Tender: FCDO Provision of Worldwide Real Estate Surveying Services – Regional Lots (Africa; Asia Pacification and South Asia; Europe, Eastern Europe & Central Asia; Middle East & North Africa; Americas)

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The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is seeking service providers to deliver worldwide real estate surveying services to support management of its global estate, which comprises embassies and high commissions, visa offices, residences for Heads of Post and diplomats, and legacy properties across more than 280 locations. Required services include due diligence and transactional support for freehold, leasehold and licensed property acquisitions and disposals, marketing and disposal management, rent reviews and rental agreement negotiation, lease surrender/expiry/renewal negotiations and dilapidations, advice on rates, land and property taxes (including representation at local tribunals), valuations and appraisal advisory, country-specific town planning advice, legal and counsel services, one-off site or desktop surveys and audits, and strategic regional, country and estate asset management planning; optional services may include property, facilities, estate and financial process management and project management. The requirement is split into five geographic lots (Lot 1 Africa; Lot 2 Asia Pacification and South Asia; Lot 3 Europe (including UK), Eastern Europe and Central Asia; Lot 4 Middle East and North Africa; Lot 5 Americas), with each lot awarded as a separate contract and providers or appointed subcontractors expected to deliver services within the region; the anticipated form of contract is FCDO Terms and Conditions, with the FCDO seeking feedback on appropriate market standard forms.