Notice Information
Notice Title
Service and Maintenance of Lifts
Notice Description
Following the issue of the transparency notice, this is to formally confirm the award of the contract
Procurement Information
The goods lift at the QEII Centre is the original as fitted in 1986, VMS is the only company which is prepared to maintain this lift but in isolation it is not commercially viable for them to do so. Therefore to ensure commercial viability, VMS is awarded the contract for the maintenance and service of all lifts in the QEII Centre. If the goods lift were to break down without this service cover in place, the upper event spaces in the Centre would be have their usage severely restricted. This would result in a significant loss of revenue to the Centre which is a government trading fund and thus a public body.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068422
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035619-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
42 - Industrial machinery
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
42416100 - Lifts
50750000 - Lift-maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £370,390 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Apr 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 29 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE QUEEN ELIZABETH CONFERENCE CENTRE
- 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
- SW1P 3EE
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035619-2026
20th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034667-2026
16th April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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