Notice Information
Notice Title
V&A - Hard FM
Notice Description
The V&A is seeking to appoint a single supplier for Hard Facilities Management (Hard FM) service delivery across its multisite estate, including: * V&A South Kensington * Young V&A * V&A East Storehouse * V&A East Museum - opening in East London, April 2026. The Contract for the delivery of Hard FM services will include but not be limited to the below services: * General Services * Mechanical Maintenance * Electrical Maintenance * Public Health Maintenance * Fabric Maintenance * Roof Maintenance * Life Safety - at V&A East Museum and V&A East Storehouse. Soft FM services are not within the scope of this contract and have been procured separately. We will therefore also not require Total FM services. This is a single contract to deliver Hard FM services only. Applicants must be able to deliver all services set out in this notice and the PQQ pack to be considered to be invited to tender. For more information, please log on to Delta and download the PQQ pack which includes our draft Scope of Service. Please note that the estimated value stated in this contract is inclusive of all options and extensions. This means it is based on the extended seven year term and includes some allowances for ad hoc services. The following organisation is carrying out part of the procurement on our behalf: Mortice Consulting Limited, company number 10639824, whose registered address is 26-28 Molesey Road, Hersham, Walton On Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, KT12 4RQ. Their role in this procurement is assisting us with drafting procurement documentation and evaluating submissions from suppliers.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The inclusion of any additional services that may reasonably be required and are relevant to the service delivery, to be instructed by means of a contract variation. This includes additional services as described within the scope documents. Known Risks (under Procurement Act, Schedule 8, Sections 5-7) are not included in the contract value estimation. Known Risks will include changes outside of ours and the supplier's control such as to living wage, inflation, and statutory changes that affect the sums paid. The estimated total contract value includes all options and extensions and we have also added a 4% inflation estimate for the purpose of this notice.
Renewal: The Initial Contract Term will be 5 years starting on the Service Commencement Date plus a potential First and Second Extension Period of twelve (12) months each to a maximum term of 7 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065602
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014309-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
45261900 - Roof repair and maintenance work
50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
79993000 - Building and facilities management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £29,618,604 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £29,618,604 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Feb 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Mar 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 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
- VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@vam.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW7 2RL
- 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)
- TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Electoral Ward
- Brompton & Hans Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014309-2026
17th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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