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Published 22 May 2025, 17:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Security Guarding Services for British Embassy Berlin- Germany

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Germany (DE)Germany (DE3)
Published estimate£1,166,836≈ £389k / year · £1,388,535 inc. VAT · 4 value updates
Submissions closed 20 Mar 2026awarded 26 Jun 2026
Awarded to Securitas GmbH Sicherheitsdienste
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is for a Private Security Company (PSC) to provide physical security in the form of guards at the British Embassy, Berlin.

CPV: Guard services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£1,166,836
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,166,836 exc. VAT · £1,388,535 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Germany (DE), Germany (DE3)Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Based on performance and delivery of the KPIs for the contract
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Potential Suppliers must submit a comprehensive and duly structured response to all questions contained within the Qualification Envelope, including complete documentation demonstrating compliance with the Legal and Financial Capacity requirements. This shall include evidence of the bidder’s legal standing, organisational status, and financial capability to perform the security guarding services, in accordance with the conditions of participation set out in this notice.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Potential Suppliers must provide evidence of their technical capability to deliver security guarding services. Submissions shall include:

    • Relevant experience and contract examples demonstrating delivery of comparable services.
    • Sub contractor management arrangements, including oversight and performance controls.
    • Safeguarding compliance, including adherence to FCDO due diligence and safeguarding frameworks.
    • Mandatory training and certification confirming that proposed staff hold all required qualifications and licences.
    • Health and safety arrangements, demonstrating compliance with applicable legislation.
    • Modern Slavery compliance, including relevant policies and supply chain due diligence.
    • Duty of Care provisions for staff welfare, risk management, and incident response.
    • Completed PSQ Declaration confirming organisational eligibility.
    • Acceptance of FCDO Terms and Conditions for contract delivery.

    All submitted documents must be complete, accurate, and sufficient to demonstrate the Potential Supplier’s technical capability in accordance with the conditions of participation.

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: Technical and Social Value
  • Commercial
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Potential Suppliers must submit a comprehensive and duly structured response to all questions contained within the Qualification Envelope, including complete documentation demonstrating compliance with the Legal and Financial Capacity requirements. This shall include evidence of the bidder’s legal standing, organisational status, and financial capability to perform the security guarding services, in accordance with the conditions of participation set out in this notice.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Potential Suppliers must provide evidence of their technical capability to deliver security guarding services. Submissions shall include:

    • Relevant experience and contract examples demonstrating delivery of comparable services.
    • Sub contractor management arrangements, including oversight and performance controls.
    • Safeguarding compliance, including adherence to FCDO due diligence and safeguarding frameworks.
    • Mandatory training and certification confirming that proposed staff hold all required qualifications and licences.
    • Health and safety arrangements, demonstrating compliance with applicable legislation.
    • Modern Slavery compliance, including relevant policies and supply chain due diligence.
    • Duty of Care provisions for staff welfare, risk management, and incident response.
    • Completed PSQ Declaration confirming organisational eligibility.
    • Acceptance of FCDO Terms and Conditions for contract delivery.

    All submitted documents must be complete, accurate, and sufficient to demonstrate the Potential Supplier’s technical capability in accordance with the conditions of participation.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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, 17:43 BST
Last source update
30 Jun 2026, 16:36 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Jun 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013594
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Guard services
Delivery area in notice
Germany (DE)Germany (DE3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051f5f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
4 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 May 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 17:43 BST
  2. Market engagement277 days ago
    22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT

    The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will hold an online-only Premarket Engagement event for the procurement of security guarding services for its British Consulate Dusseldorf, Germany on 27 January 2026, from 10:00 to 11:30 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/LZnE9kCRNb ↗ by 12 noon UK time on 22 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.

  3. Tender notice published255 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT
  4. Next notice expected255 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by236 days ago
    4 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline220 days ago
    20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
  7. Award decision expected by129 days ago
    19 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent119 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Latest notice published118 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 16:36 BST
  10. Contract starts56 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

15 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 17:43 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Jan 2026, 13:23 GMT
    UK2
  3. Published value updated to £496,383
    5 Jan 2026, 13:23 GMT
    was £3,000,000
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Jan 2026, 13:26 GMT
    UK2
  5. Published value updated to £1,166,836
    5 Jan 2026, 13:26 GMT
    was £496,383
  6. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    5 Jan 2026, 13:28 GMT
    UK2
  7. Published value updated to £668,793
    5 Jan 2026, 13:28 GMT
    was £1,166,836
  8. Tender notice published
    13 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT
    UK4
  9. Published value updated to £1,166,836
    13 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT
    was £668,793
  10. Status changed to active
    13 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT
  11. Procurement method changed
    13 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT
  12. Deadline published: 20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
    13 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT
  13. Contract award notice published
    30 Jun 2026, 16:36 BST
    UK6
  14. Status changed to complete
    30 Jun 2026, 16:36 BST
  15. Contract signature expected
    20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2026-01: 2 releases · 5 Jan 2026, 5 Jan 2026
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 22 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 64 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Securitas GmbH Sicherheitsdienste1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: The Authority may choose to apply the extensions where the supplier has demonstrated 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.€1,994,68126 Jun 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX King Charles Street, London, London, SW1A 2AHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure