Buyer Name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Buyer Address: King Charles Street, London, UKI32, SW1A 2AH, United Kingdom
Contact Email: ame.procurement2@fcdo.gov.uk
Buyer Name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Buyer Address: King Charles Street, London, UKI32, SW1A 2AH, United Kingdom
Contact Email: ame.procurement2@fcdo.gov.uk
Post requires a service contract to maintain the security barrier/gates at the British Embassy compound. The maintenance agreement includes 4 visits per year from COVA UK engineers to service the physical gates and electronic operating system. Spare parts are not included in the service agreement, and these are charged separately as and when required.
Lot 1 Status: complete
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