Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Man Guarding Services - British Council Jordan
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Council Jordan is currently considering outsourcing its security operations, currently handled by its own staff. In this regard, British Council is looking to appoint a company capable of providing onsite professional and effective security services of man guarding, for its main premise in Jordan.
- How the procedure runs: 4 stages (Stage 1 Submission period, Stage 2 Supplier Presentation, Stage 3 Best and Final Tenders and Stage 4 Preferred Bidder Stage)
CPV: Security services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished valueJOD 215,000
- Economic & financial standing
License for private civil security guard institutions and companies delivered by the Ministry of Interior, Provision of two most recent financial information (financial statements, Audited accounts)
- Technical & professional ability
5 years minimum experience providing Man Guarding Services in Jordan, mandatory site visit requested to apply for this tender.
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 (4)
- Quality: 30%
- Methodology: 20%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Social Value: See Annex 3 Supplier Response
- Quality: See Annex 3 Supplier Response
- Methodology: See Annex 3 Supplier Response
- Commercial: Pricing Approach
- Economic & financial standing
License for private civil security guard institutions and companies delivered by the Ministry of Interior, Provision of two most recent financial information (financial statements, Audited accounts)
- Technical & professional ability
5 years minimum experience providing Man Guarding Services in Jordan, mandatory site visit requested to apply for this tender.
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Nov 2025, 12:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Mar 2026, 10:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jan 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076444- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e757Find a Tender
- How it runs
4 stages (Stage 1 Submission period, Stage 2 Supplier Presentation, Stage 3 Best and Final Tenders and Stage 4 Preferred Bidder Stage)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Nov 2025 → 11 Mar 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published338 days ago24 Nov 2025, 12:48 GMT
- Submission deadline313 days ago19 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by272 days ago29 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent248 days ago23 Feb 2026
- Contract starts242 days ago1 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published241 days ago2 Mar 2026, 10:15 GMT
- Standstill ends231 days ago11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Nov 2025- Tender notice published24 Nov 2025, 12:48 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Mar 2026, 10:15 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Mar 2026, 10:15 GMT
- Contract signature expected13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safwa Security and Protection Company12 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2029 · up to 11 Feb 2031Extensions: 2 Options of 12 months extension | £269,608 | 23 Feb 2026standstill to 11 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Safwa Security and Protection CompanyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender