Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of the servicing and maintenance of air conditioning and ventilation equipment throughout the City of Southend-on-Sea
Notice Description
Southend on Sea City Council is seeking to engage an experienced and qualified supplier to fulfil low value installations, servicing, maintenance and responsive repairs to air conditioning and ventilation equipment within Public Buildings (excluding Housing Stock) and delegated properties (i.e. Schools and Community Buildings). The contract will a 24-hour response to call outs with a 1-hour response time in respect to some buildings. The contract will include a planned service and maintenance schedule and schedule of rates for repairs and new works. All potential contractors must hold F-Gas Certification. The duration of the contract is for 3 years with the option to extend for up to an additional 3 years. The contract will be let under a JCT Measured Term Contract. Please Note: This government's English Devolution White Paper, Power and Partnership: Foundations for Growth published on 16 December 2024, states that the government wants all remaining two tier areas in England to be eventually restructured into single-tier unitary authorities and is termed Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). This reorganisation is part of a broader devolution strategy to simplify local government structures, save public funds and improve local accountability. LGR will impact the County of Essex as it currently operates a two-tier Local Government structure. It is anticipated that during the life of this contract/ framework, the LGR process will commence and/or progress potentially impacting this contract. Impacts may include, but not limited to, modifications such as a transfer of the legal entity you currently contract with, significant increases and/ or decreases in the value/ volume of services required due to the change in size / scope of the Contracting Authority and/or changes to the scope of the nature of services required. Although any contract scope changes should broadly relate to the nature of the existing scope, new services of a related nature may be required that were not previously included. The scale and exact timing of the changes are unknown at this point, but it is known that LGR will impact the County of Essex. All suppliers who work with the Authority need to be aware and where possible, work with the Authority to adapt to any changes/ modifications as required to ensure smooth transition and continuity of services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: At the request of the Council the addition / omission of sites, replacement equipment all in accordance with the JCT Measured Term Contract 2024 Edition and Pricing Schedules.
Renewal: The Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term on a maximum of 3 (three) occasions, for a period of up to 1 (one) year on each occasion (each a "Renewal Period") at the Council's sole discretion, by the Council giving the Successful Supplier not less than 3 (three) months' notice prior to the expiry of the Initial Term or the Renewal Period (as applicable).
Planning Information
Early Market Engagement: Southend-on-Sea City Council wishes to receive information and market knowledge from potential suppliers within the air conditioning and ventilation servicing and maintenance sector. The Market Engagement Documents can be accessed via: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=690ee163-8d98-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=b16526a7-7dbd-e611-8118-000c29c9ba21 The deadline for receipt of clarification requests or further information requests, relating to this process is: 18:00 on Wednesday 8th October 2025. The deadline for submission of completed responses relating to this process is: 12:00 noon on Tuesday 14th October 2025. Procurement reference: DN791548.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a079
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082296-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
42 - Industrial machinery
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
42500000 - Cooling and ventilation equipment
45331000 - Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work
50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £540,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £540,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Dec 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Jan 20265 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-12-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurementops@southend.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
- Postcode
- SS2 6FA
- Post Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
- Delivery Location
- TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
-
- Local Authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Electoral Ward
- Victoria
- Westminster Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082296-2025
12th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059022-2025
23rd September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://procontract.due-north.com/
The procurement will be conducted electronically via the Council's e-tender facility Pro-Contract https://procontract.due-north.com. Your organisation will need to register on the e-tender system where registration is free of charge. Once you have registered you will need to express an interest in this opportunity (E-Tender Project ID: DN791548), then look at 'My Opportunities' where you will be able to view all the tender documents. Any tender queries in relation to this project must be raised as a clarification request via the messaging portal on the e-tender facility.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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