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PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT - Supply, Installation & Maintenance for Stairlifts & Through Lifts

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

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07 Aug 2026 at 15:31

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is planning a single service covering the supply, installation, maintenance and repair of stairlifts, step lifts and through-floor lifts. The equipment and associated services are intended for domestic properties within the Barnsley borough, supporting residents who require improved access in their homes. The requirement combines the purchase of lifting equipment with installation and ongoing electrical machinery and lift maintenance services. Barnsley Council is the buying organisation and will use the pre-market exercise to help shape its procurement strategy and technical specification. The main category is goods, with related installation, repair and maintenance services. The council has identified the requirement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently a pre-market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The council has scheduled engagement activity for 21 August 2026 and expects the next notice to be published on 22 September 2026; these are indicative planning dates rather than bid deadlines. The estimated value is £3,000,000 excluding tax, or £3,600,000 including tax. The planned contract period is 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2030, with a renewal option allowing the arrangement to continue to 31 January 2032. The requirement is arranged as one lot and is above the applicable threshold. The engagement will inform the eventual procurement strategy and specification.

The planned requirement should suit suppliers that can provide a complete domestic lifting-equipment service rather than only selling or installing individual products. Relevant businesses are likely to have established capability in supplying stairlifts, step lifts and through-floor lifts, carrying out safe installations in occupied homes, and delivering responsive maintenance and repairs over several years. Experience with electrical machinery and lift servicing would be relevant to the combined technical scope. Suppliers should consider whether they can support properties across the Barnsley borough and manage ongoing customer and repair requirements at scale. The council has expressly identified the requirement as suitable for SMEs, so smaller specialist providers may wish to prepare market-engagement input and consider delivery partnerships before the future competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT - Supply, Installation & Maintenance for Stairlifts & Through Lifts

Notice Description

Barnsley Council is conducting a pre-market engagement exercise to help inform its procurement strategy and specification requirements for the provision of a service which includes the supply, installation, maintenance and repair of stairlifts, step lifts and through-floor lifts to domestic properties within the borough.

Planning Information

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=108000&TID=100113071&B=

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06df5f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075405-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

50 - Repair and maintenance services

51 - Installation services (except software)

CPV Codes

44115600 - Stairlifts

50532000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment

50750000 - Lift-maintenance services

51511100 - Installation services of lifting equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
22 Sep 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Postcode
S70 2TA
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE33 Barnsley
Delivery Location
TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Local Authority
Barnsley
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Barnsley North

Further Information

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