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title: "Luton Council - Open Tender - relating to Heating Plant Maintenance Services (Commercial)"
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# Luton Council - Open Tender - relating to Heating Plant Maintenance Services (Commercial)

Buyer: LUTON BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5818aea7-7d4e-4983-8fc0-fafff2a2d1b8

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## Summary

Luton Borough Council has conducted an open tender process for heating plant maintenance services within the commercial sector. The procurement falls under the industry category of repair and maintenance services of central heating and was executed by Luton Council, a unitary authority responsible for a wide range of municipal functions in the town of Luton, England. This contract involves servicing, maintaining, and repairing heating systems across approximately 58 properties, including offices, sports centres, and community buildings, with work valued at £2,500,000. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the contract runs from 2 June 2023 through 31 May 2028. The tender period closed on 24 April 2023. This award phase was dated 12 June 2023, to Heattreat Ltd, marking the awarding of the contract.

This procurement tender presents significant business growth opportunities for service providers specialized in heating maintenance and engineering services. Companies able to manage the demands of multi-site maintenance across varying operational contexts—ranging from residential to commercial and educational facilities—will find this contract fitting. The opportunity caters especially well to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as highlighted by its suitability criteria. With the promise of becoming a sole service contractor and the potential for additional projects beyond the initial contract value (£75,000 and above), this tender is particularly advantageous for businesses looking to expand their portfolio through municipal service work.

## Notice

To be able to bid for this tender opportunity suppliers MUST first seek registration on the ProContract Proactis Due North e commerce platform (which is free to all suppliers) https://procontract.due-north.com Luton is a large and growing town around 30 miles to the north of London. Luton Council is a unitary Council covering an area of approximately 16.74 square miles (43.35 km2) and the current population of Luton is estimated at 216,000. The Council employs approximately 3,000 people based in a variety of locations such as offices, schools, nurseries, crematorium, parks pavilions, community centres, sports centres, day care, residential, police station, hospital, etc. These locations are located across the Borough. As a unitary authority we have a responsibility in servicing, maintain and repair of heating system for 58 properties from offices, depot, day centres, community centres, sports centres, museums, crematoria, libraries, pavilions & lodges. Property and Infrastructure are part of Luton Council, responsible for the management, maintenance and development of the Council's Estate including: * Operational assets, (such as office blocks, day centres and depots). * Commercial assets (such as shopping parades and industrial units). * Residential assets (such as arm's length housing company schemes). * Educational assets (such as LA maintained schools and nurseries). * Investment assets (often outside the Borough and held purely for secure beneficial rent income). * Community assets (such as cultural and leisure facilities). * Green assets (such as parks and public open space). * Local strategic assets (such as London Luton Airport & Century Park). The Facilities Management Team, operate within the Property & Infrastructure Division. * The Hard FM Team are responsible for the servicing, compliance, maintenance and capital upgrades of our corporate buildings. * We manage the demand and budget, allocating all works via the Property Helpdesk (Monday- Friday) to a range of service contractors - the new supplier will be the sole service contractor for the Heating Plant Maintenance Service and Associated Works - Commercial (up to PS75,000). Larger projects, or works having specific requirements, are tendered - value over PS75,000. The new supplier will be invited to bid The Purpose of this tender is to award a contract to one service provider for between 3 and 5 years subject to satisfactory performance being achieved. All quantities and indicated spend in pricing document are annual indicative quantities and spend based upon the previous 3 years. The Councils financial year runs from April to March, with an exemption period until May 2023. There are also no guaranteed volumes for all requirements on this contract at any time. When larger projects (above PS75k) are required a minimum of three providers /contractors will be asked to bid on an open tender basis, in accordance PCR15 regulations, adopting the appropriate approach relevant t

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/faf1d5c8-1ff0-489e-9e43-721265eebd27 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 22 Jun 2023 - 31 May 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,500,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LUTON BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | LUTON |
| Post town | Luton |
| Postcode | LU1 2BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEATTREAT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 50720000 - Repair and maintenance services of central heating
- 71314310 - Heating engineering services for buildings

## Release History

- 7 Jan 2026 at 14:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/faf1d5c8-1ff0-489e-9e43-721265eebd27
- 22 Mar 2023 at 16:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/277de9e0-fdd4-4eef-b16a-4b1766ab43f5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/faf1d5c8-1ff0-489e-9e43-721265eebd27
  7th January 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/277de9e0-fdd4-4eef-b16a-4b1766ab43f5
  22nd March 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.luton.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com

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