Provision of Lift Maintenance Services 2026

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Notice Title

Provision of Lift Maintenance Services 2026

Notice Description

This is a Market Engagement stage for a forthcoming opportunity, University of Chester will shortly be tendering via the open procedure for the Provision of Lift Maintenance Services throughout the University. It is planned to award one contract for the co-ordination, management, administration and completion of these services. Please note that any future lift installation works would be by separate tender and are not part of the scope or requirements for this tender. All maintenance services would be delivered to SFG20 requirements, and the administration and management of these tasks would be required to be delivered using the University's CAFM software Q2 from Quantarc. Full details will be outlined in the tender documents when the tender begins and are not available at this stage. Potential tenderers are welcome to express interest in this opportunity and if you have any questions at this stage to arrange a Teams call with the Estates team. We have also added a questionnaire which only asks if you are interested in the market engagement stage and only requires a Yes or No response, you do not need to submit any other documents at this stage. It is not compulsory and will not affect your being invited to the tender stage, but please submit the Question response if you wish to. To Express Interest please visit University of Chester's In-Tend portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofchester/aspx/Home

Planning Information

For information and interest at this stage. If you would like to arrange a Teams call with the Estates team please express interest via the University of Chester In-Tend portal and send a correspondence message.

Notice Details

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Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c9bb
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066144-2026
Current Stage: Planning
All Stages: Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type: UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type: Standard
Procurement Category: Services
Procurement Method: Not Specified
Procurement Method Details: Not specified
Tender Suitability: SME
Awardee Scale: Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

42416100 - Lifts

42416120 - Goods lifts

42416130 - Mechanical lifts

50750000 - Lift-maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: £750,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: Not specified
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 14 Jul 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline: Not specified
Future Notice Date: 20 Jul 20264 days to go
Award Date: Not specified
Contract Period: 13 Sep 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status: Planning
Lots Status: Planning
Awards Status: Not Specified
Contracts Status: Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

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Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER
Contact Name: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone: Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality: CHESTER
Postcode: CH1 4BJ
Post Town: Chester
Country: England
Major Region (ITL 1): TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2): TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3): TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Delivery Location: TLD North West (England)
Local Authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward: Chester City & the Garden Quarter
Westminster Constituency: Chester North and Neston

Further Information

Notice Documents

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066144-2026
14th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065717-2026
13th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Notice URLs

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