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PA23 UK2 - Preliminary market engagement notice San Jose, Costa Rica – British Embassy Office Fit-out Works

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 19:07.

Opportunity overview

The British Embassy (San Jose) is to be located within a leased unit in La Sabana. The office space is currently vacant in a newly built complex and has the primary objective to be fit-out, creating a fit-for-purpose environment, whilst considering, fire and security issues. High level summary of scope of works: Fit-out of vacant floor space to a fit-for-purpose office standard, including Mechanical and electrical installations, which are fed outside of the office demise through a multi-story complex. Fit-out of a storage unit within the same building and outside of the office demise (Approx £1.95m). The site will be vacant throughout construction and the Embassy will continue their operations from a separate location. The Contractor and any sub-contractors utilised must be able to work to relevant UK Standards. The build must be constructed to UK standards. The Contractor’s Project Manager undertaking work will need to have the required Security Clearance (SC) and be approved by the FCDO at the time of starting the works. It is anticipated that the form of Contract to be used will be the NEC 4 contract. Suppliers are invited to complete the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire, which can be found at https://forms.office.com/e/GwTMBrLfXi Please confirm interest by providing responses to the questions in the questionnaire by 17:00 GMT, 23rd March 2026.

Classification

  • CPV45210000 — Building construction work

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-0611aa
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
14 Sept 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Questionnaire response window has been reopened and now closes on the 23rd March 2026 at 17:00 GMT. Note this is not a shortlisting activity.
Id
023953-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
16 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
15 Jun 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45210000
Description
Building construction work

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
CR
Country
CR
Country Name
Costa Rica

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Suppliers are invited to complete the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire, which can be found at https://forms.office.com/e/GwTMBrLfXi Please confirm interest by providing responses to the questions in the questionnaire by 17:00 GMT, 9th February 2026. There may be further market engagement activities such as presentations and meetings. In such case this notice will be updated.
Due
14 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
023953-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Mar 2026, 11:27
Format
text/html

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

Name
Kathy Joslin

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2AH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · CR · Costa Rica

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 007893-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 008181-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 023953-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·