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Provision of gardening services at British Embassy Kinshasa, DRC.

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

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27 Jul 2026 at 15:46

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is procuring gardening services for British Embassy Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The requirement covers gardening across the embassy’s properties, delivered by a reliable provider. Services are required five days a week, with additional working hours or work outside normal business hours managed as part of the contract. This is a facilities and landscape-maintenance service rather than a one-off landscaping project, and will suit providers able to organise routine grounds maintenance at an operational diplomatic site. Delivery is in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Questions could be submitted until 6 August 2026 at 16:00, and offers were due by 11 August 2026 at 16:00. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028, with a possible extension until 31 October 2029. The estimated value is £85,500 gross for the single lot. Electronic submission is allowed through the buyer’s procurement portal. The award will be based on the most advantageous tender for the gardening services at British Embassy Kinshasa. The buyer has reserved a renewal option to support continuity of satisfactory service.

This opportunity suits established gardening, grounds-maintenance and landscape-service businesses able to provide dependable scheduled attendance at a diplomatic property in Kinshasa. Suppliers should have the operational capacity to maintain the site five days each week and to respond to additional work or requirements outside normal business hours. The requirement is particularly relevant to providers with local staff, equipment, supervision and logistical arrangements in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or to firms with a credible local delivery model. Businesses should be comfortable working on managed embassy premises, maintaining service continuity and submitting an offer judged on overall advantage rather than price alone.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of gardening services at British Embassy Kinshasa, DRC.

Notice Description

The British Embassy Kinshasa requires the provision of gardening services from a reliable provider on his properties. The contractor will be required to provide these services over 5 days a week. Additional hours of work, or requirements over and above normally stated business hours, will need to be managed as part of the contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: To enure continuity of satisfactoory services received by Post for the provision of gardening services from a reliable provider on his properties.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d477
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070884-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71421000 - Landscape gardening services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£85,500 Under £100K
Lots Value
£85,500 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
11 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2AH
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

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