Official UK procurement notice
PROVISION OF SWIMMING POOLS MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION NAIROBI
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery listed: Kenya (KE)
Published estimate£180,000≈ £60k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Aug 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service provider will be required to carry out various checks as outlined below:
a. Daily Maintenance
b. Weekly maintenance
c. Monthly maintenance
- Annual Maintenance
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 23 May 2031, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: Initial outline or draft tenders – Submission of initial tenders to ensure that they satisfy FCDOs requirements, are affordable and manage risks appropriately. Post tender clarification - post-tender clarification for the purposes of verifying the content of final tenders. Post tender negotiation - post-tender negotiation to improve the content of the highest scoring tender.
- No preliminary market engagement: There was no market engagement which took place
CPV: Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£180,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Economic & financial standing
Satisfactory completion of all aspects of Qualifications. This includes:
- Acceptance of FCDO terms and conditions
- Satisfactory demonstration of financial health. The FCDO reserves the right to seek and act upon independent legal, financial or market advice to corroborate information provided or to assist in its evaluation; (if applicable)
- Declaration of non-canvassing and collusion
- Letter and declaration to accompany tenders
- Evidence of statutory documents (PIN certificate, Valid Tax Compliance Certificate, Certificate of Incorporation, Business Permit, WIBA Insurance
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).
How bids were scored
- Commercial (40%)
Conditions of participation1
- Economic & financial standing
Satisfactory completion of all aspects of Qualifications. This includes:
- Acceptance of FCDO terms and conditions
- Satisfactory demonstration of financial health. The FCDO reserves the right to seek and act upon independent legal, financial or market advice to corroborate information provided or to assist in its evaluation; (if applicable)
- Declaration of non-canvassing and collusion
- Letter and declaration to accompany tenders
- Evidence of statutory documents (PIN certificate, Valid Tax Compliance Certificate, Certificate of Incorporation, Business Permit, WIBA Insurance
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · next expected 23 May 2031
- First published
- 23 Jul 2026, 14:59 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2026, 14:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
CPH13864-2027- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069819- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d22eFind a Tender
- How it runs
Initial outline or draft tenders – Submission of initial tenders to ensure that they satisfy FCDOs requirements, are affordable and manage risks appropriately.
Post tender clarification - post-tender clarification for the purposes of verifying the content of final tenders.
Post tender negotiation - post-tender negotiation to improve the content of the highest scoring tender.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 21 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
23 Jul 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published95 days ago23 Jul 2026, 14:59 BST
- Clarification questions by73 days ago14 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline66 days ago21 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by13 days ago13 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 4 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published23 Jul 2026, 14:59 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender