Published date: 14 February 2022

Last edited date: 8 March 2022

This notice was replaced on 5 May 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 5 May 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Security services - 79710000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£123,600

Procurement reference

tender_297621/1042225

Published date

14 February 2022

Closing date

14 March 2022

Closing time

4am

Contract start date

1 May 2022

Contract end date

30 April 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

1. The Authority will pay the Contractor an agreed sum for the provision of a security service, which will include an appropriate number of unarmed guards, with relevant training and experience, to control access to the various sites listed below.
2. The Contractor will provide security service on a 24 hour basis, throughout the contract period in order to prevent unauthorised access to the premises. The guards will also be expected to carry out other security-related tasks, as specified by the Authority's Representative. The Contractor's Supervisor/Manager will report to the Authority's Representative. Day-to-day supervision of the guard force is the direct responsibility of the Contractor's Manager/Supervisor.

3. The Contractor shall comply with The International Code of Conduct for Private Security Companies and Private Security Service Providers in the promotion of high standards of conduct by private security companies and private security service providers.

4. The Service Provider will meet standards equivalent to those contained in the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers.

More information

Links

Additional text

All Tender documentation will be published, and all substantive communication between the Authority and bidders will be conducted via the FCDO's eProcurement Portal Bravo/Jaggaer.

About the buyer

Address

King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
England

Email

APAC.PROCUREMT@fco.gov.uk

Website

www.gov.uk/fco