Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-07-19
Buyer: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45259300 | 50000000 | 50112000: Repair and maintenance services of cars | 55300000 | 71421000
Submission deadline: 2019-08-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Current Life Support Services (LSS) Contracts for Kabul, Baghdad and Mogadishu will expire on 31.1.2020.
Life Support Services or LSS consist of a variety of services for British Diplomats and other British Civil Servants based at our Embassies in these 3 countries.
The contract term shall be for 3 years with an option to extend for an additional year and an optional further year after that (3+1+1)
The range of services may include: catering, cooking, serving, cleaning, laundry, gardening, pest management, provision of a coffee shop, bar services and specifically in Kabul, generator maintenance. There is also a need for the successful Tenderer to provide vehicle maintenance (suitably qualified mechanics) for armoured cars and a medical centre in Kabul and Baghdad (UK registered nurses).
— click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— this will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— you can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender,
— click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining),
— there may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
— click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier),
— you can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender,
— click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining),
— there may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
During the PQQ stage, the intention is to arrive at a short list of a minimum of 5 qualified potential providers for formal invitation to tender following the evaluation of submitted questionnaires in accordance with the evaluation criteria published in the documents including mandatory standard questionnaire pass/fail questions.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Eligibility requirements: Refer to PQQ_758 on the FCO Procurement Portal, Further information on how to access is included later on in this notice.