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BuyerForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office
StatusAwarded
Deadline5 Jun 2026
Value£2,000,000
Published24 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) intend to award 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.

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Statuscomplete

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Special regimelightTouch
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Selection criteriaNot published
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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-068fcc
Latest release ID070456-2026
Latest release timestampFri Jul 24 2026 15:11:49 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045100-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
24 Jul 2026award, contract070456-2026
15 May 2026tenderUpdate045100-2026
30 Apr 2026tender040192-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
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15 May 2026 · 045100-2026 · tenderUpdate
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30 Apr 2026 · 040192-2026 · tender
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