Nairobi Railway City Technical Assistance contract awarded to KPMG

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 08:13.

Opportunity overview

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) awarded a contract for delivery of Technical Assistance for Nairobi Railway City Technical Assistance Project (NRC TA) in Kenya to KPMG Advisory Services Ltd. The contract would require the supplier to provide expertise to support Kenya Railways to fully develop and unlock the economic potential of the Railway City Project in Nairobi, Kenya. The Supplier will provide the strategic oversight of the Railway City Project, leadership, stakeholder management to ensure the effective delivery of day-to-day operations of the Contract. This will also include identification, development and delivery of Technical Assistance activities, oversight and management of the Technical Assistance expertise commissioned. The NRC TA contract will contribute to broader national objectives, including stimulating economic growth, generating employment opportunities, expanding future transport capacity, and delivering a mixed used climate resilient project that includes affordable housing in its scope.

Awarded to

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KPMG Advisory Services Limited

No match

Published award value: £4m
Awarded: 23 Jul 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PRDQ-1497-VWLG
Location: Nairobi, KE, 00100, Kenya

KPMG Advisory Services Limited

No match

Contract value: £4m
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 3 Aug 2026
Including VAT: £4m
Award ID: 2
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PRDQ-1497-VWLG
Location: Nairobi, KE, 00100, Kenya

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: itt_7646
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Special regime

lightTouch

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

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: Milena Bandere
Email: commercial.smi@fcdo.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: KPMG Advisory Services Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PRDQ-1497-VWLG

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PRDQ-1497-VWLG

Address

Street Address: 8th Floor, ABC Towers Waiyaki Way
Locality: Nairobi
Postal Code: 00100
Country: KE
Country Name: Kenya
Region: KE

Contact

Email: info@kpmg.co.ke

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: https://kpmg.com/ke/en.html ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 2
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 75211200
Description: Foreign economic-aid-related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: KE
Country: KE
Country Name: Kenya

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PRDQ-1497-VWLG
Name: KPMG Advisory Services Limited

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 2
Award ID: 2
Status: active
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 4 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 4 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description: The Contract will include an option for FCDO to extend the term of the contract by a maximum of 24 months, and up to an additional £2 million. This option will be exercised at the sole discretion of FCDO.

Value

Including VAT: 4,000,000
Amount: 4,000,000
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 094777-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094777-2026 ↗
Published: 7 Oct 2026, 14:01
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS

040192-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 30 Apr 2026, 17:47
045100-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 15 May 2026, 17:02
070456-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 24 Jul 2026, 16:11
094777-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 7 Oct 2026, 14:01

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

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ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

FCDO has concluded and signed a contract with KPMG Advisory Services Limited for technical assistance supporting Kenya Railways’ Nairobi Railway City project. The contract covers strategic oversight, leadership, stakeholder management and technical-assistance delivery.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusComplete tender; active award and contractEvidence: The tender and lot are marked "complete"; award 2 and contract 2 are marked "active".
Contract signatureSigned 4 August 2026Evidence: Contract 2 records dateSigned as 2026-08-04.
Contract start4 August 2026Evidence: Contract period startDate is 2026-08-04.

94% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 094777-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068fcc
First published: 24 Jul 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 08:13
Notice versions reviewed: 4

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and active contract are recorded for KPMG Advisory Services Limited under lot 1. The contract was signed on 4 August 2026.

Market significance

This is a £4 million international technical-assistance services contract for an urban rail and mixed-use development initiative in Nairobi, with a buyer option to extend by up to 24 months and add up to £2 million.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

KPMG Advisory Services Limited

98% confidence

Award 2 · Lots 1 · £4,000,000 shared contract value GBP · Active award and contract

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Award 2 names KPMG Advisory Services Limited as supplier and is linked to contract 2, valued at £4,000,000.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

98% confidence

Complete tender; active award and contract

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The tender and lot are marked "complete"; award 2 and contract 2 are marked "active".

Contract signature

99% confidence

Signed 4 August 2026

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Contract 2 records dateSigned as 2026-08-04.

Contract start

99% confidence

4 August 2026

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Contract period startDate is 2026-08-04.

Latest published contract notice

99% confidence

7 October 2026

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Contract details notice 094777-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-07.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value

99% confidence

£4,000,000

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Contract 2 value records amount and amountGross of 4,000,000 GBP.

Extension value ceiling

98% confidence

Up to £2,000,000 additional

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The renewal description states that FCDO may extend by up to 24 months and up to an additional £2 million.

Potential maximum including stated extension ceiling

93% confidence

Up to £6,000,000

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Calculated from the £4,000,000 stated contract value plus the explicitly stated potential additional £2,000,000.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice published

97% confidence

30 April 2026

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Release history lists tender notice 040192-2026 dated 2026-04-30.

