Planning

Provision of electrical services to the British High Commission offices and residences across Africa region

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-071286

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05db06

Published 5 November 2025, 2:05pm

Last edited 11 November 2025, 3:27pm

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Scope

Reference

12887

Description

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) wishes to establish a contract with a Supplier to deliver electrical services across its estates; including both residential and official properties in Sub-Saharan Africa. The contract will operate under a three-year, as-and-when-required framework agreement, with the option to extend subject to performance and operational requirements

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £1,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 15 February 2026 to 14 February 2029
  • Possible extension to 14 February 2030
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

  • 45311000 - Electrical wiring and fitting work

Contract locations

  • AO - Angola
  • BW - Botswana
  • CM - Cameroon
  • CD - Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • SZ - Eswatini
  • ET - Ethiopia
  • KE - Kenya
  • LS - Lesotho
  • MW - Malawi
  • MU - Mauritius
  • MZ - Mozambique
  • NA - Namibia
  • NG - Nigeria
  • RW - Rwanda
  • SC - Seychelles
  • ZA - South Africa
  • TZ - Tanzania
  • UG - Uganda
  • ZM - Zambia
  • ZW - Zimbabwe

Engagement

Engagement deadline

12 November 2025

Engagement process description

to establish a contract with South African Suppliers to deliver electrical services across its estates, including both residential and official properties in Sub-Saharan Africa. The engagement session will be conducted virtually on the 12th November 2025

Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

14 November 2025

Contracting authority

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXRR-8771-PHVX

King Charles Street

London

SW1A 2AH

United Kingdom

Email: Goitse.Mlangeni@fcdo.gov.uk

Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government