Provision of customs clearance and freight forwarding services - BHC Lusaka
Details
- Value
- £40,000
- Topic
- Freight transport agency services
- Published
- 31 December 2025
- Submission
- 16 January 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The British High Commission (BHC) Lusaka wishes to enter in a contract with a competent service provider to manage their customs clearance and freight forwarding to obtain cost efficiencies from economies of scale while ensuring great quality of service. The service provider shall provide the facilities, qualified staff, expertise, and other means required to undertake customs clearance, freight forwarding, and related services in line with best commercial practice. The contract will be for 3 years with an option to renew for 12 months subject to satisfactory performance of the appointed service provider.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published31 December 2025Current notice
- Completed: Submission date16 January 2026
About the buyer
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is a ministerial department that buys through its own Commercial Directorate. Every procurement runs on Jaggaer, the department's eSourcing portal, where suppliers register to bid. Opportunities and awards are published on Contracts Finder, and bids above threshold need Central Digital Platform registration. A commercial pipeline is updated every quarter. Four category teams cover programme delivery, estates and security, digital and technology, and corporate services. The department runs its own frameworks, such as the Global Development Delivery Framework, and dynamic purchasing systems for construction and global facilities management.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's contract awards have been in business services, transport equipment and construction work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 63521000 · Freight transport agency services
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov |
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