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Framework Agreement for Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) supplies for British Embassy in Kathmandu (Nepal)

Construction materials
Domestic appliances
Electrical machinery
+9 more
NP
Published value
£500,000
Submission deadline 16 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Lots published8
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "Framework Agreement for Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) supplies for British Embassy in Kathmandu (Nepal)". Published status: active. Published value: £500,000. 8 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
16 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£500,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4.3Bids / Report
12.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Adam Smith International LtdTop vendor: 49.7% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 343 active published awards; 32 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Adam Smith International Ltd1 win£8,669,631
KPMG Advisory Services Limited1 win£4,000,000
AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO SA1 win£1,323,935
JORDAN MODERN OIL & FUEL SERVICES CO. LTD.1 win£1,250,000
DEC Property Management I Pvt Ltd1 win£851,440
Procedure terms
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published16 Feb 2026, 08:05 GMT
Last source update16 Feb 2026, 08:05 GMT
Recurring procurementYes
ClassificationConstruction materials, Domestic appliances, Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting, Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies, Paints, Parts of air-conditioning machines, Parts of electrical domestic appliances, Parts of general-purpose machinery, Plumbing materials
Delivery area
NP
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0550ba
What is being bought
The British Embassy (BE) in Kathmandu, Nepal intends to empannel competent suppliers through a competitive tender process under a Framework Agreement for supplies of Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, Carpentry, Air Conditioning, Refrigerator, and other General maintenance consumables. This will be multi-lots and multi-supplier Framework Agreement. FCDO in Nepal anticipates that the framework agreement for all Eight Lots (listed below) will operate for a period of 4 years, commencing on 1st May 2026 (tentatively). A review of all supplier's perfromance and competativeness of rates offered in relation to the market will be assesed formally once every year. Lot 1: Plumbing Item Supplies Lot 2: Painting Items Supplies Lot 3: Air Conditioning & White Goods Supplies Lot 4: Electrical Items Supplies Lot 5: Carpentry Items Supplies Lot 6: Health & Safety Items Supplies Lot 7: Generator Spare Parts Supplies Lot 8: Civil, Construction & Miscellaneous Work Item Supplies Call-Off procedures for downstream orders under the framework is clearly laid out in the tender documentation.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £500,000
    16 Feb 2026, 08:05 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    16 Feb 2026, 08:05 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    16 Feb 2026, 08:05 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to 16 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
    16 Feb 2026, 08:05 GMT
  5. Published value updated to £275,000
    20 Jun 2025, 11:16 BST
  6. Status changed to planning
    20 Jun 2025, 11:16 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    20 Jun 2025, 11:16 BST
  8. Buyer information updated
    20 Jun 2025, 11:16 BST
Lots and requirements (8)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Plumbing Items Supplies
    active
    Published value£50,000
    1 - Plumbing Items Supplies
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2 - Painting Items Supplies
    Painting Items Supplies
    active
    Published value£50,000
    2 - Painting Items Supplies
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3 - Air Conditioning and White Goods Supplies
    Air Conditioning and White Goods Supplies
    active
    Published value£100,000
    3 - Air Conditioning and White Goods Supplies
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4 - Electrical Items Supplies
    Electrical Items Supplies
    active
    Published value£60,000
    4 - Electrical Items Supplies
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #5 - Carpentry Items Supplies
    Carpentry Items Supplies
    active
    Published value£30,000
    5 - Carpentry Items Supplies
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 6 · #6 - Health and Safety Items Supplies
    Health and Safety Items Supplies
    active
    Published value£30,000
    6 - Health and Safety Items Supplies
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 7 · #7 - Generator Spare Parts Supplies
    Generator Spare Parts Supplies
    active
    Published value£30,000
    7 - Generator Spare Parts Supplies
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 8 · #8 - Civil Construction and Miscellaneous Work Items
    Civil, Construction and Miscellaneous Work Items
    active
    Published value£150,000
    8 - Civil Construction and Miscellaneous Work Items
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    16 Feb 2026, 08:05 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    16 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PXRR-8771-PHVX
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  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX
    King Charles Street, London, UKI32, SW1A 2AH, GB
Documents (2)
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