formally commence a procurement procedure.

- Responding to this PPN or participating in any engagement activity will not confer any advantage in any future procurement.

- Participation is entirely voluntary and does NOT form part of any future selection process.

- FCDO reserves the right NOT to commence a procurement, amend the approach, or change timelines based on internal or external factors.

Total value (estimated)

  • £96,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £115,200,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2032
  • 5 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
  • 63121000 - Storage and retrieval services
  • 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
  • 98392000 - Relocation services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

4 December 2025

Engagement process description

Suppliers interested in participating in market engagement must register using the following link:

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=09Ci08h8Uk-7-YW9Q9lCefGpvFlKyHFJnV0THonPIMhUQVNIUU1SNDRENERKRk8yUVFFOTk2R1Q1Uy4u&route=shorturl

Once registered, suppliers will receive the RFI Pack, an engagement timetable and instructions for any further participation.

NOTE:

- No procurement documents are available at this stage.

- This PPN does NOT formally commence a procurement procedure.

- Responding to this PPN or participating in any engagement activity will not confer any advantage in any future procurement.

- Participation is entirely voluntary and does NOT form part of any future selection process.

- FCDO reserves the right NOT to commence a procurement, amend the approach, or change timelines based on internal or external factors.


Contracting authority

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXRR-8771-PHVX

King Charles Street

London

SW1A 2AH

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government