Home / Opportunities / Opportunity
PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Provision of customs clearance and freight forwarding services - BHC Lusaka

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 03:53.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05fe7c
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Id
GB-PPON-PXRR-8771-PHVX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXRR-8771-PHVX

Address

Street Address
King Charles Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2AH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
AGS Frasers International Removals Zambia
Id
GB-PPON-PMLN-8595-BQZX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMLN-8595-BQZX

Address

Street Address
Plot 10936 off Mukatasha Road
Locality
Lusaka
Postal Code
H7R7+62
Country
ZM
Country Name
Zambia
Region
ZM

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Date
30 Apr 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
63521000
Description
Freight transport agency services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
ZM
Country
ZM
Country Name
Zambia

Value

Including VAT
1,021,000
Amount
1,021,000
Currency
ZMW

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMLN-8595-BQZX
Name
AGS Frasers International Removals Zambia

Contract period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Subject to good performance of the service provider, unless agreed by both parties to terminate the contract early

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
052883-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
4 Jun 2026, 14:49
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
1 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2AH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 052882-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 052883-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·