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Pre-Market Engagement Notice Mechanical & Associated Electrical Service Contract

St Albans City & District Council

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Planning

26 Oct 2026 at 10:14

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

St Albans City and District Council intends to procure a mechanical and associated electrical maintenance and compliance service for its property portfolio. The work covers planned preventative maintenance, statutory inspections and testing, reactive repairs, emergency call-outs, lifecycle replacement and minor improvement projects. Assets include communal heating and boiler plant, heating distribution and metering, air conditioning, bulk gas networks and installations, and mechanical ventilation, including heat-recovery systems. The contractor will also provide fault diagnosis, condition-based maintenance, measured term works and operational support. Services are intended to maintain safety, compliance and reliable operation across the Council’s estate, while supporting asset performance and long-term asset management. The Council is the buyer; the work relates to its portfolio rather than a single named site.

The process is at planning: the Council has announced its intention to procure and is undertaking preliminary market engagement before starting a formal procurement. The engagement is intended to inform the Council about supplier capability and capacity, innovation, delivery models and good practice. The current service arrangement is due to expire on 31 March 2027. The planned replacement contract is expected to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with an extension or renewal provision that could take the contract period to 31 March 2031. The market engagement milestone is scheduled for 13 November 2026. No contract value or budget is stated. The procurement is presented as one lot; no award criteria or formal bid submission arrangements are set out at this planning stage.

The requirement is suited to mechanical and electrical maintenance contractors able to cover a broad range of building-services assets and deliver both planned work and responsive repairs. The Council says it is seeking strong technical expertise across the service disciplines, experience managing maintenance across multiple sites, and effective contract and supply-chain management. Suppliers should be prepared to provide a continuously available emergency call-out service, including nights and weekends, and to maintain access to appropriately qualified and competent staff. Robust mobilisation and business-continuity planning will be important. The Council also wants a collaborative approach to maintaining compliance, improving asset performance and limiting disruption, alongside the ability to support lifecycle replacement and longer-term estate management. These requirements point towards a contractor with sufficient operational capacity and coordinated delivery arrangements for a varied property portfolio.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre-Market Engagement Notice Mechanical & Associated Electrical Service Contract

Notice Description

St Albans City & District Council (the Council) is undertaking preliminary market engagement in advance of a forthcoming procurement exercise for the provision of a Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) Maintenance and Compliance Contract. The current service arrangement is due to expire on 31 March 2027, and the Council is seeking to engage with the market to better understand supplier capability, capacity, innovation, delivery models, and best practice approaches ahead of commencing a formal procurement process.

Planning Information

The Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) contractor to provide a comprehensive maintenance, compliance, and asset management service across its property portfolio. The contract will encompass planned preventative maintenance (PPM), statutory inspections and testing, reactive repairs, emergency response services, lifecycle replacement works, and minor improvement projects relating to a broad range of building services infrastructure and associated assets. The appointed contractor will be responsible for the maintenance, repair, servicing, inspection, and operational support of key mechanical and systems with associated electrical work, including but not limited to:  Communal heating systems, boiler plant, heating distribution networks, and heat metering infrastructure.  Air conditioning  Bulk gas networks and associated gas installations.  Mechanical ventilation systems, including Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) installations. The contract will require the successful contractor to provide both planned and responsive maintenance services, including a fully operational 24-hour emergency call-out service, 365 days per year, to ensure the continued safety, compliance, reliability, and operational performance of the Council's estate. Services will include fault diagnosis, repairs, statutory testing, condition-based maintenance, lifecycle replacement activities, and measured term works. The Council is seeking a contractor that can demonstrate strong technical expertise across all service disciplines, experience of delivering multi-site maintenance contracts, effective contract and supply chain management arrangements, robust mobilisation and business continuity planning, and access to appropriately qualified and competent personnel. The successful contractor will be expected to work collaboratively with the Council to maintain compliance, improve asset performance, minimise service disruption, and support long-term asset management objectives across the estate To view this contract opportunity, prospective suppliers must first register on the PSPS electronic tendering portal http://in-tendhost.co.uk/pspslprocurement/aspx/Home

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078fd5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100856-2026
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

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2029 2-3 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
St Albans City & District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ST ALBANS
Postcode
AL1 3JE
Postcode Area
St Albans
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
St Albans
Electoral Ward
St Peters
Westminster Constituency
St Albans

Further Information

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