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Provision of Security Guarding Services at British Embassy Offices & Residences, Kinshasa, DRC.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Key details

Contracting authority
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Public authority - central government
Region
London
Delivery: CD, Congo (Democratic Republic)
Contract value
£4,000,000ex VAT
£4,000,000 inc VAT
Deadline
9 October 2026
Enquiry deadline
25 September 2026(questions / clarifications)
Award decision
22 January 2027(estimated)
Published
15 September 2026

Procurement

Contract period
1 June 2027 - 31 May 2030
3 years
Possible extension to 31 May 2031 · 3 years, 11 months in total
Extension terms: The Contract will have an initial term of 36 months from 1 June 2027 to 31 May 2030. The Authority may, at its sole discretion, extend the Contract once for up to 12 months, subject to continued operational need, satisfactory Contractor performance and achievement of the Contract KPIs, and to ensure continuity of service, including during any replacement procurement and mobilisation activities.
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
CPV classifications
  • 79713000 Guard services

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Description

The provision of security services for BE Kinshasa is critical to the FCDO’s operational capability to achieve HMG’s objective to keep its asset safe and to discharge its Duty of Care to staff and visitors. The FCDO is seeking an experienced and competent Contractor to deliver this service.

How to engage

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will hold an online-only Premarket Engagement event for its Security Guarding Services for BE Kinshasa procurement on 12 August 2026, from 10:00 to 11:30 UK time. Suppliers are invited to express their interest in attending by completing and submitting the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire at: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ZS5Pk0N9CV by 12 noon UK time on Monday 10 August 2026. Please note: You cannot attend the online event if you are not registered. Suppliers are also reminded: • If you are not already registered on the Central Digital Platform (CDP), you must do so to obtain a unique supplier identifier number, which is required to bid for FCDO contracts under the Procurement Act 2023. • The FCDO Jaggaer portal will be used to submit your actual bid, and it will require the ID obtained from the CDP. • Registration on Jaggaer is free and takes approximately 5 minutes. We strongly encourage suppliers to register on both platforms (CDP and Jaggaer) early to avoid delays or disappointment when procurement documents become available. This notice is for information only.

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King Charles Street, London, SW1A 2AH
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Identifiers

Notice ID
087142-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d5f2

External ID: fts-ocds-h6vhtk-06d5f2 • Added 29 July 2026