Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Flag Car Replacement for the British Embassy in Panama
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£79,800published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 Dec 2025
Awarded to Distribuidora David Prestige Motors2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Embassy in Panama identified an urgent need to replace its current flag car due to persistent mechanical issues and escalating maintenance costs.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Jan 2026, 21:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Jan 2026, 21:59 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001659- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060253Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jan 2026- Contract award notice published8 Jan 2026, 21:31 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published8 Jan 2026, 21:59 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £79,8001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distribuidora David Prestige Motors9 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026 | £79,800 | 11 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
| Distribuidora David Prestige Motors | £79,800 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Distribuidora David Prestige Motors
- Signed
- 17 Dec 2025
- Value
- £79,800
- Period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Distribuidora David Prestige MotorsAwarded supplier
- Distribuidora David Prestige MotorsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender