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Lebanese Armed Forces Border Security Support

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Estimated Value

£3,000,000 – £5,000,000

Deadline

31 August 2026

Published

30 September 2026

Type

services

SME SuitableAny regionGBCPV: 75211300 75220000
CategoryPublic administration

Overview

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.

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This contract is for a UK‑funded programme to provide infrastructure, training, logistics, vehicle sustainment and strategic support to the Lebanese Armed Forces to improve border security on the Lebanese‑Syrian frontier and, if needed, in Southern Lebanon.

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Award Details

ARK Group DMCC

1 Sept 20261 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027

£4,999,924

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    Palladium International Ltd

    5 contracts wonlatest 9 Oct 2026

    £460m

    total awarded

  2. 2

    Cowater International

    5 contracts wonlatest 15 Oct 2025

    £73m

    total awarded

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    ITAD LIMITED

    3 contracts wonlatest 14 Sept 2026ends 30 Jun 2029

    £507m

    total awarded

  4. 4

    Oxford Policy Management Limited

    2 contracts wonlatest 13 Aug 2026

    £500m

    total awarded

  5. 5

    Cowater UK Limited

    2 contracts wonlatest 26 May 2026

    £48m

    total awarded

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Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Typepublic body
RegionLondon
Total tenders80
Total spend£7,031,431,173
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30 September 2026

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31 August 2026

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