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# PA23 UK4 - Tender notice new

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pa23-uk4-tender-notice-new-ocds-h6vhtk-067b78). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: "PA23 UK4 - Tender notice new". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: £9,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office-gov-d1315)
- **Published Value:** £9,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 30 April 2026 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Foreign economic-aid-related services
- **Delivery Location:** KE
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pa23-uk4-tender-notice-new-ocds-h6vhtk-067b78#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067b78`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pa23-uk4-tender-notice-new-ocds-h6vhtk-067b78#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffcdo.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pa23-uk4-tender-notice-new-ocds-h6vhtk-067b78#participate

## Description
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) are seeking proposals to deliver a Technical Assistance contract for Nairobi Railway City Technical Assistance Project (NRC TA) in Kenya. 
The contract will 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.
Related Previous Published Notices: 
- UK2: Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (Notice ID: 2025/S 000-076996, Published 25 November 2025)
- UK3: Planned Procurement Notice (Notice ID: 2025/S 000-056944, Published 16 September 2025)
Both notices provisionally stated the Competitive Flexible Procedure as the expected route to market, with a caveat that the procedure was subject to change.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 75211200
- **Delivery regions:** KE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** KE
- **Estimated Value:** £9,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 21/06/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (cancelled)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 07/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030719-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-08T16:10:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:17:48.353Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067b78