PROPERTY PROSPECTING NOTICE - Residence

This notice is intended to inform property market participants as well as any other interested economic operators about the property needs of the Delegation of the European Union to Nepal (the ‘Delegation’) in Kathmandu, and to collect information on properties within a defined perimeter.
 

The Delegation is seeking a property in Kathmandu to serve as the official Residence for the EU Ambassador. The preferred main characteristics of the property are specified below:

• Location:
  • Kathmandu: around the main road-axes (for example, Naxal, Lazimpat (Lazimpat Road),
    Maharajgunj (Maharajgunj Road), Baluwatar (Thirbam Sadak), Mandikatar (Dhumbarahi
    Marg), Bansbari (Bansbari Road), Budhanilkantha
  • Lalitpur: Sanepa, Jawalakhel, Jhamsikhel, Pulchowk (only in the area behind the UN House).
• Size: interior usable surface¹ of max. 600m² (excluding exterior surfaces such as balconies and terraces, underground areas without natural light, technical rooms, guard houses, and garages).
• Providing areas for:
  • Representational activities: accommodating a minimum of 14 guests for seated dinner events and 50 guests for standing receptions².
  • Private use: minimum 4 bedrooms (preferably 5), ideally with separate access, family room, and either a separate kitchenette or discreet access to kitchen during events.
     
• Availability: Ready for occupation by 1 September 2026.
• Positive Detailed Seismic Vulnerability Assessment – certifying the property is safe for occupation (can withstand design-level earthquakes without collapsing)

We accept candidatures for lease. The lease contract should be for a minimum period of 8 years, renewable twice for the same period.

Information about the property (address, floorplans, pictures) should be sent to the following e-mail address: delegation-nepal-tenders@eeas.europa.eu

Deadline for submission of candidatures: 5 June 2026 at 18:00 local time in Kathmandu.

If, on the basis of the information collected, the Delegation considers that all or part of the properties offered can effectively meet its needs, it will launch a negotiated procedure in accordance with Article 167(1)(d) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (the ‘Financial Regulation’) and Point 11(1)(g) of Annex I to the Financial Regulation.

This publication does not constitute, nor should it be construed as, a commitment on the part of the EEAS in its procurement procedures.

^1. Measured along the inner line of external walls of the house or apartment, excluding structural elements (walls above 15 cm, columns above 0.5 m²). Internal staircases counted only once.