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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Provision of Paint and Non-Paint consumables to the British High Commission Nairobi

Construction MaterialsCPV 44800000
Value£165k
Deadline1 Sept 2026
Published7 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 7 Aug 202623 days leftCloses 1 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Thabang Mokoena
Thabang.Mokoena@fcdo.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Contract value in context
£165ktotal contract value
median £135k
this tender£0£4.1m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Construction Materials & Structures band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 10,341 valued Construction Materials & Structures tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The primary role of the Supplier will be to provide paint and non-paint consumables to the British High Commission Nairobi.

The Supplier will make available subject to order placement by the Authority the materials listed in the attached Att 2 -Pricing document .

The Supplier shall ensure that all goods and materials supplied are in new, unused and of the most recent or current models/standards and that they incorporate all recent improvements in the design and manufacturing of the goods and materials, unless provided for otherwise in the contract.

The Supplier shall supply all goods and materials with shelf life of no less than 3 months from manufacturer date with at least 9-12 months remaining in useful life.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The primary role of the Supplier

The primary role of the Supplier will be to provide paint and non-paint consumables to the British High Commission Nairobi.

02

The Supplier shall ensure that all goods

The Supplier shall ensure that all goods and materials supplied are in new, unused and of the most recent or current models/standards and that they incorporate all recent improvements in the design and manufacturing of the goods and materials, unless provided for otherwise in the contract.

03

The Supplier shall supply all goods

The Supplier shall supply all goods and materials with shelf life of no less than 3 months from manufacturer date with at least 9-12 months remaining in useful life.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m 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-06df15
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
075287-2026
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