Official UK procurement notice
Regional Security Guarding Services for the British Embassies in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and El Salvador
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSecurity guarding services for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama. The procurement process was run in lots, the contracts were awarded separately to each country. All contracts begin on April 1st 2022 and run for three years until March 31st 2025 and all contracts have two year options of extensions, running from April 1st 2025 to March 31st 2026 and April 1st 2026 to March 31st 2027.
CPV: Guard services
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Security guarding services for the British Embassy in Costa RicaAwarded Costa Rica (CR)
Lot #2Costa Rica Costa Rica (CR)
Provision of Security guarding services for the British Embassy in Costa Rica.
Scope of Requirement and further details can be found by accessing the e-sourcing portal fco.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ and navigating to Project 7535 ITT4688
Lot #3El SalvadorCancelled El Salvador (SV)
Security guarding services for the British Embassy in El Salvador
Lot #4Guatemala Guatemala (GT)
Provision of Security Guarding Services for the British Embassy in Guatemala.
Scope of Requirement and further details can be found by accessing the e-sourcing portal fco.bravosolution.co.uk/and ↗ navigating to Project 7535 ITT4688
Lot #5Security guarding services for the British Embassy in PanamaAwarded Panama (PA)
Lot #6Security guarding services for the British Embassy in GuatemalaAwarded Guatemala (GT)
Lot #7Provision of Security Guarding Services for the British Embassy in Panama Panama (PA)
Provision of Security Guarding Services for the British Embassy in Panama.
Scope of Requirement and further details can be found by accessing the e-sourcing portal fco.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ and navigating to Project 7533 ITT 4688
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Security guarding services for the British Embassy in Costa Rica | 60% | 30% | 10% | |
| 3 · El Salvador | 60% | 30% | 10% | |
| 5 · Security guarding services for the British Embassy in Panama | 90% | — | 10% | |
| 6 · Security guarding services for the British Embassy in Guatemala | 60% | 30% | 10% |
- Price carries 30 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3 points.
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
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 12 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 May 2022, 22:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Dec 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-014508- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f675Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Nov 2021, 18:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 18 Dec 2021
Timeline
19 Nov 2021 → 24 May 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline19 Nov 2021, 18:00 GMT
- Bids opened18 Dec 2021
- Contract starts1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published24 May 2022, 22:41 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 May 2022, 22:41 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Security guarding services for the British Embassy in Costa Rica1 award | |||
| GFOURS S.A. | £323,724 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Security guarding services for the British Embassy in Panama1 award | |||
| Group CSC | £179,697 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 6 · Security guarding services for the British Embassy in Guatemala1 award | |||
| La Legion S.A. | £151,684 † | — | Awarded |
| Not linked to a lot1 award | |||
| G4S Secure Solutions El Salvador S.A de C.V | £115,409 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014508-2022-2 - El Salvador-2 · G4S Secure Solutions El Salvador S.A de C.V
- Signed
- 24 May 2022
- Value
- £115,409
- Status
- active
Costa Rica · GFOURS S.A.
- Signed
- 17 May 2022
- Value
- £323,724
- Status
- active
Contract 014508-2022-3 - Panama-3 · Group CSC
- Signed
- 6 Apr 2022
- Value
- £179,697
- Status
- active
Contract 014508-2022-4 - Guatemala-4 · La Legion S.A.
- Signed
- 5 Apr 2022
- Value
- £151,684
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Security guarding services for the British Embassy in Costa Rica | 2bids | — | — | — |
| 5 · Security guarding services for the British Embassy in Panama | 2bids | — | — | — |
| 6 · Security guarding services for the British Embassy in Guatemala | 3bids | — | — | — |
| Whole notice | 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Centre for Effective Dispute ResolutionReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- G4S Secure Solutions El Salvador S.A de C.VAwarded supplier
- GFOURS S.A.Awarded supplier
- Group CSCAwarded supplier
- La Legion S.A.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.