Notice Information
Notice Title
Service and Maintenance of Lifts
Notice Description
Servicing and maintenance of passenger and goods lifts at the QEII Centre
Procurement Information
VMS Ltd is the only supplier who is willing to maintain the legacy goods lift at the QEII Centre. In isolation, maintenance of this lift is not commercially viable and therefore the QEII Centre has decided to incorporate all lifts within the building in the contract. Without the goods lift the operation of the Centre for its intended purpose would be severely curtailed.
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/038541-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details 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
-
- CPV Codes
50750000 - Lift-maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £370,390 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £370,390 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Apr 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Apr 20262 months 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
- Active
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/038541-2026
28th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
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)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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