---
title: "Provision of Planned and Responsive Maintenance and Minor Works - Ballymena M&E Lot 1"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03faf4"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03faf4"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03faf4.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03faf4.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY"
published: "2023-10-27"
---

# Provision of Planned and Responsive Maintenance and Minor Works - Ballymena M&E Lot 1

Buyer: THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03faf4

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03faf4)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03faf4.json)

## Summary

The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) awarded a contract for the Provision of Planned and Responsive Maintenance and Minor Works - Ballymena M&E Lot 1 to LM Services NI Ltd. The contract covers Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance Works in the old North Eastern Education and Library Board area, with a value of 30,750,000 GBP. The contract period is from 30th October 2023 to 31st May 2024.

This contract offers opportunities for businesses in the building construction industry, particularly those providing maintenance and works services. The procurement process was conducted through a limited award procedure without prior publication, falling outside the scope of a directive. Businesses with experience in works related to building construction may find this tender suitable for future growth and collaboration.

## Notice

The award of a contract by Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union, in respect of the continued provision of Contract Lot 1: Term Service Contracts for Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance Works in the old North Eastern Education and Library Board area (Area 1), Contract Lot 1 as further described in OJEU Contract Notice and as outlined in the previous VEATs issued on 28 May 2021, 15 April 2022 and 13 December 2022.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The award of a contract by Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union, in respect of the continued provision of Contract Lot 1: Term Service Contracts for Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance Works in the old North Eastern Education and Library Board area (Area 1), Contract Lot 1 as further described in OJEU Contract Notice and as outlined in the previous VEAT issued on 13 December 2022.

Options: The previous VEAT 2022/S 000-035201 issued on 13 December 2022 extended this contract until 31 May 2024 with an option for the EANI to terminate, at its sole discretion, the contract by providing the contractor with written notice of its intention to terminate the contract. The EANI does not intend to extend the time of this contract beyond the modification referenced in VEAT 2022/S 000-035201 published on 13 December 2022. Rather, this publication is to increase the value of the contract

### Procurement Information

Regulation 72(1)(c) permits this extension due to unforeseen circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen, overall nature of contract is not altered and Modification value is GBP 4 000 000 which does not exceed 50 % of original contract value. This contingency includes sums to permit work in other Lots (as per the contract and Regulation 72 (1)(a)). Due to circumstances which could not have been foreseen at the time of publication of the previous VEAT Notice, EANI are now required to further increase the value of this contract. This is required as additional expenditure has been incurred due to increased demand for Special Educational Needs (SEN) placements, which were not anticipated at the time of the original Contract Notice or subsequent VEAT Notices. The uplift to the contract value also being sought as a precautionary measure to ensure continued service delivery of the SEN placement programme and in particular the potential of further ongoing response maintenance works as may be required before the contract expiry. The EANI does not intend to extend the time of this contract beyond the modification referenced in VEAT 2022/S 243-700456 published on 13 December 2022. Rather, this publication is to increase the value of the contract. To secure continuity, the provisions of the contract as referenced in VEAT 2022/S 000-035201 and VEAT 2022/S 000-010143 remain. Regulation 72(1) (b) further permits this extension as a change of provider: (i) cannot be made for economic and technical reasons as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability of services procured under the original procurement and given the need to ensure continued access to EANI schools and facilities and could result in partial/total closure of schools; and (ii) will cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs. EANI envisages new contract award by 31/05/24

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031870-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | 30 Oct 2023 - 31 May 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £34,750,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY |
| Additional buyers | EDUCATION AUTHORITY NI |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT1 2NQ |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Duncairn |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast North |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LM SERVICES NI |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45210000 - Building construction work

## Release History

- 27 Oct 2023 at 15:03 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031870-2023
- 7 Sep 2023 at 16:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026523-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://lmservicesni.com/
- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03faf4. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03faf4.json.