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Provision of Grounds and Tree Maintenance to the British High Commission Nairobi

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 06:57.

Opportunity overview

The British High Commission Nairobi requires a full range of gardening, hedge and tree pruning, and landscaping services across its office and residential estate to maintain an acceptable standard. The Contractor must provide a comprehensive grounds maintenance service covering all external soft and hard landscaping, including grassed areas, shrubs and plants, bedding areas, seasonal planting and external planters, hedges and bushes, sweeping of hard landscaped areas, litter picking, cleaning of external signage, and maintenance of officially provided indoor planting. The Contractor will also provide maintenance and pruning of perimeter hedges across the owned residential estate, and gutter cleaning services on request by the Authority during the contract period

Classification

  • CPV71421000 — Landscape gardening services

Lots

  • Lot 1£440k

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-06f405
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
The tender process will be run as follows – Initial outline or draft tenders – Submission of initial tenders to ensure that they satisfy FCDOs requirements, are affordable and manage risks appropriately. Post tender clarification - post-tender clarification for the purposes of verifying the content of final tenders. Post tender negotiation - post-tender negotiation to improve the content of the highest scoring tender.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
5 Oct 2026, 14:00

Enquiry period

Ends
30 Sept 2026, 14:00

Expected award period

Ends
27 Nov 2026, 23:59

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
7 Aug 2031, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
510,400
Amount
440,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Technical

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
commercial

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Satisfactory completion of all aspects of Qualifications. This includes: • Acceptance of FCDO terms and conditions • Satisfactory demonstration of financial health. The FCDO reserves the right to seek and act upon independent legal, financial or market advice to corroborate information provided or to assist in its evaluation; (if applicable) • Declaration of non-canvassing and collusion • Letter and declaration to accompany tenders • Evidence of statutory documents (PIN certificate, Valid Tax Compliance Certificate, Certificate of Incorporation, Business Permit, WIBA Insurance

Contract period

Starts
1 Mar 2027, 00:00
Ends
28 Feb 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
29 Feb 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
24 months subject to satisfactory performance

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71421000
Description
Landscape gardening services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
KE
Country
KE
Country Name
Kenya

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
090326-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
23 Sept 2026, 16:56
Format
text/html

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
No preliminary market engagement was conducted, as there was sufficient suppliers identified in the market

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
ZA
Country Name
South Africa
Region
ZA

Contact

Name
Thabang Mokoena

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · ZA · SW1A 2AH · South Africa
  • Delivery location · KE · Kenya

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 084646-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 090326-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 090327-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·