Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
E-mail: Paul.Scorer@fco.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/fcdo
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
Security Guarding Services in Russian Network
Reference number: 1751-2017
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79713000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A 12-month out of scope extension of security guarding services in Russian Network contract which will expire on 30/09/2023.
Due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Post is now considered an unfriendly state by the Russian government, making it almost impossible to run a procurement process as there are limited organisations willing to conduct business with Post/meet our requirements. Post has sought and approval granted to extend the current security contact for a further year (subject to Nortel's agreement).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A 12-month out of scope extension of security guarding services in Russian Network contract which will expire on 30/09/2023.
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation:
Extension awarded to current supplier to allow for FCDO to produce a tender under the current conflict situation in Russia.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: 1751-2017
Title: Security Guarding Services in Russian Network
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
30/03/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nortel Security LLC
Moscow 123056
RU
NUTS: RU
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Extension awarded to current supplier to allow for FCDO to produce a tender under the current conflict situation in Russia.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/03/2022