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Published 28 Sept 2026, 13:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hired Driver Services for the British Embassy Brussels

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regime
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,570,248≈ £785k / year · £1,900,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Oct 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of hired driver services for the British Embassy Brussels.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2031, 23:59 BST.
  • No preliminary market engagement: No market engagement needed for such case.

CPV: Transport agency services

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£1,570,248
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensionsValue: £1,570,248 exc. VAT · £1,900,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: Further extension of 36 months subject to satisfactory performance.

What it takes to win
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Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical
  • Commercial
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
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
28 Sept 2026, 13:36 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2026, 13:36 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Dec 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091437
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Transport agency services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b8c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
25 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published45 days ago
    28 Sept 2026, 13:36 BST
  2. Submission deadline18 days ago
    25 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Today
    13 Nov 2026
  4. Award decision expected byin 26 days
    9 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 138 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Sept 2026, 13:36 BST
    UK4

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

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender