TenderlineUK
Procurement Intelligence
Official OCDSSearch
Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 18 Sept 2026, 01:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cleaning and Gardening Services for British Embassy Manama

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: BH
Published estimate £341,755≈ £315k / year · £341,755 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 30 Sept 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yr 1 moup to 3 yrs 1 mo with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority is seeking to engage the market ahead of a forthcoming procurement for the cleaning and gardening services for the British Embassy Manama

CPV: Cleaning services · Landscape gardening services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 1 yr 1 moSME
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Jan 2028 (1 yr 1 mo) · up to 3 yrs 1 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: BH
Extensions
Extension options published
71421000 Landscape gardening services90910000 Cleaning services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Sept 2026, 01:54 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 01:54 BST
Authority reference
CPH13793-2027
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning servicesLandscape gardening services
Delivery area
BH
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774e8

How it was run

Submission deadline
—

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published2 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 01:54 BST
  2. Market engagementin 9 days
    28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    Interested suppliers are invited to express their interest in this Preliminary Market Engagement by sending an email to [email protected] no later than 21 September 2026. Suppliers should include their company profile and the necessary comppany details, such as business registration, more…adress, key contacts, years of operation, and relevant cleaning and gardening service experience. Information gathered through this engagement will also assist the Authority in refining the final procurement approach. Participation in this PME does not constitute any commitment to tender nor garantee inclusion in the subsequent procurement stage.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 11 days
    30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract startsin 103 days
    1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 01:54 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX King Charles Street, London, London, SW1A 2AH [email protected]
View buyer profile →

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure