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Logistics Services

Buyer: FCDO Services →

BuyerFCDO Services
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£80,000,000
Published12 May 2026

What is being bought

FCDO Services require suitably qualified Logistics Services partners to deliver end‑to‑end shipping and freight support for diplomatic and commercial consignments within the UK and internationally. This requirement includes the handling and transportation of consignments of varying size, weight, and complexity. Services may be required on both an ad‑hoc basis and in accordance with pre‑defined schedules. At the time of publication of this notice, the Authority has not determined the number of contracts to be awarded, nor the full scope, scale, or duration of services required. These elements will be defined as the requirement develops and through pre-market engagement and subsequent procurement documentation.

Categories

Cargo handling and storage services 63100000Support services for land, water and air transport 63700000Post and courier services 64100000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 1 Apr 2028 to 31 Mar 2032

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Cargo handling and storage services, Support services for land, water and air transport, Post and courier servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 63. The category anchor is Cargo handling and storage services (63100000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 639353 median · 14.8 average (275 of 935 with a bid count)3.5 average (324 of 935 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer2Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)42133 median · 133 average (2 of 42 with a bid count)20 average (2 of 42 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-069660
Latest release ID043322-2026
Latest release timestampTue May 12 2026 08:47:30 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£80,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
12 May 2026planning043322-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
12 May 2026 · 043322-2026 · planning
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