Official UK procurement notice
NAIROBI RAILWAY CITY TA · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) awarded a contract for delivery of Technical Assistance for Nairobi Railway City Technical Assistance Project (NRC TA) in Kenya to KPMG Advisory Services Ltd.
The contract would require the supplier to provide expertise to support Kenya Railways to fully develop and unlock the economic potential of the Railway City Project in Nairobi, Kenya. The Supplier will provide the strategic oversight of the Railway City Project, leadership, stakeholder management to ensure the effective delivery of day-to-day operations of the Contract. This will also include identification, development and delivery of Technical Assistance activities, oversight and management of the Technical Assistance expertise commissioned. The NRC TA contract will contribute to broader national objectives, including stimulating economic growth, generating employment opportunities, expanding future transport capacity, and delivering a mixed used climate resilient project that includes affordable housing in its scope.
CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
LEGAL CAPACITY
The Supplier is required to have the legal capacity to operate in Kenya.
FINANCIAL CAPACITY
Economic and Financial assessment will be based on the Supplier's Financial and Liquidity ratios. Supplier's EFS will be assessed on Pass/Fail basis as per requirement detailed in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Part 3. A Potential Supplier who lacks the appropriate financial capacity could represent a risk to satisfactory contract delivery. Where financial capacity is in question, the Response may be failed on this basis, irrespective of a Potential Supplier’s performance in other nonfinancial areas.
- Technical & professional ability
Capacity to Meet Kenya Operational Requirements
Bidders must confirm that their organisation is able to obtain all necessary registrations, licences, and certifications required to legally operate in Kenya for the delivery of this contract.
Bidders must confirm that:
- Their organisation either already holds the required Kenyan registrations/licences, or
- will secure all required registrations and licences prior to contract award, at their own cost and responsibility.
Requirements may include, but are not limited to:
- Certificate of Incorporation (Kenyan or foreign company registration pathway)
- Tax Identification Number (PIN/TIN)
- Tax Compliance Certificate
- Business Operation and/or Trade Licence
- NGO Registration Certificate (if applicable)
- Additional statutory or sector specific requirements (e.g., Environmental Impact Assessment certificate where relevant)
FCDO will require full evidence of compliance prior to contract award.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- T1 - Quality of Core Team Structure 10%
- T2 – Quality of Programme Leadership, Management and Technical Capability of Core Team - 25%
- T3- Approach and Methodology to Service Delivery- 25%
- T4- Approach to Partnership, Collaboration, and Stakeholder Engagement -20%
- T5- Approach to MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING - 10%
- T6- Risk Management Approach- 10%
- Commercial evaluation: PPQP assesses the quality of price of each bid on its own merit. It assesses the quantitative relationship between the bidder’s quality score and price. The lowest Price Per Quality Point score wins. The PPQP price will be calculated as: PPQP Cost = Core Team Cost (A) + Modelled Call Down Cost (B) A Tiebreaker is incorporated into the evaluation methodology should two or more bidders score the same. The highest technical score wins. If there is a tiebreaker on technical scores, then the highest score T3 wins.
- Economic & financial standing
LEGAL CAPACITY
The Supplier is required to have the legal capacity to operate in Kenya.
FINANCIAL CAPACITY
Economic and Financial assessment will be based on the Supplier's Financial and Liquidity ratios. Supplier's EFS will be assessed on Pass/Fail basis as per requirement detailed in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Part 3. A Potential Supplier who lacks the appropriate financial capacity could represent a risk to satisfactory contract delivery. Where financial capacity is in question, the Response may be failed on this basis, irrespective of a Potential Supplier’s performance in other nonfinancial areas.
- Technical & professional ability
Capacity to Meet Kenya Operational Requirements
Bidders must confirm that their organisation is able to obtain all necessary registrations, licences, and certifications required to legally operate in Kenya for the delivery of this contract.
Bidders must confirm that:
- Their organisation either already holds the required Kenyan registrations/licences, or
- will secure all required registrations and licences prior to contract award, at their own cost and responsibility.
Requirements may include, but are not limited to:
- Certificate of Incorporation (Kenyan or foreign company registration pathway)
- Tax Identification Number (PIN/TIN)
- Tax Compliance Certificate
- Business Operation and/or Trade Licence
- NGO Registration Certificate (if applicable)
- Additional statutory or sector specific requirements (e.g., Environmental Impact Assessment certificate where relevant)
FCDO will require full evidence of compliance prior to contract award.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Apr 2026, 17:47 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 14:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
itt_7646- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040192- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068fccFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment terms
A Payment by Results (PbR) approach will be used to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of the Contract and its deliverables as follows:
All expenses shall be invoiced monthly on actuals within the budget limit. These must be supported by relevant evidence (e.g. receipts), which must be shared with FCDO upon request.
Inception Phase Payment:
During the Inception Phase, the Supplier will be paid monthly in arrears for the completed deliverables set out in the payment schedule at Section 5 of the Contract.
Implementation Phase Payment:
During the Implementation Phase, the Supplier will be paid monthly in arrears for the completed deliverables (defined outputs). The Deliverables for the Implementation Phase will comprise a range of TA assistance and deliverables delivered through the Commissioning Notes and statements of work.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
30 Apr 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published173 days ago30 Apr 2026, 17:47 BST
- Clarification questions by144 days ago29 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline137 days ago5 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by94 days ago17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent88 days ago24 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts78 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published13 days ago7 Oct 2026, 14:01 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2026- Tender notice published30 Apr 2026, 17:47 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published15 May 2026, 17:02 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 5 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST15 May 2026, 17:02 BST+7 days · was 29 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Contract award notice published24 Jul 2026, 16:11 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Jul 2026, 16:11 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Oct 2026, 14:01 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 30 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPMG Advisory Services LimitedNAIROBI RAILWAY CITY TA (NRC TA)3 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 29 Mar 2030Extensions: The initial contract value is up to £2 million. The Contract will include an option for FCDO to extend the term of the contract by a maximum of 24 months, and up to an additional £2 million. This option will be exercised at the sole discretion of FCDO. | £4,000,000 | 24 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
| KPMG Advisory Services Limited | £4,000,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · KPMG Advisory Services Limited
- Signed
- 4 Aug 2026
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Period
- 4 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Contract will include an option for FCDO to extend the term of the contract by a maximum of 24 months, and up to an additional £2 million. This option will be exercised at the sole discretion of FCDO.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KPMG Advisory Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender