Awarded contract

NAIROBI RAILWAY CITY TA

Details

Buyer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Supplier(s): KPMG Advisory Services Limited
Value: £4,000,000
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Foreign economic-aid-related services
Published: 24 July 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) awarded a contract for delivery of Technical Assistance for Nairobi Railway City Technical Assistance Project (NRC TA) in Kenya to KPMG Advisory Services Ltd. The contract would require the supplier to provide expertise to support Kenya Railways to fully develop and unlock the economic potential of the Railway City Project in Nairobi, Kenya. The Supplier will provide the strategic oversight of the Railway City Project, leadership, stakeholder management to ensure the effective delivery of day-to-day operations of the Contract. This will also include identification, development and delivery of Technical Assistance activities, oversight and management of the Technical Assistance expertise commissioned. The NRC TA contract will contribute to broader national objectives, including stimulating economic growth, generating employment opportunities, expanding future transport capacity, and delivering a mixed used climate resilient project that includes affordable housing in its scope. ## Contract award Title: NAIROBI RAILWAY CITY TA (NRC TA) ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published24 July 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date24 July 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2028in 17 months

About the buyer

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is a ministerial department that buys through its own Commercial Directorate. Four category teams cover programme delivery, estates and security, digital and technology, and corporate services. The department runs its own frameworks, such as the Global Development Delivery Framework, and dynamic purchasing systems for construction and global facilities management.

A commercial pipeline is updated every quarter.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's contract awards have been in business services, transport equipment and construction work.

Decision makers

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