Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
Telephone: +44 2070085000
E-mail: tony.mesarowicz@fcdo.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UK Overseas Territories: Investigation & Law-Enforcement Flexible Call-Down Facility
Reference number: 10300/2025
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75241100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Establishment of a mini-framework to source and deploy qualified persons/teams with police investigatory and law enforcement expertise to UK Overseas Territories. The Term of the Framework Agreement is expected to begin in June 2025 and run for up to four years.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
24 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
AI
BM
KY
MS
TC
VG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Establishment of a mini-framework to source and deploy qualified persons/teams with police investigatory and law enforcement expertise to UK Overseas Territories. The Term of the Framework Agreement is expected to begin in June 2025.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
24 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 46
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
To be confirmed if a reprocurement is required prior to framework expiry
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
See full tender documentation on FCDO's eSourcing portal: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk (requires registration which is free and instantaneous) then navigate to Project 10300, ITT 6796
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
See tender documentation
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 5
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: N/A
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-001428
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
05/05/2025
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
05/05/2025
Local time: 14:00
Place:
Electronic
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
FCDO Commercial Directorate
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
4 years
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
FCDO Commercial Directorate
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/04/2025