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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

provision of generators, road blockers, stabilisers and solar heaters maintenance services - BHC Kigali

Repair & MaintenanceCPV 50000000
Value£98.0m
Deadline17 Sept 2026
Published14 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 14 Aug 202629 days leftCloses 17 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Goitse Mlangeni
goitse.mlangeni@fcdo.gov.uk
+27615182181

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How to submit
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Contract value in context
£98.0mtotal contract value
median £130k
this tender£0£105.8m

This is a large award for Repair & Maintenance — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 15,278 valued Repair & Maintenance tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The British High Commission Kigali seeks to procure a qualified maintenance service provider to deliver preventative, corrective and emergency maintenance services for generators, road blockers, stabilisers and solar heaters across the diplomatic estate.

The requirement is for a comprehensive maintenance service covering approximately 20 generators, 2 hydraulic road blockers/bollards, 2 stabilisers and 3 solar heaters, including preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, emergency callouts and replacement parts as required.

The new contract will be awarded for an initial period of thirty-six (36) months, with an option to extend for a further twelve (12) months subject to satisfactory performance.

The maintenance of these assets is critical to ensuring operational resilience, power continuity, security infrastructure availability, health and safety compliance and business continuity at the British High Commission Kigali.

The procurement aims to achieve: • Value for Money • Reliable service delivery • Fast emergency response capability • Technical competency • Sustainable maintenance practices • Continuous performance improvement and innovation.

What it takes to bid this

4580 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e439
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
077521-2026
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