Planning

West Northamptonshire Council - Term Maintenance Contracts (Pre-Market Engagement) Specialist Works

WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL

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Planning

22 Jul 2025 at 10:38

Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council is leading a procurement initiative for Term Maintenance Contracts, currently in the Planning stage, with a focus on Specialist Works. This process is tailored to various service areas, including fire systems, play equipment, heating, and ventilation systems. The primary location for these services is Northampton, UK, and it is managed by a sub-central government public authority. The preliminary market engagement launched in July 2025, with the formal tender launch scheduled for September 2025, ahead of the contract commencement in April 2026. Interested suppliers must express their interest by 31st August 2025 via the Council's procurement portal.

This tender opportunity holds significant potential for business growth, particularly for SMEs and suppliers within construction, engineering, and maintenance industries. It aims to foster long-term partnerships that enhance local supply chains and support workforce development. The procurement strategy incorporates a mix of frameworks and single-supplier arrangements, allowing businesses to secure prolonged partnerships with the potential for re-openings throughout a flexible framework duration of up to eight years. Businesses specialising in areas like firefighting systems, catering equipment, space heating, and associated installations will find ample opportunities to expand their project portfolio through this initiative.

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Notice Title

West Northamptonshire Council - Term Maintenance Contracts (Pre-Market Engagement) Specialist Works

Notice Description

Pre-Market Engagement (PME) Notice - Term Maintenance Contracts - Specialist Trade(s) & Works West Northamptonshire Council is launching a Pre-Market Engagement exercise to shape the future procurement of Term Maintenance Contracts, scheduled for formal launch in September 2025. This initiative is designed to engage the market early, gather supplier feedback, and inform contract strategy across a wide range of building and estate maintenance services. Following local government reorganisation in 2022, the Council seeks to move beyond interim arrangements by establishing long-term contracts that promote strategic partnerships, reduce frequent procurement cycles, and comply with current legislation including the Procurement Act and the Building Safety Act. Key Objectives: *Foster collaborative supplier relationships *Encourage involvement from national and local providers *Promote transparency, compliance, and community benefit *Strengthen local supply chains and workforce development *Use familiar standard contract forms *Enable training and CPD opportunities Procurement Strategy: *Frameworks and single supplier arrangements *Clearly defined service-area lots (e.g. roofing, fire systems, catering equipment) *Mix of mini-competitions and direct awards (where appropriate) *Flexible framework duration (up to 8 years), with reopening options Procurement Area Specialist: * Roller and automatic doors, gates and shutters: Framework 4 suppliers to be awarded initial framework length 4 years. 8 years total contract terms. with minimum two re-openings *firefighting systems (fire hoses, dry risers, west risers, fire and oxide protection, other firefighting systems including equipment), fire suppression systems (sprinklers, deluge systems, gas firefighting, foam firefighting, other fire suppression). Framework 4 suppliers to be awarded initial framework length 4 years. 8 years total contract terms. with minimum two re-openings * Play equipment design, installation, maintenance and inspections Framework 4 suppliers to be awarded initial framework length 4 years. 8 years total contract terms. with minimum two re-openings . *Catering equipment - design, install, maintenance inspections and servicing. Framework 4 suppliers to be awarded initial framework length 4 years. 8 years total contract terms. with minimum two re-openings *Space heating and air conditioning - central heating, local heating, central cooling, local cooling, central heating and cooling systems, local central and heating systems central air conditioning and local air conditioning. Framework 4 suppliers to be awarded initial framework length 4 years. 8 years total contract terms. with minimum two re-openings *Ventilation systems - central ventilation, local and specialist ventilation and smoke extract/control. Framework 4 suppliers to be awarded initial framework length 4 years. 8 years total contract terms. with minimum two re-openings *Lifts and conveyor installations - lifts, escalators, moving pavements, conveyors, dock levellers and scissor lifts, cranes and unenclosed hoists, hoists. Design, installation, maintenance, inspection and servicing. Framework 4 suppliers to be awarded initial framework length 4 years. 8 years total contract terms. with minimum two re-openings *Swimming and jacuzzies plant equipment - design, installation, inspection and testing. Framework 4 suppliers to be awarded initial framework length 4 years. 8 years total contract terms. with minimum two re-openings. * Water features. Framework 4 suppliers to be awarded initial framework length 4 years. 8 years total contract terms. with minimum two re-openings *Medical and laboratory - gas systems. Framework 4 suppliers to be awarded initial framework length 4 years. 8 years total contract terms. with minimum two re-openings. *Treated water systems. Framework 4 suppliers to be awarded initial framework length 4 years. 8 years total contract terms. with minimum two re-openings . *Compressed air systems. Framework 4 suppliers to be awarded initial framework length 4 years. 8 years total contract terms. with minimum two re-openings . Timeline: *PME Launch: July 2025 *Procurement Launch: September 2025 *Contract Start: From April 2026 Supplier Engagement Activities: *Online surveys *Briefings via a supplier day How to Participate: Register interest via the Council's procurement portal (In-Tend Electronic Tendering Site) hhttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc/aspx/Home Where you will be able to register your interest. We will also be sending out any documents for suppliers to register for suppliers days and any other pre market activity. Important Note: Registration is required to attend PME events. Participation in this engagement does not guarantee future contract opportunities; outcomes depend on the results of PME and internal governance decisions..

