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title: "Provision of customs clearance and freight forwarding services - BHC Lusaka"
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# Provision of customs clearance and freight forwarding services - BHC Lusaka

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-customs-clearance-and-freight-forwarding-services-bhc-lusaka-ocds-h6vhtk-05fe7c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "Provision of customs clearance and freight forwarding services - BHC Lusaka". Published status: complete. Published Value: £40,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT. Published submission portal: fco.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office-gov-d1315)
- **Published Value:** £40,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 January 2026 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Freight transport agency services
- **Delivery Location:** ZM
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-customs-clearance-and-freight-forwarding-services-bhc-lusaka-ocds-h6vhtk-05fe7c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05fe7c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-customs-clearance-and-freight-forwarding-services-bhc-lusaka-ocds-h6vhtk-05fe7c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [fco.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffco.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-customs-clearance-and-freight-forwarding-services-bhc-lusaka-ocds-h6vhtk-05fe7c#participate

## Description
The British High Commission (BHC) Lusaka wishes to enter in a contract with a competent service provider to manage their customs clearance and freight forwarding to obtain cost efficiencies from economies of scale while ensuring great quality of service.
The service provider shall provide the facilities, qualified staff, expertise, and other means required to undertake customs clearance, freight forwarding, and related services in line with best commercial practice. The contract will be for 3 years with an option to renew for 12 months subject to satisfactory performance of the appointed service provider.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 63521000
- **Delivery regions:** ZM
- **Delivery countries in notice:** ZM
- **Estimated Value:** £40,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2026 to 31/01/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AGS Frasers International Removals Zambia**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PMLN-8595-BQZX`
  - Value: ZMW 1,021,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 29/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F086545-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-04T13:49:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T00:28:51.303Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05fe7c