Closing soon6 days left · closes 2pm, Monday 5 October 2026

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

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Central government

In brief

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is looking for suppliers for grounds maintenance and architecture and engineering work.

The estimated value is £440,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 March 2027.

Bids close at 2pm, Monday 5 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: 2pm, Wednesday 30 September 2026
Bids by: 2pm, Monday 5 October 2026

How bids are scored

Technical 60% · commercial 40%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 66 awards in the last 12 months).

The buyer expects to buy this again around August 2031.

What the notice says

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

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 6 days?That is tight, especially for a first bid with this buyer.
Is a contract of about £440,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in Not stated in the notice?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk.
Send clarification questions before 2pm, Wednesday 30 September 2026.
Make sure your bid arrives before 2pm, Monday 5 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

7 September 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 084646-2026
23 September 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 090326-2026
23 September 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 090327-2026

About the buyer

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeLast 12 months

Procurements

447

Awards

275

Suppliers it has used most for grounds maintenance

EFS Facilities Services1 contract
Satyanand Mangroo1 contract
Smart Cleaning Solution Pvt. Ltd.1 contract

All tenders and awards from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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From notice 084646-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 September 2026, last updated 23 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.