Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Manned Guarding Services at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) buildings in UK
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of manned guarding services is critical to the FCDO’s operational capability to achieve HMG’s objective to keep its asset safe and to discharge its Duty of Care to staff and visitors. The FCDO is seeking an experienced and competent Contractor to deliver this service across its Estate.
- How the procedure runs: Suppliers will complete a Pre Selection Questionnaire covering mandatory and discretionary selection questions, including a scored question assessing supplier's experience, alongside economic and financial standing (EFS) and confirmation of legal capacity, financial capacity and Standards and Certifications. This scored question will support the Authority in identifying the most suitable suppliers to progress to the Tender Stage. Only suppliers meeting all pass/fail requirements and the minimum scoring thresholds will progress. To safeguard sensitive site and operational information, all suppliers must review, complete, and return as part of their PSQ submission a Non-Disclosure Agreement. This is to access confidential information during the procurement process and does not constitute any form of pre-qualification, selection, or guarantee of progression to the ITT stage. Additional Security and Governance Measures Given the sensitivity of the requirement under PA23 Section 7, only a summary of requirements will be published in the Tender Notice. The contract will include an optional 12 month extension, which the Authority may exercise at its discretion to maintain continuity of service and ensure operational resilience. The Authority may choose to apply the extension where the supplier has shown consistent achievement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across the core contract period. This includes sustained delivery against service critical measures such as security performance, operational responsiveness, adherence to incident management protocols, training and competence standards, and customer service requirements.
CPV: Guard services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£36,940,000
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate appropriate legal capacity, financial capacity, and relevant standards and certifications to deliver the UK Security Guarding Services requirement. These conditions will be applied fairly and transparently in line with the Procurement Act 2023.
Legal Capacity: Suppliers must confirm compliance with all applicable legislation (including, for example, data protection, Modern Slavery, and Equality and Human Rights) and provide evidence of the licences and certifications required to deliver security guarding services, such as Security Industry Authority (SIA) licensing and Approved Contractor Scheme accreditation.
Suppliers will also be required to confirm that they meet the mandatory participation conditions set out in the Procurement Act 2023, including any applicable exclusion grounds, as part of the PSQ submission.
Access to Information: Due to the sensitivity of the requirement, all suppliers must review, complete, and return a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) as part of their PSQ submission. The purpose of the NDA is to enable access to confidential information during the procurement process and does not constitute any form of pre-qualification, selection, or guarantee of progression to the ITT stage.
Financial Capacity: Financial stability will be assessed using information submitted via the Central Digital Platform and supporting financial templates, alongside independent credit reference checks, to assess financial risk and overall economic and financial standing.
Standards and Certifications: Suppliers must also confirm any relevant industry certifications (e.g. ISO standards) in addition to those required under Legal Capacity.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must demonstrate relevant experience in delivering security guarding services of a comparable scale and complexity, including multi-site delivery, deployment of appropriately licensed personnel, and delivery within high-security or sensitive environments. Responses must be supported by clear and relevant evidence.
A scored question assessing suppliers’ relevant experience will form part of the Pre-Selection Questionnaire (PSQ) and will be used, alongside mandatory pass/fail requirements, to identify the highest-ranking suppliers to be invited to the Tender stage.
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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).
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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).
- Experience
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate appropriate legal capacity, financial capacity, and relevant standards and certifications to deliver the UK Security Guarding Services requirement. These conditions will be applied fairly and transparently in line with the Procurement Act 2023.
Legal Capacity: Suppliers must confirm compliance with all applicable legislation (including, for example, data protection, Modern Slavery, and Equality and Human Rights) and provide evidence of the licences and certifications required to deliver security guarding services, such as Security Industry Authority (SIA) licensing and Approved Contractor Scheme accreditation.
Suppliers will also be required to confirm that they meet the mandatory participation conditions set out in the Procurement Act 2023, including any applicable exclusion grounds, as part of the PSQ submission.
Access to Information: Due to the sensitivity of the requirement, all suppliers must review, complete, and return a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) as part of their PSQ submission. The purpose of the NDA is to enable access to confidential information during the procurement process and does not constitute any form of pre-qualification, selection, or guarantee of progression to the ITT stage.
Financial Capacity: Financial stability will be assessed using information submitted via the Central Digital Platform and supporting financial templates, alongside independent credit reference checks, to assess financial risk and overall economic and f…
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must demonstrate relevant experience in delivering security guarding services of a comparable scale and complexity, including multi-site delivery, deployment of appropriately licensed personnel, and delivery within high-security or sensitive environments. Responses must be supported by clear and relevant evidence.
A scored question assessing suppliers’ relevant experience will form part of the Pre-Selection Questionnaire (PSQ) and will be used, alongside mandatory pass/fail requirements, to identify the highest-ranking suppliers to be invited to the Tender stage.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 17:48 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jun 2026, 13:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Mar 2027
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057558- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051f62Find a Tender
- How it runs
Suppliers will complete a Pre Selection Questionnaire covering mandatory and discretionary selection questions, including a scored question assessing supplier's experience, alongside economic and financial standing (EFS) and confirmation of legal capacity, financial capacity and Standards and Certifications. This scored question will support the Authority in identifying the most suitable suppliers to progress to the Tender Stage. Only suppliers meeting all pass/fail requirements and the minimum scoring thresholds will progress. To safeguard sensitive site and operational information, all suppliers must review, complete, and return as part of their PSQ submission a Non-Disclosure Agreement. This is to access confidential information during the procurement process and does not constitute any form of pre-qualification, selection, or guarantee of progression to the ITT stage.
Additional Security and Governance Measures
Given the sensitivity of the requirement under PA23 Section 7, only a summary of requirements will be published in the Tender Notice.
The contract will include an optional 12 month extension, which the Authority may exercise at its discretion to maintain continuity of service and ensure operational resilience.
The Authority may choose to apply the extension where the supplier has shown consistent achievement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across the core contract period. This includes sustained delivery against service critical measures such as security performance, operational responsiveness, adherence to incident management protocols, training and competence standards, and customer service requirements.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 13 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 13 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 May 2025 → 1 Jul 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 17:48 BST
- Market engagement290 days ago9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will hold an online-only Premarket Engagement event for its Manned Guarding Services procurement on 19 January 2026, from 15:00 to 16:30 UK time.
Suppliers are invited to express their interest in attending by completing and submitting the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire at: forms.office.com/e/NSC9Gw7PqM ↗
by 12 noon UK time on 9 January 2026.
Please note: You cannot attend the online event if you are not registered.
Suppliers are also reminded:
- If you are not already registered on the Central Digital Platform (CDP), you must do so to obtain a unique supplier identifier number, which is required to bid for FCDO contracts under the Procurement Act 2023.
- The FCDO Jaggaer portal will be used to submit your actual bid, and it will require the ID obtained from the CDP.
- Registration on Jaggaer is free and takes approximately 5 minutes.
We strongly encourage suppliers to register on both platforms (CDP and Jaggaer) early to avoid delays or disappointment when procurement documents become available.
This notice is for information only.
- Next notice expected227 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published131 days ago18 Jun 2026, 13:20 BST
- Clarification questions by120 days ago29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline106 days ago13 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 142 days18 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 246 days1 Jul 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 17:48 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Dec 2025, 05:38 GMTUK2
- Published value updated to £23,860,00016 Dec 2025, 05:38 GMTwas £25,000,000
- Tender notice published18 Jun 2026, 13:20 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £36,940,00018 Jun 2026, 13:20 BSTwas £23,860,000
- Status changed to active18 Jun 2026, 13:20 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Jun 2026, 13:20 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
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
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender