Notice Information
Notice Title
002522 British Library Estates Maintenance
Notice Description
The Library is seeking to appoint a professional supplier to fulfil its Estates Maintenance contract. The contract covers the delivery of: * Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) services (both planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive) * Environmental services * Fabric maintenance services (both PPM and reactive) * Accommodation services * Associated services A detailed requirement is provided within the Specification at Part C to the Procurement Document Set, downloadable via Delta E-sourcing. The Contract shall cover services across the Library's entire portfolio, currently at St Pancras and Boston Spa. It is envisaged that the initial term of the contract will be 5 years, with an optional extension period of up to 5 years. The contract shall be awarded in its entirety and will not be let in lots due to the economic and practical efficiencies presented by a single contract delivery model. For further information please download the full document set via Delta E-sourcing. Preliminary market engagement took place prior to the commencement of the Procurement Process with a range of suppliers. The notice can be found here: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028930-2024?origin=SearchResults&p=1 For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Repair-and-maintenance-services./33Z26N9FUY To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/33Z26N9FUY
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Contract term will be 5 years with an Authority option to extend by a further 5 years to a total maximum term of 10 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05696f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044425-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
50324200 - Preventive maintenance services
50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
50711000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations
50712000 - Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations
50760000 - Repair and maintenance of public conveniences
50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
50850000 - Repair and maintenance services of furniture
77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £97,290,607 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £97,290,607 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Jul 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRITISH LIBRARY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Cara Croker
- Contact Email
- cara.croker@bl.uk, solutions@nellerdavies.com
- Contact Phone
- 01937 546173
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- NW1 2DB
- Post Town
- North West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH25 Central Bedfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044425-2025
30th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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