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Provision of Security Guarding Services for the British Embassy in Caracas

Guard services
Location not published
Official notice
Published value
£620,961
Submission deadline 5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "Provision of Security Guarding Services for the British Embassy in Caracas". Published status: active. Published value: £620,961. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£620,961
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4.3Bids / Report
12.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Adam Smith International LtdTop vendor: 49.7% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 343 active published awards; 32 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Adam Smith International Ltd1 win£8,669,631
KPMG Advisory Services Limited1 win£4,000,000
AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO SA1 win£1,323,935
JORDAN MODERN OIL & FUEL SERVICES CO. LTD.1 win£1,250,000
DEC Property Management I Pvt Ltd1 win£851,440
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published1 May 2026, 00:05 BST
Last source update1 May 2026, 00:05 BST
Recurring procurementYes
ClassificationGuard services
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-067461
What is being bought
The British Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, is seeking to award a contract for the provision of Security Guarding Services for the Official Residence and the British Embassy in Caracas. The British Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, seeks to award a three-year base contract, with the possibility of two additional twelve-month extensions, for a total duration of up to five years. The selected supplier will be required to provide general Security Guarding Services at the British Embassy’s office, located in Torre La Castellana, Av. Principal de La Castellana, Caracas 1060, Miranda, Venezuela. Detailed requirements for these services are outlined in the ATT4 – Statement of Service Requirements form. The steps of the Competitive Flexible Procedure are the following: Stage 1 - PSQ Stage 2 - ITT Stage 3 - Site Visit Sateg 4 - Award of Final Tender
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £620,961
    1 May 2026, 00:05 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    1 May 2026, 00:05 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    1 May 2026, 00:05 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    1 May 2026, 00:05 BST
  5. Published value updated to £603,448
    25 Mar 2026, 19:13 GMT
  6. Status changed to planning
    25 Mar 2026, 19:13 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    25 Mar 2026, 19:13 GMT
  8. Buyer information updated
    25 Mar 2026, 19:13 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published value£620,961
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    1 May 2026, 00:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PXRR-8771-PHVX
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  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX
    King Charles Street, London, UKI32, SW1A 2AH, GB
    ame.procurement2@fcdo.gov.uk
Documents (3)
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