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title: "Regional Security Guarding Services for the British Embassies in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and El Salvador"
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# Regional Security Guarding Services for the British Embassies in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and El Salvador

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regional-security-guarding-services-for-the-british-embassies-in-costa-rica-guatemala-pana-ocds-h6vhtk-02f675). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "Regional Security Guarding Services for the British Embassies in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and El Salvador". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 7 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Nov 2021, 18:00 GMT. Published submission portal: fco.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (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:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 November 2021 at 18:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 7
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Guard services
- **Delivery Location:** CR, GT, PA, SV
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £770,513 (exc. VAT, 4 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f675`

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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- **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/regional-security-guarding-services-for-the-british-embassies-in-costa-rica-guatemala-pana-ocds-h6vhtk-02f675#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [fco.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffco.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regional-security-guarding-services-for-the-british-embassies-in-costa-rica-guatemala-pana-ocds-h6vhtk-02f675#participate

## Description
Security 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.

## Lots (7)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79713000
- **Delivery regions:** CR

- **Description:** Security guarding services for the British Embassy in Costa Rica.

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 1 - Costa Rica: Costa Rica
- **Lot id:** `1 - Costa Rica`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79713000
- **Delivery regions:** CR

- **Description:** 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 https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk/ and navigating to Project 7535 ITT4688
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2022 to 31/03/2027

### Lot 2 - El Salvador: El Salvador
- **Lot id:** `2 - El Salvador`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79713000
- **Delivery regions:** SV

- **Description:** Security guarding services for the British Embassy in El Salvador
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2022 to 31/03/2027

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3 - Guatemala: Guatemala
- **Lot id:** `3 - Guatemala`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79713000
- **Delivery regions:** GT

- **Description:** 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 https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk/and navigating to Project 7535 ITT4688
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2022 to 31/03/2026

### Lot 3 - Panama: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `3 - Panama`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79713000
- **Delivery regions:** PA

- **Description:** Security guarding services for the British Embassy in Panama

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4 - Guatemala: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `4 - Guatemala`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79713000
- **Delivery regions:** GT

- **Description:** Security guarding services for the British Embassy in Guatemala

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4 - Panama: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `4 - Panama`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79713000
- **Delivery regions:** PA

- **Description:** 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 https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk/ and navigating to Project 7533 ITT 4688
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2022 to 31/03/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Costa Rica (active)
  - Award id: `014508-2022-1 - Costa Rica-1`
  - Supplier(s): **GFOURS S.A.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-53719`
  - Value: £323,724 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 014508-2022-2 - El Salvador-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **G4S Secure Solutions El Salvador S.A de C.V**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-53720`
  - Value: £115,409 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 014508-2022-3 - Panama-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Group CSC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-53721`
  - Value: £179,697 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 014508-2022-4 - Guatemala-4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **La Legion S.A.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-53722`
  - Value: £151,684 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** 014508-2022-2 - El Salvador-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £115,409
  - Signed Date: 23/05/2022

- **Contract:** Costa Rica (active)
  - Signed Value: £323,724
  - Signed Date: 16/05/2022

- **Contract:** 014508-2022-3 - Panama-3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £179,697
  - Signed Date: 05/04/2022

- **Contract:** 014508-2022-4 - Guatemala-4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £151,684
  - Signed Date: 04/04/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014508-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-05-24T21:41:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:11:55.996Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f675