Official UK procurement notice
Travel Health Advice and Vaccinations Service
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe FCDO and its Partners across Government (PAGs) (collectively known as the Authority) require Travel Health and Vaccination services for its officers and qualifying dependants (including newborn babies) who are travelling overseas for postings or official business.
The aim of this contract is to provide a modern, evidence-based travel health service that provides our officers and their qualifying dependants with travel health advice, travel vaccinations and malaria prophylaxis to allow them to live and travel overseas as safely as possible.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), together with its Partners across Government (PAGs), collectively referred to as the Authority, require the provision of Travel Health and Vaccination services for officers and eligible dependants—including newborns—travelling overseas for assignments or official duties.
This contract is intended to deliver a contemporary, evidence-based travel health service that offers officers and their qualifying dependants comprehensive travel health advice, appropriate travel vaccinations, and malaria prophylaxis, thereby supporting their ability to live and work abroad while maintaining optimal safety standards.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,083,333
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Suppliers are required to respond to a number of Scored Questions within Attachment 4a of the Invitation to Tender pack which are intended to explain how they will meet the relevant requirements.
- Price: Price scores will be calculated based upon the lowest price submitted by Suppliers. Further details are outlined in Attachment 2 and 4b.
- Social Value: When submitting a Tender Suppliers will have the opportunity to demonstrate how their organisations will support the following Social Value Outcome: "Fair work: that offers fair wages and good working conditions" Further details are outlined in Attachment 2 and 4a.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Mar 2026, 14:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2026, 15:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044555- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066f0cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 May 2026, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders to be submitted using the FCDO E-Sourcing platform:
Timeline
19 Mar 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published221 days ago19 Mar 2026, 14:11 GMT
- Market engagement186 days ago23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
The FCDO provisionally intend to hold a market engagement call on Thursday 23rd April 2026 -10:00 -11:30 UK Time. Suppliers interested in participating in market engagement can do so by using the following link:
Early Market Engagement - Travel Health Advice and Vaccinations Service - UK
- Tender notice published165 days ago14 May 2026, 16:28 BST
- Next notice expected158 days ago21 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by154 days ago25 May 2026, 09:00 BST
- Submission deadline147 days ago1 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent144 days ago5 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by136 days ago12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts118 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published117 days ago1 Jul 2026, 15:01 BST
Notice history
12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Mar 2026, 14:11 GMTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published19 Mar 2026, 14:27 GMTUK3
- Status changed to planned19 Mar 2026, 14:27 GMT
- Procurement method changed19 Mar 2026, 14:27 GMT
- Deadline published: 15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST19 Mar 2026, 14:27 GMT
- Tender notice published14 May 2026, 16:28 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active14 May 2026, 16:28 BST
- Deadline moved to 1 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST14 May 2026, 16:28 BST-15 days · was 15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract award notice published5 Jun 2026, 15:59 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Jun 2026, 15:59 BST
- Contract signature expected18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Jul 2026, 15:01 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-03: 2 releases · 19 Mar 2026, 19 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masta Ltd1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2031 · up to 30 Jun 2033Extensions: Subject to budget availability | £4,083,333 | 4 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Masta Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2026
- Value
- £4,083,333
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2031 · up to 30 Jun 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract may be extended pending internal review of budgets and requirements
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MASTA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender