How to win: Provision of Manned Guarding Services at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) buildings in UK

About this contract

The provision of manned guarding services 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 across its Estate.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £36,940,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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