--- title: "FCDO Accra British High Commission Offices Redevelopment, Ghana" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-065411" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-065411" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-065411.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-065411.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE" published: "2026-02-13" --- # FCDO Accra British High Commission Offices Redevelopment, Ghana Buyer: FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065411 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-065411) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-065411.json) ## Summary The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is overseeing a redevelopment project of the British High Commission offices in Accra, Ghana. This project, titled "FCDO Accra British High Commission Offices Redevelopment", falls under the 'Building construction work' industry category. It is currently in the planning stage, with significant market engagement activities scheduled. Suppliers are invited to submit a Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire by 23 February 2026. Subsequent discussions with bidders will occur starting in the first week of March 2026, with the full tender expected to be issued between summer and autumn of 2026. The construction phase is anticipated to start in December 2026 and end in August 2029, providing considerable opportunities for businesses capable of performing works above the established UK standards. This redevelopment of the High Commission's office spaces offers substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for firms specialising in construction, refurbishment, and mechanical and electrical installation. SMEs are considered suitable to participate in this procurement process, which involves a Competitive Flexible Procedure, including participation and invitation to tender stages. The project, valued at £9.3 million GBP net, with a gross amount of £11.16 million GBP, requires security-cleared personnel for certain areas, thus presenting opportunities for specialised contractors with the required security credentials. The contract will be hinged on the NEC form, specifically ECC 4, Option A, facilitating structured engagement and execution. Suppliers capable of delivering refurbishment and seismic strengthening works alongside creating functional spaces will find this tender highly compatible with their expertise. ## Notice Project Overview 1.1 The route to market being considered is the Competitive Flexible Procedure. This will comprise of a Request to Participate stage with Conditions of Participation questions and an Invitation to Tender stage. 1.2 The scope of the project is to redevelop two existing sites, to accommodate the British High Commission. The British High Commission (Ghana) estate is made up of two sites that sit side by side. It is located on Julius Nyerere Link Road in a reasonably affluent and central part of Accra, close to Parliament, the Presidency and some Ministries. The office estate in Accra is tired and in poor condition (in places), having suffered from a lack of strategic investment and maintenance. 1.3 It is anticipated that the consturction will take place in phases. Work will start at the Volta site which will be vacant throughout construction (staff normally based at this site will be temporarily moved to the Afadja Site). Once construction works at the Volta site are complete, all of the staff at the Afadja site will be transferred to the Volta site to enable the phase 2 works to be undertaken in the unoccupied Afadja building. 1.4 In line with the overall estate strategy, the intention is to have the Volta HC Office staff move to the Afadja High Commission for the duration of the Volta construction period. 1.5 The existing sites comprises of: * An existing split-site office building. It is proposed that the Volta building be retained and refurbished. * Existing plant structures to be demolished to make way for new extension. * Existing external landscaping to be demolished in some areas to make way for new cloister and walkway. 1.6 Part of the site development design includes: * Undertaking minor works to the existing Afadja site to make suitable to be used as a decant property whilst works to the Volta building are undertaken. * Refurbish the existing building to a fit-for-purpose, open plan office standard. * Replacement of existing mechanical and electrical installations. * Seismic strengthening and associated structural works. * External works to create shared internal and external spaces. 1.7 The Contractor, as well as any engaged sub-contractors, are required to perform all work in accordance with the relevant UK Standards. The construction must meet established UK standards throughout the build process. 2. It is anticipated that the works will be undertaken under the NEC form of contract; ECC 4, Option A (Priced Contract with an Activity Schedule). 3. The project team is also considering the inclusion of an Early Contractor Involvement stage ahead of the construction stage. Both stages will be within the same contract. 4. Some areas of the building will be classified as higher security and will require a separate specialist contractor. These works will not form part of this requirement/contract. However, the parameter and interface between the higher classified areas and the works within this requirement will require security cleared personnel at Security Check (SC*) level to manage the works. Contractor's will need to be able to provide such personnel before the works contract can begin. *SC is a process of security vetting. Further details can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels#security-check-sc. 5. Below is a schedule of key market engagement and tendering activities (subject to change): Activity Date Submit PME questionnaire Response 23rd February 2026 1:1 Discussions with Bidders W/C 2nd March 2026 Issue ITT Summer/Autumn 2026 Bidders day Summer/Autumn 2026 Proposed Bid Deadline Autumn/Winter 2026 Contract Award Winter 2026 ### Planning Information Suppliers are invited to complete the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire, which can be found at https://forms.office.com/e/kLxPz9bM5R Please confirm interest by providing responses to the questions in the questionnaire by 17:00 GMT, 23rd February 2026. There may be further market engagement activities such as presentations and meetings. In such case, this notice will be updated. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013478-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Feb 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Sep 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 2 Aug 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £9,300,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1A 2AH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45210000 - Building construction work ## Release History - 13 Feb 2026 at 14:29 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013478-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013478-2026 13th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/kLxPz9bM5R - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels#security-check-sc - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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