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Published 28 Apr 2025, 20:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CPG/12336/2025 - SSJ - Provision of Maintenance of the Security Barriers/Gates for the British Embassy in Washington

Official notice

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

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£70,760≈ £35k / year · £84,912 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 May 2025awarded 13 May 2025
Awarded to Cova Security Gates Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 19 May 2027 · starts 20 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Post requires a service contract to maintain the security barrier/gates at the British Embassy compound. The maintenance agreement includes 4 visits per year from COVA UK engineers to service the physical gates and electronic operating system. Spare parts are not included in the service agreement, and these are charged separately as and when required.

CPV: Facilities management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsPublished value£70,760
Contract period: 20 May 2025 – 19 May 2027 (2 yrs)Value: £70,760 exc. VAT · £84,912 inc. VAT

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

Lot awarding rule: Direct Award - COVA Security gates/barriers are a UK company. There are no local suppliers in the USA who can the COVA system

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
Awarded
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Apr 2025, 20:24 BST
Last source update
27 May 2025, 18:49 BST
Authority reference
CPG/12336/2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017454
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Facilities management services
Delivery area in notice
United States (US)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0508c1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
5 May 2025, 15:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Apr 2025 → 27 May 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Apr 2025, 20:24 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    5 May 2025, 15:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    20 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    27 May 2025, 18:49 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Apr 2025, 20:24 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    27 May 2025, 18:49 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    27 May 2025, 18:49 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £70,7601 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cova Security Gates Ltd£70,760 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Cova Security Gates Ltd

    Signed
    13 May 2025
    Value
    £70,760
    Period
    20 May 2025 – 19 May 2027
    Status
    active
    14 agreed KPIs: Financial Control · Pricing · Agreed action points …
    • Financial Control, Invoices are accurate & submitted in a timely manner. To achieve KPI the Contractor must send 100% of the bills with the accurate services cost.
    • Pricing, Service Provider to abide to the pricing accorded in the contract throughout the duration of the relationship. Variation to contract to be considered with prior evidence and should be agreed and signed by the Authority and supplier.
    • Agreed action points, Implementation of any agreed action points arising from agreed works to be executed against agreed timelines. Action points implemented & reported to PM.
    • Service Reports, Service reports to be available at all times if requested.
    • Timing of Response and Delivery, The Contractor shall respond to Authorities solicitation in a period no longer than 8 hours. To achieve KPI the Contractor must comply to respond 100% of the times.
    • Service Delivery, Compliance with the service delivery in accordance with The Statement of Requirement Services indicated in ATT 4 to be meet or exceeded.
    • Quality, Any issues of quality discovered during work inspections or otherwise are mentioned verbally with representative from the British Embassy on site, or with written report/email and solution implemented within a reasonable time frame (48 hours).
    • Customer Satisfaction, The Authority is satisfied with the service.
    • H&S, Service Provider & their staff to abide by standards equivalent to those set out in the Health &Safety requirements. CM to review and train staff as required.
    • Security, Un-authorised access to the Authority's premises, or security incidents due to Contractor negligence. CM to check ongoing compliance with site specific requirements & to ensure any failures are reported immediately to Post Manager. Contract Manager to ensure that should a staff member need to be removed from site due to misconduct or the like, this is acted upon immediately and an appropriately trained and vetted replacement sourced within 24 hours.
    • Reporting, The Contractor should ensure timely/quickly provision of a report of work highlighting work completed, any findings or additional requirements.
    • Staffing levels and coverage, Contract Manager to ensure that the provision of additional staff for any additional work, to cover annual leave or sickness is undertaken within 24 hours of submission of the request unless agreed otherwise with the client.
    • Uniforms and presentation, All staff are well presented, wearing clean uniform in good condition and have identification visible at all times. CM to ensure any uniform related issues are resolved in a timely manner & that uniform standards are enforced by On Site Supervisors.
    • Code of Conduct, All staff comply with the Contractors' Code of Conduct, to abide by standards, not to engage in any conduct that may embarrass the FCDO or HMG. CM to report during regular meetings

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cova Security Gates LtdAwarded supplier Unit C1, Sussex Manor Business Park, Gatwick Road, Crawley, South East, RH10 9NHContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender