Award

Gas , Plumbing and Heating - Corporate Landlord

MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Aug 2025 at 14:13

Tender

21 Jan 2025 at 15:19

Summary of the contracting process

Milton Keynes City Council has completed a procurement process for the provision of gas, plumbing, and heating services, aimed at ensuring the proper servicing and maintenance of gas systems, plumbing, hot water systems, and heat pumps across a diverse property portfolio in Milton Keynes. The procurement process utilised an open procedure and was classified under the CPV code 50531200 for gas appliance maintenance services. The procurement reached the award stage, with Village Heating Limited securing the contract valued at £360,000. The invitation to tender was initially active from 21 January 2025, with the open submission period concluding on 4 April 2025.

The contract presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in gas and plumbing services, especially those capable of providing 24/7 services and responding promptly to emergencies. Companies with existing expertise in managing diverse property portfolios, including leisure, educational, commercial, and corporate landlord stock, stand to gain the most. Moreover, businesses familiar with using systems like Milton Keynes City Council's CAFM will find additional alignment with the tender requirements. Small to medium enterprises, particularly those based in the UK region UKJ12, had a strong representation in the bidding process, making it fertile ground for similarly sized businesses to explore growth opportunities in public sector maintenance contracts.

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Notice Title

Gas , Plumbing and Heating - Corporate Landlord

Notice Description

Milton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Gas, Plumbing and Heating services to provide the services for the regular servicing and maintenance of gas systems, plumbing, hot water systems, and heat pumps across a portfolio of buildings. The aim is to ensure safety, compliance with regulations, and optimal performance of all systems for our corporate portfolio. This is being procured as an open tender.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Milton Keynes City Council are out to tender for the provision of Gas Servicing, Plumbing, and Heat Pump Maintenance. this is being procured under the open procedure. Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) manage a diverse property portfolio encompassing leisure, schools, commercial and corporate landlord stock. MKCC's repair and maintenance obligations differ for the different stock types and leasehold responsibilities.For the Corporate Landlord stock (properties from which the council predominately offer their services) the Council has full maintenance responsibility including reactive, quoted, planned, best practice and statutory compliance obligation.MKCC operates an in-house Facilities Management Team, central to this function is the MKCC FM Helpdesk. The helpdesk operates a CAFM system called CIVICA, which is intrinsic to the success of our operation. It is a requirement that the successful supplier utilises CIVICA in delivery of this contract, therefore training will be provided during mobilisation.This tender package encompasses the following disciplines:A. Gas Installations and PlumbingB. Heat Pump Maintenance It is a mandatory requirement that -the successful contractor offers a 24/7 service. Please note that, out of hours calls will only be placed for genuine emergencies, and the successful contractor must have the capability to receive and respond to such calls.MKCC look to form a transparent and open relationship with all their appointed suppliers. This transparency requires all costs and performance data to be clearly visible on a site-by-site basis. It is our expectation that all activities will be tightly controlled by the successful contractor to ensure that all MKCC's processes and procedures (as detailed in this tender package) are continually met.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d517
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046596-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

42511110 - Heat pumps

42533000 - Parts of heat pumps

50531200 - Gas appliance maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£360,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£360,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Apr 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Aug 20256 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
2028

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MILTON KEYNES CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Clare Harris
Contact Email
corporateprocurement@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
MILTON KEYNES
Postcode
MK9 3EJ
Post Town
Milton Keynes
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ12 Milton Keynes
Delivery Location
TLJ12 Milton Keynes

Local Authority
Milton Keynes
Electoral Ward
Central Milton Keynes
Westminster Constituency
Milton Keynes Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VILLAGE HEATING

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