Planning Information

How to Participate: Register interest via the Council's procurement portal (In-Tend Electronic Tendering Site) hhttps://in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc/aspx/Home Where you will be able to register your interest. We will also be sending out any documents for suppliers to register for suppliers days and any other pre market activity. Important Note: Registration is required to attend PME events. Participation in this engagement does not guarantee future contract opportunities; outcomes depend on the results of PME and internal governance decisions..

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0563a5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041924-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

24 - Chemical products

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

42 - Industrial machinery

43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

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)


CPV Codes

24111500 - Medical gases

24113200 - Compressed air

35111300 - Fire extinguishers

35111400 - Fire escape equipment

35111500 - Fire suppression system

35111510 - Fire suppression hand tools

35111520 - Fire suppression foam or similar compounds

37535200 - Playground equipment

39310000 - Catering equipment

39311000 - Light catering equipment

39714110 - Extraction ventilators

39715200 - Heating equipment

39715210 - Central-heating equipment

42122500 - Laboratory pumps and accessories

42414000 - Cranes, mobile lifting frames and works trucks fitted with a crane

42414100 - Cranes

42414150 - Tower cranes

42416000 - Lifts, skip hoists, hoists, escalators and moving walkways

42416100 - Lifts

42416120 - Goods lifts

42417000 - Elevators and conveyors

42419510 - Parts of lifts

42500000 - Cooling and ventilation equipment

42515000 - District heating boiler

42520000 - Ventilation equipment

42943700 - Heating circulators

43324100 - Equipment for swimming pools

44115310 - Roller-type shutters

44115600 - Stairlifts

44221300 - Gates

44221310 - Access gates

44221400 - Shutters

44620000 - Central-heating radiators and boilers and parts

44621110 - Central-heating radiators

44621220 - Central-heating boilers

45212212 - Construction work for swimming pool

45214610 - Laboratory building construction work

45236210 - Flatwork for children's play area

45331000 - Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work

45331200 - Ventilation and air-conditioning installation work

45331210 - Ventilation installation work

45421142 - Installation of shutters

45421148 - Installation of gates

45510000 - Hire of cranes with operator

50883000 - Repair and maintenance services of catering equipment

51430000 - Installation services of laboratory equipment

51511110 - Installation services of cranes

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,333,333 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHAMPTON
Postcode
NN1 1ED
Post Town
Northampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Northampton North

Further Information

Notice Documents

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