Official UK procurement notice
CPG/12895/2025 - Provision of Hard Facilities Management and Associated Services for the British Embassy in Washington DC
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe scope of Services covered in this Service Specification comprises:
a) Management Services ("Management Services")
b) Hard FM Services - Staff Residential Properties (“Hard FM Services - Staff Residential Property”)
c) Hard FM Services - Embassy Compound ("Hard FM Services – British Embassy Washington"); and
d) Project Related Services (“Project Management and Minor Works”)
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2032, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1: ITT Stage Stage 2: Site Visit Stage 3: Invitation to Negotiate Tenders & Negotiation Period Stage 4: Invitation to Submit Best and Final Offer (BAFO Stage 5: Award of Final Tender
CPV: Facilities management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£15,550,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Qualification: 0.02%
- Technical: 59.99%
- Commercial: 39.99%
Published award criteria (3)
- Qualification
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2032
- First published
- 11 Nov 2025, 14:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2026, 17:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079949- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dec7Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1: ITT Stage
Stage 2: Site Visit
Stage 3: Invitation to Negotiate Tenders & Negotiation Period
Stage 4: Invitation to Submit Best and Final Offer (BAFO
Stage 5: Award of Final Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
FCDO Portal (Jaggaer e-Portal)
Timeline
11 Nov 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published348 days ago11 Nov 2025, 14:34 GMT
- Tender notice published325 days ago4 Dec 2025, 21:15 GMT
- Next notice expected324 days ago4 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by310 days ago18 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline282 days ago15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent157 days ago21 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by144 days ago2 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published75 days ago11 Aug 2026, 17:14 BST
- Contract starts24 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
13 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2025- Pipeline notice published11 Nov 2025, 14:34 GMTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Nov 2025, 17:44 GMTUK2
- Published value updated to £15,550,00028 Nov 2025, 17:44 GMTwas £15,500,000
- Tender notice published4 Dec 2025, 21:15 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active4 Dec 2025, 21:15 GMT
- Procurement method changed4 Dec 2025, 21:15 GMT
- Deadline published: 8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT4 Dec 2025, 21:15 GMT
- Tender notice published17 Dec 2025, 20:05 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT17 Dec 2025, 20:05 GMT+7 days · was 8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract award notice published21 May 2026, 17:44 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 May 2026, 17:44 BST
- Contract signature expected17 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 Aug 2026, 17:14 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Extended Submission Deadline until 15 January 2026
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 4 Dec 2025
- 2025-11: 2 releases · 11 Nov 2025, 28 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBRE Managed Services Inc.Provision of Hard Facilities Management and Associated Services for the British Embassy in Washington DC18 Jun 2026 – 30 Sept 2031 · up to 30 Sept 2033Extensions: 2 extensions of 12 - months each | £16,040,000 | 6 May 2026 | Awarded |
| CBRE Managed Services Inc. | £15,878,328 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · CBRE Managed Services Inc.
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2026
- Value
- £15,878,328
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2031 · up to 30 Sept 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two extensions of twelve months
3 agreed KPIs: Operational Perfomance OP 2 · Operational Perfomance OP 9 · Management MAN 1
- Operational Perfomance OP 2, Adherence to Planned Service Delivery Schedule to achieve required standard of Service in accordance with the Contract. Percentage of actual Planned Service Delivery Schedule tasks undertaken vs scheduled to be undertaken as per agreed 52-week planner.
- Operational Perfomance OP 9, Respond to all Reactive Hard FM Services calls in compliance with the Contract (inc. the Service Specification). % Reactive Hard FM Services tasks responded to within required timeframe
- Management MAN 1, The Contractor will provide Reporting and Quality Management. These reports will contain the information in compliance with the Contract Requirements and Service Specification. % Reports/reportable items provide on time, complete and accurate
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winABM Industry Groups, LLC
- wonCBRE Managed Services Inc
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- ABM Industry Groups, LLCBidder / tenderer
- CBRE Managed Services Inc.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Through the Jaggaer e-Portal (Volume 001-Cover Letter)
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender