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
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/033902-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £354,528 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 1 Apr 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-12-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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/033902-2026
14th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
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.
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