Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcd-deb1-715b-928f-4824db24c76b/framework-agreement-for-mechanical-electrical-and-plumbing-mep-supplies-for-b closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Framework Agreement for Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) supplies for British Embassy in Kathmandu (Nepal) [Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tendernation.io/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office) Estimated value £500,000 Published 16 Feb 2026 Deadline Closed 16 Mar 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Split into 8 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The British Embassy (BE) in Kathmandu, Nepal intends to empannel competent suppliers through a competitive tender process under a Framework Agreement for supplies of Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, Carpentry, Air Conditioning, Refrigerator, and other General maintenance consumables. This will be multi-lots and multi-supplier Framework Agreement. FCDO in Nepal anticipates that the framework agreement for all Eight Lots (listed below) will operate for a period of 4 years, commencing on 1st May 2026 (tentatively). A review of all supplier's perfromance and competativeness of rates offered in relation to the market will be assesed formally once every year. - Lot 1 Plumbing Item Supplies - Lot 2 Painting Items Supplies - Lot 3 Air Conditioning & White Goods Supplies - Lot 4 Electrical Items Supplies - Lot 5 Carpentry Items Supplies - Lot 6 Health & Safety Items Supplies - Lot 7 Generator Spare Parts Supplies - Lot 8 Civil, Construction & Miscellaneous Work Item Supplies Call-Off procedures for downstream orders under the framework is clearly laid out in the tender documentation. ## CPV classification Domestic appliances Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies Plumbing materials Construction materials Paints Parts of electrical domestic appliances Parts of air-conditioning machines Parts of general-purpose machinery Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-0550ba-2026-02-16T08:05:24Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-0550ba-2026-02-16T08:05:24Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. 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