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Published 15 May 2024, 10:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Security Guarding Services to the British Embassy in Nigeria

Official notice

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

ServicesRestricted procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Nigeria (NG)UK
Published estimate£4,020,000≈ £1.3m / year37.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2024awarded 2 Jan 2025
Awarded to Garda World Consulting Nigeria Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jan 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provision of Security Guarding Services to the British Embassy in Nigeria

CPV: Guard services · Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of Security Guarding Services in Nigeria (Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Enugu,…AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£4,020,000

Provision of Security Guarding Services in Nigeria (Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Enugu, Port Harcourt, and Maiduguri), covering the following: Static Guarding, Operations Room Support, Quick Reaction Force, and Panic Alarm monitoring.

Contract period: 1 Feb 2025 – 31 Jan 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery listed: Nigeria (NG), UK · BHC, Nigeria
Extensions: The contract may be extended by a further two years in yearly increments; therefore, the maximum duration of the contract will be five (5) years.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 140Price: 60
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Technical: 70
  • Technical: 70
  • Commercial: 30
  • Commercial: 30
Published award criteria (4)
  • Technical: 70
  • Commercial: 30
  • Technical: 70
  • Commercial: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 May 2024, 10:13 BST
Last source update
6 Feb 2025, 11:29 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003932
Classification (CPV)
Guard servicesSecurity services
Delivery area
Nigeria (NG)UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0459ad Find a Tender

Publisher note: Important Information for all Potential Suppliers In order to participate and gain access to the Invitation To Tender pack, potential suppliers should access the FCDO’s e-procurement portal, JAGGAER ONE, available via the below link. URL: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Once logged in, search for project reference project_10219 and pqq_1646. If a potential supplier is not registered on the portal, click the link above (or copy and paste the link into your web browser) to be taken to the home page. Click the “Click here to register!” button, and follow the on-screen instructions to complete registration. Registration takes approximately 5 minutes and is free of charge. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Potential suppliers should note that two-factor authentication will be required to access the FCDO’s e-procurement portal, JAGGAER ONE, which requires Google Authenticator to be downloaded onto a mobile device. For more information in relation to two-factor authentication, a guide can be accessed by clicking the link on the home page of the FCDO’s e-procurement portal, JAGGAER ONE.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
19 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jun 2024 → 6 Feb 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Jun 2024, 17:00 BST
  2. Contract starts
    1 Feb 2025
  3. Notice published
    6 Feb 2025, 11:29 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Feb 2025, 11:29 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £5,513,6981 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jan 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Garda World Consulting Nigeria Limited£5,513,698 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services King Charles Street, London, UK, SW1A 2AHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Centre For Effective Dispute ResolutionMediation body London
  • FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICEReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.