Official UK procurement notice
Hired Driver Services for the British Embassy Brussels
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,570,248≈ £785k / year · £1,900,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Oct 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of hired driver services for the British Embassy Brussels.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2031, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: No market engagement needed for such case.
CPV: Transport agency services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,570,248
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2031
- First published
- 28 Sept 2026, 13:36 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 13:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Dec 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091437- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b8cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 25 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
28 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published29 days ago28 Sept 2026, 13:36 BST
- Submission deadline2 days ago25 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 42 days9 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 154 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published28 Sept 2026, 13:36 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender