RFP QuestBeta
ClosedStage · contract

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

The Provision of Mobile Close Protection Service for BEM and BOH in Somalia

Business ServicesCPV 79710000
Value£8.5m
Deadline22 Feb 2019
Published15 Jan 2020
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 15 Jan 2020ClosedCloses 22 Feb 2019
Contract value in context
£8.5mtotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£9.2m

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The brief

The close protection service will complement the existing (separate) static guarding services currently being provided.

This help to continue to deliver the safety and security of One HMG staff and others for whom the FCO accepts duty of care in Somalia (including Somaliland).

The requirement is for a mobile close protection service providing armed protection officers for the British Embassy Mogadishu (BEM) and the British Office Hargeisa (BOH) to ensure business needs can be achieved in a safe and controlled environment for One HMG staff.

The close protection officers will be expected to carry out other security related tasks as specified by the Overseas Security Manager.

The contractor will be expected to provide a specific number of personnel across both sites on a 24/7 basis'.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

This help to continue to deliver

This help to continue to deliver the safety and security of One HMG staff and others for whom the FCO accepts duty of care in Somalia (including Somaliland).

02

The requirement is for a mobile close

The requirement is for a mobile close protection service providing armed protection officers for the British Embassy Mogadishu (BEM) and the British Office Hargeisa (BOH) to ensure business needs can be achieved in a safe and controlled environment for One HMG staff.

03

The close protection officers will be expected

The close protection officers will be expected to carry out other security related tasks as specified by the Overseas Security Manager.

04

The contractor will be expected to provide

The contractor will be expected to provide a specific number of personnel across both sites on a 24/7 basis'.

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Stage
contract · Contract
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