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title: "PROVISION OF SECURITY GUARDING SERVICES AT THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION LUSAKA ZAMBIA"
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# PROVISION OF SECURITY GUARDING SERVICES AT THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION LUSAKA ZAMBIA

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-security-guarding-services-at-the-british-high-commission-lusaka-zambia-ocds-h6vhtk-06f876). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "PROVISION OF SECURITY GUARDING SERVICES AT THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION LUSAKA ZAMBIA". Published status: active. Published Value: £812,298. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST. Published submission portal: fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (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:** £812,298 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 October 2026 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Security services
- **Delivery Location:** ZM
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-security-guarding-services-at-the-british-high-commission-lusaka-zambia-ocds-h6vhtk-06f876#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f876`

## 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-security-guarding-services-at-the-british-high-commission-lusaka-zambia-ocds-h6vhtk-06f876#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffcdo.bravosolution.co.uk%2F.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-security-guarding-services-at-the-british-high-commission-lusaka-zambia-ocds-h6vhtk-06f876#participate

## Description
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) requires the provision of integrated security services for the British High Commission, Lusaka, the High Commissioner’s Residence and diplomatic staff residences located in Lusaka, Zambia.
The requirement includes:
• Static guarding services;
• Mobile patrol and response services;
• Alarm monitoring and response services;
• Access control and visitor management;
• Security supervision and management;
• Incident response and reporting;
• Operations room and communications support.
The contract is expected to commence on 1 February 2027 for an initial period of 36 months with an option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months.
The Authority intends to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced security services provider with the capability, capacity, infrastructure, personnel, supervisory arrangements and operational resilience required to deliver services across multiple diplomatic locations within Lusaka.
This notice relates to the Participation Stage of a Competitive Flexible Procedure. Suppliers will be assessed against Conditions of Participation and Selection Questionnaire requirements. Suppliers meeting the required capability thresholds will be shortlisted and invited to participate in the Invitation to Tender stage.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79710000
- **Delivery regions:** ZM
- **Delivery countries in notice:** ZM
- **Estimated Value:** £812,298

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2027 to 31/01/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F086588-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-25T09:51:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:11:07.294Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f876