Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-21
Buyer: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 79710000: Security services
Submission deadline: 2017-01-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Security services in Baghdad, and Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). The successful contractor will provide Mobile Close Protection Teams and Static Guarding for the Authority's platforms in Baghdad & Erbil.
To ensure the safety and security of HMG and other personnel who come under FCO duty of care in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). The successful contractor will provide Mobile Close Protection Teams and Static Guarding for the FCO and PAGs operating on our platforms in Baghdad & Erbil. We seek an experienced, capable and professional supplier to support the Authority in delivering its duty of care in a complex environment.
The requirement is currently disaggregated into two discrete Lots (Baghdad and Erbil respectively) with separate contracts to two different service providers. This procurement seeks to aggregate both Lots into a single contract to a single provider.
All pre-qualification documentation will be published, and all substantive communication between the Authority and bidders will be conducted via the FCO's eProcurement Portal. URL is https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk/ (requires registration which is free and instantaneous), then navigate to Project 1102 / PQQ 390.
Expressions of Interest must be submitted electronically through the BRAVOSolution eProcurement Portal by 15:00 UK time (GMT) on Thursday 19th January 2017. Responses not submitted via the BRAVO portal will not be considered.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — 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) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online & 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.
All pre-qualification documentation will be published, and all substantive communication between the Authority and bidders will be conducted via the FCO's eProcurement Portal. URL is https://fco.bravosolution.co.uk/ (requires registration which is free and instantaneous), then navigate to Project 1102 / PQQ 390.
Expressions of Interest must be submitted electronically through the BRAVOSolution eProcurement Portal by 15:00 UK time (GMT) on Thursday 19th January 2017. Responses not submitted via the BRAVO portal will not be considered.

Eligibility requirements: See Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) documentation.