Awarded contract

Provision of Hired Chauffeur Driven Vehicle Services for BE Paris

Details

Buyer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Supplier(s): GRANDE REMISE LOCATION
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Published: 27 January 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

This tender involves the hiring of vehicles along with professional drivers (chauffeurs) to provide transportation services. The service provider will supply well-maintained vehicles and qualified drivers to meet the transportation needs of the British Embassy in Paris, France. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published27 January 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date27 January 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 2 years

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

60000000 · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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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