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Published 7 Apr 2025, 16:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UK Overseas Territories: Investigation & Law-Enforcement Flexible Call-Down Facility

Official notice

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

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery listed: Anguilla (AI)Bermuda (BM)Cayman Islands (KY)
+4 moreMontserrat (MS)Turks & Caicos Islands (TC)UKBritish Virgin Islands (VG)
Framework ceiling (notional)£24,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 6 May 2025awarded 5 Jun 2025
Awarded to G4S Risk Consulting Limited +5 more2 awards
Framework period 3 yrs 9 moends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 20 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Establishment of a mini-framework to source and deploy qualified persons/teams with police investigatory and law enforcement expertise to UK Overseas Territories using call-down competitions. The Term of the Framework Agreement is expected to begin on 1 July 2025 and run for up to four financial years.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Oct 2028, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Police services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
Places
up to 7 suppliers · 10 bids received (1.4 per place) · 6 appointed
Framework period
3 yrs 9 mo from 20 Jun 2025
Published description of the framework

Default mechanism will be mini-competition based on assessment of both technical proposal and price criteria. Model call-down documentation published in original framework Invitiation to Tender.

Call-offs published through it2

Notices that name this framework as their framework in the official record. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrs 9 moSMEPublished value£24,000,000
Contract period: 20 Jun 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs 9 mo)Value: £24,000,000 exc. VAT · £24,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Anguilla (AI), Bermuda (BM), Cayman Islands (KY), Montserrat (MS), Turks & Caicos Islands (TC), UK, British Virgin Islands (VG)Eligibility: SME eligible
75241100 Police services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See full evaluation criteria in tender documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    See full evaluation criteria in tender documentation

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
  • Technical Merit: See full technical evaluation criteria in Invitation to Tender documentation on FCDO's eSourcing portal: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk (requires registration which is free and instantaneous). Series of 7 questions to assess tenderer's technical capability, scored on points basis.
  • Commercial/Pricing: See Commercial evaluation criteria in Invitation to Tender documentation on FCDO's eSourcing portal: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk (requires registration which is free and instantaneous). Price assessed on Pass/Fail basis. Potential Suppliers must confirm acceptance of FCDO's maximum daily charge rates.
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See full evaluation criteria in tender documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    See full evaluation criteria in tender documentation

What this means for your bid
  • “UK Overseas Territories: Investigation & Law-Enforcement Flexible…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 7 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 2 Oct 2028
First published
7 Apr 2025, 16:19 BST
Last source update
13 Aug 2025, 11:38 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 May 2025
Authority reference
10300-2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013473
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Police services
Delivery area in notice
Anguilla (AI)Bermuda (BM)Cayman Islands (KY)Montserrat (MS)Turks & Caicos Islands (TC)UKBritish Virgin Islands (VG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fe4e Find a Tender

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
Appointment period ends
6 May 2025, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
22 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Via FCDO eSourcing portal: fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ (requires registration which is free and instantaneous)

Timeline

7 Apr 2025 → 13 Aug 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Apr 2025, 16:19 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    22 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    6 May 2025, 14:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    29 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    11 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Contract starts
    20 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Standstill ends
    20 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 11:38 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Apr 2025, 16:19 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 11:19 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Jun 2025, 11:19 BST
  4. Contract award notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 11:38 BST
    UK6
  5. Contract signature expected
    27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  6. Contract details notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 11:38 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 7 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 62 awards · see the list ↓
Bids received 106 from SMEs
Named bidders 10published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Aug 2025

£24,000,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.

Awarded toValueDateStatus
G4S Risk Consulting Limited, Investigo Limited, Palladium International Limited, Red Snapper Managed Services Limited, Salterton Associates Limited, Sustainable Criminal Justice Solutions Community Interest Company1 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2029Extensions: Framework is scheduled to end on 31 March 2029 (end of Financial Year). Section 47 (1) (b) permits framework durations up to 4 calendar years. Thus framework starting 1 Jul 2025 may be extended up to 30 June 2029. · Options: This contract establishes a new mini-framework. The framework itself has zero value and no commitment to spend. Individual call-down requirements will be competed among the six successful suppliers during the framework lifetime.ceiling above5 Jun 2025Awarded
G4S Risk Consulting Limited, Investigo Limited, Palladium International Limited, Red Snapper Managed Services Limited, Salterton Associates Limited, Sustainable Criminal Justice Solutions Community Interest Company1 Jul 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2029Extensions: Framework is scheduled to end on 31 March 2029 (end of Financial Year). Section 47 (1) (b) permits framework durations up to 4 calendar years. Thus framework starting 1 Jul 2025 may be extended up to 30 June 2029. · Options: This contract establishes a new mini-framework. The framework itself has zero value and no commitment to spend. Individual call-down requirements will be competed among the six successful suppliers during the framework lifetime.ceiling above5 Jun 2025standstill to 20 Jun 2025Standstill

Contracts

  • UK Overseas Territories: Investigation & Law-Enforcement Flexible Call-Down Facility · G4S Risk Consulting Limited, Investigo Limited, Palladium International Limited, Red Snapper Managed Services Limited, Salterton Associates Limited, Sustainable Criminal Justice Solutions Community Interest Company

    Signed
    6 Aug 2025
    Value
    £24,000,000
    Period
    6 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Section 47 (1) (b) permits framework durations up to 4 calendar years. Thus framework starting 1 Jul 2025 may be extended up to 30 June 2029.
    Options
    This contract establishes a new mini-framework. The framework itself has zero value and no commitment to spend. Individual call-down requirements will be competed among the five successful suppliers during the framework lifetime. Update since UK6 Contract Award Notice 2025/S 000-031479 dated 11 June 25. The previous Notice indicated there would be six suppliers, including G4S. G4S will no longer participate as a prime supplier on the framework.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10final-stage tenders60—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX King Charles Street, London, London, SW1A 2AHContact name, email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

10 commercial parties on the notice · 6 awarded

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender