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Published 22 Aug 2025, 07:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Africa Hub_Harare Servicing of Security Equipment at the British Embassy Harare

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: ZW
Published estimate£59,233≈ £20k / year · £59,233 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 22 Apr 2025
Contract term 3 yrsextension options published · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Africa Hub_Harare Servicing of Security Equipment at the British Embassy Harare for a period of three years.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of security equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£59,233
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 — 31 Jul 2028 (3 yrs)Delivery: ZW
Value
£59,233 exc. VAT · £59,233 inc. VAT
Extensions
The contract will be extended based on Supplier performance.
50610000 Repair and maintenance services of security equipment

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

1. The Tender process will be conducted to ensure that the tenders are evaluated fairly to ascertain the most economically advantageous tender from the point of view of the purchasing Authority. 2. Account will be taken of any factors which impact on the Tenderers suitability that emerges from the tendering process and relate to information previously provided by the Tenderer as part of the pre-qualification process, in particular any additional information which comes to light in respect of your financial standing. 3. Your response to our requirement (as detailed in Terms of reference) will be evaluated under the following headings based on a 60:40 split between the quality aspect to your tender and pricing respectively. Responses to all of the questions below should be submitted via the Bravo Solution e-Procurement portal. Bids not submitted via the BRAVO portal will not be considered. 5. No importance should be attached to the order in which these criteria are listed. Any tender that is not compliant with the Conditions of Contract may be rejected. 6. Bidders must be explicit and comprehensive in their responses to this ITT. Bidders are advised neither to make assumptions about their past or current supplier relationships with the Authority nor to assume that such prior business relationships will be taken into account in the evaluation procedure. 7. All questions MUST BE answered in English.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Aug 2025, 07:48 BST
Last source update
22 Aug 2025, 07:48 BST
Authority reference
CPG121782025
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of security equipment
Delivery area
ZW
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fb50 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
22 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
21 Apr 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Apr 2025, 13:44 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    21 Apr 2025, 16:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    22 Apr 2025, 14:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published397 days ago
    22 Aug 2025, 07:48 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published1 Aug 2025CancelledThe tender was cancelled as non of the bidders met the minimum threshold requirements outlined in the evaluation criteria.

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 07:48 BSTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    22 Aug 2025, 07:48 BSTwas £59,233
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Aug 2025, 07:48 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    22 Aug 2025, 07:48 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    22 Aug 2025, 07:48 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    22 Aug 2025, 07:48 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    1 Apr 2025, 13:44 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX King Charles Street, London, ZA, SW1A 2AH, ZA

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender