FCDO Accra British High Commission Offices Redevelopment, Ghana[E12]

From the 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 landscapin…[E5]

• ConditionDelivery location: GH, Ghana.[E6]
• ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E7]
• ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E8]
• DetailLot 1 runs from 10 May 2027 to 25 Oct 2030.[E3]
• The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

• RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E9]
• UnknownNo submission deadline we could read in the notice data.
• UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC

   The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.

   Source document 100288-2026

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1. E1

   The buyer is Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

   Document 100288-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

2. E2

   The notice is classified under CPV 45210000 (Building construction work).

   Document 100288-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

3. E3

   Lot 1 runs from 10 May 2027 to 25 Oct 2030.

   “2027-05-10T00:00:00+01:00 to 2030-10-25T23:59:59+01:00”

   Document 100288-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

4. E4

   The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.

   Document 100288-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

5. E5

   The buyer describes the requirement in the 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 ex…”

   Document 100288-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

6. E6

   Delivery location: GH, Ghana.

   Document 100288-2026, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

7. E7

   The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).

   Document 100288-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

8. E8

   The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

   “sme: true”

   Document 100288-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

9. E9

   This is a planning or market engagement notice. Bidding has not opened.

   “planningUpdate”

   Document 100288-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

10. E10

    The notice was published on 23 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-23T10:24:22+01:00”

    Document 100288-2026, field /date, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

11. E11

    Find a Tender gives the tender status as planning.

    Document 100288-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

12. E12

    The notice is titled "FCDO Accra British High Commission Offices Redevelopment, Ghana".

    Document 100288-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

13. E13

    The stated value is GBP 10,600,000 excluding VAT.

    “10600000 GBP”

    Document 100288-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC · source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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