Award

M&E Maintenance at Marlborough House

THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Mar 2026 at 11:49

Tender

21 Nov 2025 at 12:05

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for M&E Maintenance at Marlborough House involves The Royal Household, situated at Buckingham Palace, London. This contract covers a wide range of monitoring, testing, optimisation, planned maintenance, and repair works within Marlborough House. Key activities include maintaining plant rooms, boiler servicing, water hygiene management, and electrical device repairs. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender was initiated on 21 November 2025. The award aims to start on 22 March 2026, with the contract period ending on 21 March 2029, and providing options for renewal up to March 2031. The industry category is repair and maintenance services, with the total contract value quoted at £1,200,000 GBP. The submission deadline was set for 22 December 2025, and the award period concludes on 9 February 2026.

This tender offers substantial business growth opportunities for large facilities management companies, such as Pareto Facilities Management Ltd, which has been successful in securing the award through an open procedure. Businesses specialising in M&E maintenance services can benefit from the comprehensive scope of work outlined, the significant contract value, and the potential for extension. Suitable firms would be those with expertise in managing complex building services and dedicated maintenance teams capable of addressing urgent and routine repairs. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with relevant experience can also explore opportunities for collaboration and subcontracting to fulfil specific aspects of the project, especially in technical and sustainable solutions areas, where additional quality criteria are highlighted in the tender requirements.

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Notice Title

M&E Maintenance at Marlborough House

Notice Description

The contract encompasses all contract service found in Marlborough House. The scope of this contract includes: 2.1.1 Monitoring, testing, optimisation, planned maintenance & repair works on the items below: # All plant rooms and services within the boundary of the site including daily vigilance checks, weekly inspections and monthly observation reports. Provision of plantroom logbooks and maintaining plantroom cleanliness. # All boilers for heating and hot water services including gas safety certificates for boilers and pipework from meter # Chiller unit and associated air cooled condenser. # All pumps, primary heating, LTHW primary, variable temperature, constant temperature, sectional heating, chilled water pumps and sump pumps. # Chilled water and LTHW water pressurisation units, expansion vessels and buffer storage vessels. # Closed water system sampling and maintenance # All VAV ventilation units, ductwork, extraction fans, filters, grilles, intake louvres and air conditioning units. # All air handling units and fan coil units. # All other heating and cooling emitters and associated valves inside the building. # All pipework and that is used as a conduit for water services, space heating, cooling, hot water and cold water with all associated gauges and valves. # All drainage pipework within the building, until it meets the first accessible intercept or manhole, all saniflow units and pumped drainage, external rainwater drainage gulleys around the building perimeter # All internal and external plumbing services including taps, external bib taps, water tanks, WCs, calorifiers, sinks, toilets and associated cisterns # All internal and external lighting installations including maintained and non maintained self contained emergency lighting and central battery emergency lighting inverters. # Replacement of all internal and external lighting components upon failure such as lamps, ballasts, diffusers and drivers. # Repair of all fixed electrical devices and appliances e.g hand dryers # Routine repair of all fixed electrical installations and switchgear ROYAL HOUSEHOLD PROPERTY SECTION 0025/PPTO Page 5 of 24 # Planned maintenance of electrical switchgear, including power factor correction system with DNO attendance # Inspection and testing of water and refrigerant leak detection systems. # Water hygiene maintenance in accordance with RHPS Water Risk Assessment Written Scheme of control including: water tank chlorination, HWS pasteurisation, shower head cleaning, tank inspections, tank sampling, sentinel outlet temperature testing, low use flushing and additional flushing as required by the RHPS legionella sampling regime. # All fixed and portable commercial and domestic kitchen equipment, including gas safety certificates, stop button and ventilation interlock testing. # All services within and attached to the Security Gate Lodge, which includes a vehicle barrier, pedestrian gate release system, vehicle gate height alarm, CCTV system and the intruder alarm system. # All services in the Queen Alexandra Memorial on Marlborough Road.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e638
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019851-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Mar 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
22 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Mar 20261 months ago
Contract Period
22 Mar 2026 - 21 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 1AA
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PARETO FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

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