Tender update published

97% confidence

15 May 2026

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Release history lists tender update 045100-2026 dated 2026-05-15.

Contract award notice published

98% confidence

24 July 2026

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Release history lists contract award notice 070456-2026 dated 2026-07-24.

Contract signed and started

99% confidence

4 August 2026

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Contract 2 records both dateSigned and period startDate as 2026-08-04.

Initial contract end

99% confidence

31 March 2028

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Contract 2 period endDate is 2028-03-31.

Maximum possible end date

99% confidence

31 March 2030

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Contract 2 period maxExtentDate is 2030-03-31.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Technical assistance for the Nairobi Railway City Technical Assistance Project

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The tender description states that FCDO awarded a contract for NRC TA in Kenya.

Services

98% confidence

Strategic oversight, project leadership, stakeholder management, day-to-day operational support, and identification, development, delivery and oversight of technical-assistance activities.

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These activities are specified in the tender description.

Delivery location

99% confidence

Kenya

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The award item delivery address is Kenya (KE).

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 75211200 — Foreign economic-aid-related services

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Award item additional classification identifies CPV 75211200.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One lot recorded (lot 1)

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Tender data contains lot 1; the award and contract are linked to it.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".

Regime

98% confidence

Light-touch regime

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Tender specialRegime is recorded as "lightTouch".

International coverage

98% confidence

Covered by the GPA

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Tender coveredBy is recorded as "GPA".

Competition data

99% confidence

Number of bids and evaluation results unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

4 August 2026 to 31 March 2028

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Contract period startDate is 2026-08-04 and endDate is 2028-03-31.

Extension option

99% confidence

FCDO may extend by up to 24 months at its sole discretion, with up to £2 million additional value.

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Contract renewal description explicitly states the duration, value and buyer discretion.

Maximum term endpoint

99% confidence

31 March 2030

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Contract maxExtentDate is 2030-03-31.

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

Yes

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Contract 2 records aboveThreshold as true.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

98% confidence

The £4 million active contract has a separately stated discretionary extension ceiling of up to £2 million.

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Contract value is £4,000,000 and the renewal description allows up to an additional £2 million.

Delivery model

96% confidence

The requirement combines programme-level oversight with commissioning and management of technical-assistance expertise.

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The tender description specifies strategic oversight and oversight and management of commissioned technical-assistance expertise.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

94%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-068fcc
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

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The buyer party is named Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Central government public authority

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Buyer classification is "Public authority - central government".

Buyer location

99% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists King Charles Street, London, SW1A 2AH, GB.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier

99% confidence

KPMG Advisory Services Limited

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The supplier party and award supplier both name KPMG Advisory Services Limited.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Nairobi, Kenya

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Supplier address lists ABC Towers Waiyaki Way, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya.

Supplier classification

98% confidence

Large organisation; not a VCSE

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Supplier details record scale as large and vcse as false.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension decision window

97% confidence

Extension may take the contract to 31 March 2030

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The contract has an extension option of up to 24 months and a maxExtentDate of 2020-03-31.

Estimated recompetition point

93% confidence

After 31 March 2030 if the full extension is used; otherwise after 31 March 2028

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This is an estimate based solely on the explicit initial end date, maximum end date and extension option; it is not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award-record identifier mismatch

99% confidence

The supplied flattened award record identifies award 1 with a £4 million value and 24 July 2026 award date, while the embedded OCDS award linked to the contract is award 2 and has no award date or award-level value.

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Top-level awards list award 1 with the value/date; details_json awards lists award 2, which is linked to contract 2.

Lot information

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.

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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.

Competition information

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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No bid count, bidder list, scoring or evaluation narrative is present.

Conflict-of-interest document

99% confidence

Not published

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Tender documents include conflictOfInterest with description "Not published".

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Award-record identifier and value/date attribution require administrator review: the flattened data assigns the £4 million value and 24 July 2026 award date to award 1, but the embedded contract is linked to award 2.
Information not supplied in the published notice: lot 1 title, description and separate lot value.
Information not supplied in the published notice: submission deadline, bid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale.
No pricing breakdown or payment schedule is published.
The conflict-of-interest document is marked not published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Nairobi Railway City Technical Assistance contract?

KPMG Advisory Services Limited is named as the supplier on the active award and contract.

What is the contract value?

The published contract value is £4 million, with an optional additional value of up to £2 million if FCDO exercises the extension.

When does the contract run?

The initial term runs from 4 August 2026 to 31 March 2028. The published maximum end date is 31 March 2030.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

NAIROBI RAILWAY CITY TA

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

KPMG Advisory Services Limited

KPMG Advisory Services Limited

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Special regime

Covered By

Lots and requirements

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Renewal

Value

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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