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Cleaning and Gardening Services for British Embassy Manama

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

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18 Sep 2026 at 01:54

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is preparing to procure cleaning and gardening services for the British Embassy in Manama, Bahrain. The requirement combines routine cleaning of embassy facilities with gardening and landscape maintenance. It is a services procurement intended to support the operation and appearance of the embassy premises. The buyer is a UK central government department. The requirement is presented as a single service package rather than separate described workstreams, covering both cleaning and landscape gardening. Suppliers with the ability to provide these services in Bahrain, either directly or through an appropriate local delivery model, are the intended market audience.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is being preceded by preliminary market engagement; it is not an invitation to tender. The buyer expects to publish the next notice on 30 September 2026. Suppliers are invited to express interest in the market engagement by emailing mnlprocurement@fcdo.gov.uk by 21 September 2026; the engagement milestone is recorded as due on 28 September 2026. The estimated value is £341,755, including gross value, for one lot. The anticipated contract period is 1 January 2027 to 31 January 2028, with renewal available until 31 January 2030. The procurement is above the applicable threshold and is identified as suitable for SMEs.

This market engagement is most relevant to cleaning and facilities-service businesses that can also deliver gardening or landscape maintenance for an embassy site in Bahrain. The buyer has asked interested suppliers to prepare a company profile and core business details, including business registration, address, key contacts, years of operation and relevant experience in cleaning and gardening services. Businesses should therefore be ready to demonstrate an established operating history, suitable service capacity and credible experience delivering both elements of the requirement. The stated SME suitability indicates that smaller firms may be able to participate, subject to the eventual procurement requirements. Participation can help suppliers understand and potentially influence the final procurement approach before it reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cleaning and Gardening Services for British Embassy Manama

Notice Description

The Authority is seeking to engage the market ahead of a forthcoming procurement for the cleaning and gardening services for the British Embassy Manama

Planning Information

Interested suppliers are invited to express their interest in this Preliminary Market Engagement by sending an email to mnlprocurement@fcdo.gov.uk no later than 21 September 2026. Suppliers should include their company profile and the necessary comppany details, such as business registration, adress, key contacts, years of operation, and relevant cleaning and gardening service experience. Information gathered through this engagement will also assist the Authority in refining the final procurement approach. Participation in this PME does not constitute any commitment to tender nor garantee inclusion in the subsequent procurement stage.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774e8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088445-2026
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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

71421000 - Landscape gardening services

90910000 - Cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£341,755 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Sep 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Jan 2028 1-2 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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