Find a TenderPast planning noticePipeline notice
Published 3 Apr 2025, 08:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Security Guarding Services for the British Embassy Astana

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Israel (IL)Kazakhstan (KZ)
Planned pipeline value£2,780,441pipeline notice, not a live tender · 3 value updates
Tender notice expected 2 Jun 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 15 Dec 2028 · up to 15 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 16 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Security Guarding Services for the British Embassy Astana

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Aug 2030, 23:59 BST.
  • How the procedure runs: The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is set to publish the procurement for Security Guarding Services at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv. This process will be conducted in two stages: (1) Selection Stage and (2) Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage. Selection Stage: Interested bidders must register on the FCDO Jaggaer portal, complete the selection questionnaire, and submit their responses by the specified deadline. After evaluating the Stage 1 responses, bidders will be notified if they qualify to proceed to Stage 2: ITT Stage, where they will gain access to the bidding documents.

CPV: Guard services · Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£2,780,441
Contract period: 16 Dec 2025 – 15 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 15 Dec 2030 with extensionsValue: £2,780,441 exc. VAT · £2,780,441 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Israel (IL), Kazakhstan (KZ)Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Optional Year 4 extension, from 16 December 2028 to 15 December 2029 Optional Year 5 extension, from 16 December 2029 to 15 December 2030

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: 60Price: 140
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 60
  • Price: 40
  • price: 100
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: 60
  • Price: 40
  • Price: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 140 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 14 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Aug 2030
First published
3 Apr 2025, 08:01 BST
Last source update
23 Jun 2025, 13:39 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 16 Oct 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034404
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Guard servicesSecurity services
Delivery area in notice
Israel (IL)Kazakhstan (KZ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fc56 Find a Tender
How it runs

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is set to publish the procurement for Security Guarding Services at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv. This process will be conducted in two stages: (1) Selection Stage and (2) Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage.

Selection Stage: Interested bidders must register on the FCDO Jaggaer portal, complete the selection questionnaire, and submit their responses by the specified deadline.

After evaluating the Stage 1 responses, bidders will be notified if they qualify to proceed to Stage 2: ITT Stage, where they will gain access to the bidding documents.

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
27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
11 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Apr 2025 → 16 Dec 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    3 Apr 2025, 08:01 BST
  2. Market engagement
    10 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST

    We are announcing an upcoming opportunity for the provision of security guarding services at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv. Currently, no specific details have been published.

    If you wish to express your interest in participating in the tender, kindly send an email to [email protected] together with your company profile by Thursday, 10 April 2025.

    To stay informed about updates, please register on FCDO's eProcurement Portal at fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk ↗.

  3. Tender notice expected
    2 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by
    11 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    23 Jun 2025, 13:39 BST
  6. Submission deadline
    27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Award decision expected by371 days ago
    16 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts311 days ago
    16 Dec 2025

Notice history

16 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Apr 2025, 08:01 BST
    UK2
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    8 May 2025, 10:28 BST
    UK3
  3. Published value published: £2,780,441
    8 May 2025, 10:28 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    8 May 2025, 10:28 BST
  5. Deadline published: 29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    8 May 2025, 10:28 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    20 May 2025, 10:54 BST
  7. Buyer details updated
    20 May 2025, 10:54 BST
  8. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 16:59 BST
    UK1
  9. Published value updated to £2,931,112
    22 May 2025, 16:59 BST
    was £2,780,441
  10. Status changed to planned
    22 May 2025, 16:59 BST
  11. Buyer details updated
    22 May 2025, 16:59 BST
  12. Planned procurement notice published
    26 May 2025, 14:31 BST
    UK3
  13. Published value updated to £2,780,441
    26 May 2025, 14:31 BST
    was £2,931,112
  14. Deadline moved to 27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    26 May 2025, 14:31 BST
    -63 days · was 29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  15. Pipeline notice published
    28 May 2025, 03:59 BST
    UK1
  16. Buyer details updated
    23 Jun 2025, 13:39 BST
Published amendments (3 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Text2025/S 000-012655 · IV.2.1)Incorrect reference provided.—

This is an amendment to the dates of tender publication from 1 August 2025 to 2 June 2025, considering the publication of Stage 1: Pre-qualification Stage. Please note that the dates remain indicative and subject to change.

This notice amends the following: a) total value of the contract to £2,780,440.95 b) Contract dates to end 15 December 2028, with options to extend for 2 years on an annual basis until 15 December 2030 c) Publication of tender notice (Stage 1) on 2 June 2025. Please note that the dates remain indicative and may change.

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (7)
  • 2025-05: 3 releases · 8 May 2025, 22 May 2025
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 3 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £272,9971 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 9 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LLP Group Chetyre£272,997 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 023076-2025-CPG/11380/2024-1 · LLP Group Chetyre

    Signed
    9 May 2025
    Value
    £272,997
    Period
    … – 15 Dec 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • FCDOReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure