Notice Information
Notice Title
Lift Modernisation Contract - Preliminary Market Engagement
Notice Description
Southern Housing are seeking to replace circa 44 lifts per year, split across 4 contracts. 75-80% of the work is based in London. Circa 10% of the works will be to High Risk Buildings as defined by the Building Safety Act. Scope of Works: The scope of the contract will include: a) Replacement of lift installations b) Quality assurance of work delivered by contractors with provision of supporting evidence. c) Principal Contractor role for CDM and Building Safety Act requirements d) Lift repairs and maintenance during the warranty period The scope of the contract will exclude: a. Lift Repairs and Maintenance beyond the warranty period Strategic Objectives Key strategic objectives required of the procurement process are: 1. Seeking long term relationships, value for money, social value 2. KPIs - delivery of programme, customer satisfaction 3. Incentivised performance linked to profit 4. Resilience through multiple contractors 5. To commence in 26/27 financial year 6. Consistent quality and experience delivered for Southern Housing tenants based through a single suite of contract delivery processes. The added value benefits we are seeking are: a) Maximisation of guarantees/warranties and component lifecycles. b) Delivery of social value outcomes. c) Ideas and innovation as to how the works could be delivered more efficiently each year to continuously improve the customer experience.
Planning Information
Please see the Information Memorandum and other documents accompanying this notice.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050ef0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059266-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
42 - Industrial machinery
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
51 - Installation services (except software)
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- CPV Codes
42400000 - Lifting and handling equipment and parts
44100000 - Construction materials and associated items
44110000 - Construction materials
45300000 - Building installation work
50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
51500000 - Installation services of machinery and equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £100,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 3 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTHERN HOUSING
- Contact Name
- Kim Newman
- Contact Email
- procurement@pmlgroup.com, procurement@southernhousing.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC1M 5LA
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI43 Haringey and Islington
- Delivery Location
- TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Islington
- Electoral Ward
- Clerkenwell
- Westminster Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059266-2025
24th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019778-2025
8th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019776-2025
8th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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