Official UK procurement notice
Facilities Management Services for British Embassy Tunis
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis requirement is a re-procurement of Facilities Management Services for the British Embassy Tunis. The scope includes preventive maintenance, reactive maintenance, and emergency maintenance to ensure upkeep of offices, properties, and equipment.
Te contract will be for a period of thre (3) years with two (2) one-eyar options to extend subject to satisfactory performance. The contract is anticipated to start 1 March 2027.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Facilities management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£640,000
- Economic & financial standing
Bidder must be legally registered and authorised to conduct business in Tunisia and not subject to exclusion grounds. Bidder must also provide evidence of financial health of the organization. And to the extent that insurance coverage (where available) is provided.
- Technical & professional ability
None
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 (2)
- Technical Criteria: 60%
- Commercial Criteria: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Criteria: Technical Criteria includes: (T1) Relevant Experience and Past Performance; (T2) Project Management Team and Management Systems; (T3) Technical Skills; (T4) Methodology; (T5) Risk Management Approach and Quality, Health, and Safety Standards; (T6) Social Value and Wellbeing; and (T7) Mobilisation Plan.
- Commercial Criteria: Competitiveness of fee rates and overall project cost in relation to market to demonstrate value for money.
- Economic & financial standing
Bidder must be legally registered and authorised to conduct business in Tunisia and not subject to exclusion grounds. Bidder must also provide evidence of financial health of the organization. And to the extent that insurance coverage (where available) is provided.
- Technical & professional ability
None
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £426,277 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office buys Miscellaneous business-related services (CPV 7999): the notice lists a non-UK location
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s published record is shown without a UK market comparison because the notice lists a non-UK delivery location. Check the notice description and tender documents for the actual site. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Miscellaneous business-related services (CPV 7999) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
The notice lists delivery in Tunisia, so this procedure has no confirmed single UK region; the buyer’s figure reads its other awards, each against its own delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 97 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The buyer’s share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid13%
2–362%
4–621%
7+5%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate23%
Within ±2%31%
Above estimate46%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Published estimate£640k
This lot lists only non-UK delivery addresses. Supplier examples below come from UK award history and are not checked for this delivery area.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
This lot has only non-UK delivery countries in its published addresses, so the UK model forecast is withheld.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carillion Alawi L.L.C.Earlier contract | Facilities Management Services for British Embassy Muscat: MEP Maintenanceended Sept 2023 | — | £116k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Emcor Facilities Services Qatar W.L.LWorked for this buyer | Integrated Facilities Management for British Embassy Dohanotice published Apr 2023 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £140m18 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 4 live · £32m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=11 | |
| £258m11 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £254m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £5.9m2 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £66k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 12% below n=3 | |
MITIE FM LIMITEDLarge | £174m18 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 3 live · £27m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
66% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
66% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (66% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Facilities Management Services for British Embassy Muscat: MEP Maintenance — held by Carillion Alawi L.L.C.; the published contract ends 30 Sept 2023.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- 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 2031
- First published
- 19 May 2026, 03:00 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 04:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
CPH13800-2027- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099733- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069b78Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Jaggaer- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 23 Nov 2026, 09:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Suppliers should access the FCDO eSourcing portal (Jaggaer) to view and participate in the opportunity referenced in this notice. Suppliers who are not yet registered should complete the online registration process at fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk ↗. Interested suppliers are anticipated to access ITT_7842 to download the requirements and submit bids.
All communications and clarification questions must be submitted through the messaging facility within the portal. Responses may be shared with all interested suppliers to ensure a fair and transparent process.
The information provided in this notice is indicative only and may be subject to change. The Authority reserves the right not to proceed with any procurement or contractual arrangement.
Timeline
19 May 2026 → 1 Mar 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published156 days ago19 May 2026, 03:00 BST
- Market engagement148 days ago26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Interested suppliers are invited to express their interest in this Preliminary Market Engagement by sending an email to [email protected] no later than 26 May 2026.
Suppliers should include their company profile and the necessary company details, such as business registration, address, key contacts, years of operation, and relevant facilities management service experience.
Upon submitting their expression of interest, suppliers may also be requested to accomplish a brief survey (survey questions to be sent separately).
Information gathered through this engagement will also assist the Authority in refining the final procurement approach. Participation in this PME does not constitute any commitment to tender nor guarantee inclusion in the subsequent procurement stage.
- Next notice expected126 days ago17 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice publishedearlier today22 Oct 2026, 04:33 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 13 days3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 32 days23 Nov 2026, 09:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 100 days29 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 130 days1 Mar 2027
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 May 2026, 03:00 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published22 Oct 2026, 04:33 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active22 Oct 2026, 04:33 BST
- Procurement method changed22 Oct 2026, 04:33 BST
- Deadline published: 23 Nov 2026, 09:00 GMT22 Oct 2026, 04:33 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender