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Published 18 Feb 2026, 12:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Airport Accommodation and Transfer Services for British Embassy Baghdad

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery listed: Iraq (IQ)

Awarded value£933,333published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Al-Burhan Group2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is to secure agreed rates over a four-year period for airport accommodation and transfer services.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery listed: Iraq (IQ)Eligibility: SME eligible

55100000 Hotel services 55110000 Hotel accommodation services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Feb 2026, 12:55 GMT
Last source update: 10 Mar 2026, 06:27 GMT
Authority reference: CPG/13110/2025
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-021109
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area in notice: Iraq (IQ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06570b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Schedule 5 Paragraph 6b - there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

6 Mar 2026 → 10 Mar 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends235 days ago
6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice published232 days ago
10 Mar 2026, 06:27 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2026

Transparency notice published
18 Feb 2026, 12:55 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
25 Feb 2026, 00:17 GMT
UK6
Contract details notice published
10 Mar 2026, 06:27 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
15 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £933,3331 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Al-Burhan Group16 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2030	£933,333same award published again · counted once	24 Jan 2026standstill to 6 Mar 2026	Standstill
Al-Burhan Group	£933,333 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Airport Accommodation and Transfer Services for British Embassy Baghdad · Al-Burhan Group
Signed
10 Mar 2026
Value
£933,333
Period
16 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2030
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Contract is below £5 million including VAT.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX King Charles Street, London, London, SW1A 2AHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Al-Burhan GroupAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMYX-3691-JHYY Al-Burhan Centre, Al-Burhan Street, Baghdad International Airport, Baghdad, IQ, 00000, IQContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender10 Mar 2026, 06:27 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Feb 2026, 00:17 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender18 Feb 2026, 12:55 GMT