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Integrated Facilities Maintenance Services (Cleaning, Gardening, Pest Control, MEP) for British Embassy Muscat

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

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05 Aug 2026 at 08:12

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office intends to procure integrated facilities maintenance services for the British Embassy in Muscat, Oman. The scope covers cleaning, gardening, pest control, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) services. This is a services contract for the ongoing operation and maintenance of embassy facilities, under the responsibility of the British Embassy in Muscat. The requirement is classified as building and facilities management services. A single requirement is planned, covering the full combination of services rather than separate specialist packages. Suppliers should therefore consider whether they can provide the full range directly or coordinate reliable specialist delivery across cleaning, grounds maintenance, pest management and building engineering services in Oman.

This procurement is at the planning stage and the buyer has not yet issued an invitation to tender. It is conducting early market engagement to discuss the service requirements, proposed procurement process, evaluation criteria and expected timelines, and to gather questions and clarifications before refining its approach. A virtual market-engagement session is expected on 18 August 2026 at 10:00 Muscat time, with expressions of interest requested by 14 August 2026. The planned contract is for two years, from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2028, with one optional extension year to 31 December 2029 subject to satisfactory performance. The estimated total value is £640,000 excluding VAT, or £651,351 including VAT. The requirement is above threshold and intended to be suitable for SMEs.

The requirement is likely to suit facilities management providers with the operational breadth to deliver cleaning, gardening, pest control and MEP maintenance for an embassy environment in Muscat. Businesses should be prepared to demonstrate dependable local delivery, coordinated multi-service management, suitably qualified technical staff, planned and reactive maintenance capability, and robust health, safety and service-quality controls. Experience managing secure, sensitive or operationally critical premises would be relevant to the setting, particularly where access, continuity and professional conduct must be managed carefully. Specialist contractors may be well placed if they can form a credible integrated delivery team or partnership covering all four service areas. The buyer has specifically indicated that it is assessing market capability and interest, so suppliers can use the engagement stage to explain delivery models, local resources and practical constraints before the formal procurement begins.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Integrated Facilities Maintenance Services (Cleaning, Gardening, Pest Control, MEP) for British Embassy Muscat

Notice Description

The Authority is seeking to engage the market ahead of a forthcoming procurement for the provision of facilities maintenance services for the British Embassy Muscat covering cleaning services, gardening services, pest control services, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing services. The initial contract is two (2) years from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2028, with one option to extend for an additional year, subject to the satisfactory performance. The estimated amount for this provision is PS640,000 (excluding VAT) for the overall period of performance (including option year). This EME exercise aims to assess market capability and interest in advance of the formal procurement process.

Planning Information

The British Embassy in Muscat is initiating an Early Market Engagement (EME) for its upcoming tender for the Integrated Facilities Maintenance Services. In light of this we would like to extend an invitation to your organization to join our virtual session and be part of this important conversation. Our agenda includes: (a) Discuss the service requirements (b) Procurement process, including criteria and evaluation (c) timelines (d) question and answers/clarifications Please see details below for the virtual EME session schedule: Date: 18 August 2026 Time: 10:00AM Muscat time Location via MS Teams If your organization is interested in participating, please send an email to MNLProcurement@fcdo.gov.uk indicating your expression of interest with the subject "OMM Integrated Facilities Maintenance Services" no later than 14 August 2026. Once we receive your expression of interest, we will send you an MS Teams invite with the necessary details. Information gathered through this EME will also assist the Authority in refining the final procurement approach. Participation in this PME does not constitute any commitment to tender nor guarantee inclusion in the subsequent procurement stage.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dbd2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073933-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79993000 - Building and facilities management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£640,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
5 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
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

Notice Documents

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