Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- ARK Group DMCC SME
- Value
- £4,999,924
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Foreign military-aid-related services (CPV 75211300)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Sep 2026
- Published30 Sep 2026Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
This contract will deliver infrastructure, training, mentoring, logistics and vehicle sustainment, and strategic and operational support to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), strengthening border security, enhancing state authority, and supporting stability and conflict mitigation across Lebanon in a complex and evolving security environment. The requirement will primarily support LAF activities along the Lebanese-Syrian border, with flexibility to support authorised activity in Southern Lebanon, contributing to increased Lebanese state control, border security and stability through a more capable, sustainable and operationally effective LAF. The value of the contract for the initial 7-month period is £2,999,924, with the option to scale-up and/or extend the contract for an additional 6 months at a maximum value of £2,000,000 at the sole discretion of the Authority, for a maximum total contract value of £4,999,924.
About the supplier
ARK Group DMCC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company FC035638).