Official UK procurement notice
PROVISION OF SEA AND AIR FREIGHT CLEARANCE OF CONSIGNMENTS FOR BRITISH EMBASSY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery listed: Congo - Kinshasa (CD)
Published estimate£38,000≈ £19k / year · £38,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Aug 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe required service is for a tender that performs customs clearance and delivery services on various consignments from the airport and Matadi docks for delivery to British Embassy Kinshasa Office
CPV: Freight transport agency services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£38,000
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: The award decision will be based on the most advantageous tender.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 9 Jul 2026, 15:51 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2026, 13:18 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064857- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c7ddFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 11 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 Jul 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published109 days ago9 Jul 2026, 15:51 BST
- Latest notice published91 days ago27 Jul 2026, 13:18 BST
- Clarification questions by81 days ago6 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline76 days ago11 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 4 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2026- Tender notice published9 Jul 2026, 15:51 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published27 Jul 2026, 13:18 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 11 Aug 2026, 16:00 BST27 Jul 2026, 13:18 BST+15 days · was 27 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender