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Professional Services to deliver the Beijing New Embassy Project

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

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Opportunity overview

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office ("FCDO") has a Project to build a New British Embassy, Ambassador's Residence and staff accommodation in Beijing (the "Project"). The FCDO intends to engage the market in relation to this Project as part of preliminary market engagement. The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to invite Expressions of Interest from Professional Services Providers who may be interested in delivering the Project and for responses to inform the development of our requirements. The FCDO is developing its strategy for engagement of Professional Services Providers to deliver the Project. Key requirements include: • Project Management Office offering a full suite of services including governance, assurance, planning, risk management, budgeting, document management and capable of managing, tracking and reporting on all workstreams. It will offer senior leadership confidence on all aspects of delivery and support decision making. • NEC4 PSC Service Manager for a PSC Design Services contract • NEC4 ECC Project Manager for ECC Main Works Contract • Quantity Surveying / Cost Management Services • Health and Safety advice and audit FCDO is interested in understanding suppliers' experience of operating in China or a similar overseas environment and the market's ability to provide personnel capable of obtaining the security clearances required for delivery. Please note that it is acknowledged that certain services can be delivered from the UK, however some may require a permanent presence on site. The FCDO is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the development of the delivery model, procurement strategy and commercial approach. The scope described in this notice represents the services that FCDO would like to explore with the market, however they may not all be included within our final scope of work. Nothing contained within this notice shall be taken as a commitment to commence a procurement. Consequently, the estimated contract value and procurement timetable have not yet been established.

Classification

  • CPV71317210 — Health and safety consultancy services
  • CPV71324000 — Quantity surveying services
  • CPV71540000 — Construction management services
  • CPV71541000 — Construction project management services
  • CPV72224000 — Project management consultancy services

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
Estates-14191-2026
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
17 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
7 Aug 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71540000
Description
Construction management services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71541000
Description
Construction project management services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72224000
Description
Project management consultancy services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
71324000
Description
Quantity surveying services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
71317210
Description
Health and safety consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
CN
Country
CN
Country Name
China

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
This preliminary market engagement is intended to: 1. Engage with and inform the market of the FCDO's potential requirements 2. Understand the availability and capability of professional service providers and supply chains operating in China and with the required security clearances 3. Seek feedback on the proposed requirements and delivery model Engagement is expected to include one or more of the following: • PME Expression of Interest Questionnaire - see below • Virtual or in person supplier briefings; • One-to-one engagement sessions (where appropriate); No supplier will be excluded from future procurement opportunities based on participation or non-participation in this PME. Suppliers are invited to complete the PME Expression of Interest Questionnaire, which can be found at: https://forms.office.com/e/GrA5WYz75x If this opportunity is of interest, please complete the PME Expression of Interest Questionnaire and email beijingcommercial@fcdo.gov.uk with your response by 7th August 2026. Responses may be used to inform FCDO's procurement strategy and commercial approach. Details and dates of virtual and one-to-one engagement session activities will be communicated at a later date. It is expected that sessions will take place in August/September 2026.
Due
7 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
067908-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Jul 2026, 15:13
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

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 · CN · China
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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