--- title: "2627-0156 Asbestos Survey and Air Testing - Long Term" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0775c6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0775c6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0775c6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0775c6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "London Borough of Islington" published: "2026-09-18" --- # 2627-0156 Asbestos Survey and Air Testing - Long Term Buyer: London Borough of Islington Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0775c6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0775c6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0775c6.json) ## Summary Islington Council is planning to procure asbestos surveying and air-testing services for its estate of properties in London. The work is intended to improve how asbestos-related services are specified and delivered across council buildings, supporting those who come into contact with the council’s asbestos management arrangements. The requirement is for environmental quality control, building inspection and technical inspection services relating to buildings and engineering structures. The council intends to appoint two contractors, rather than a single provider, to deliver the services. This is a public-sector services requirement led by Islington Council, with activity taking place across its property estate. Suppliers specialising in asbestos surveys, asbestos air monitoring and associated building inspection services should consider the requirement relevant. This procurement is at the planning stage and the current activity is pre-market engagement, not an invitation to tender. Islington Council is using a supplier questionnaire to inform its procurement strategy, specification and operating model, and to understand market interest, capacity, capabilities, innovation and barriers to participation. Responses are for information gathering and will not assess or exclude suppliers from a future competition. The engagement milestone is scheduled for 9 October 2026, and the council expects the next notice on 18 November 2026. The planned contract period is 6 July 2027 to 5 July 2031. The estimated gross value is £1,956,649. The planned arrangement is one lot, marked as suitable for SMEs, with two contractors intended. This planning exercise will suit UKAS-accredited organisations with the technical capability to carry out asbestos surveys and air testing across a substantial public-property estate. Suppliers should be able to provide reliable field surveying, air monitoring, building inspection and technical reporting services, supported by suitable operational capacity and quality-controlled processes. The council is specifically seeking feedback from the market on supplier capability, innovation, capacity and practical barriers, including issues affecting SMEs and local providers. Businesses with experience of delivering asbestos services for complex or dispersed estates will be well placed to contribute useful evidence during engagement and prepare for the later competition. Potential participants should ensure their UKAS accreditation, relevant asbestos-service experience, resource model and ability to support council operating requirements are clearly understood internally before the tender is developed. ## Notice The London Borough of Islington is preparing to procure two UKAS Accredited contractors to deliver asbestos survey and air testing services to the Council's estate of properties. This Notice is for informational purposes only and is not a formal invitation to tender. Its aim is to enhance transparency and competition for the upcoming tender notice. All details provided here may be updated or changed in the final tender notice. The Authority reserves the right to cancel, postpone, suspend or abort the procurement at any stage. The issue of this notice in no way commits the Authority to commence a procurement process. This Notice is to advertise Islington Borough Council's desire to improve our experience in relation to Asbestos Survey and Air Testing services. We are keen to ensure that we design a specification and operating process that works most efficiently for everyone that comes into contact with asbestos services in and around the Council's estate of properties. For the avoidance of doubt, this process is for the purpose of conducting a pre-market engagement exercise and does not formally begin a procurement process or constitute any commitment by Islington Borough Council to subsequently undertake a procurement process. ### Planning Information This Notice is for informational purposes only and is not a formal invitation to tender. Its aim is to enhance transparency and competition for the upcoming tender notice. All details provided here may be updated or changed in the final tender notice. The Authority reserves the right to cancel, postpone, suspend or abort the procurement at any stage. The issue of this notice in no way commits the Authority to commence a procurement process. This Notice is to advertise Islington Borough Council’s desire to improve our experience in relation to Asbestos Survey and Air Testing services. We are keen to ensure that we design a specification and operating process that works most efficiently for everyone that comes into contact with asbestos services in and around the Council’s estate of properties. The London Borough of Islington is preparing to procure two UKAS Accredited contractors to deliver asbestos survey and air testing services to the Council’s estate of properties. This questionnaire seeks supplier feedback to support the council’s planning for the upcoming procurement. This pre-market engagement exercise aims to: • Inform the development of the procurement strategy and specification. • Gauge market interest and capacity. • Understand supplier capabilities and innovations. • Identify any barriers to participation, especially for SMEs and local providers. Please note that responses to this questionnaire are for information‑gathering purposes only and will not be used to assess or exclude any supplier from any future procurement process. Please answer as many or as few of the questions as you deem relevant. All feedback is welcome. We greatly appreciate your insight and expertise and time taken to participate in this engagement exercise. Please click to Express your interest - https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=bc45c975-6fb3-f111-813c-005056b64545& How to express an interest - If you wish to apply for this contract opportunity please follow these steps: • Register your organisation free of charge via the London Tenders Portal • When you receive an email confirming your username and password use these to log on to the London Tenders Portal and express your interest in "2627-0156 Asbestos Survey and Air Testing – Long Term" • Shortly after you have expressed interest, you will receive a second email containing a link to access the UK2 PME documents ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088846-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 18 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 6 Jul 2027 - 5 Jul 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,956,649 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | London Borough of Islington | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | North London | | Postcode | N1 2UD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | St Mary's & St James' | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 71315400 - Building-inspection services - 71631300 - Technical building-inspection services - 71631400 - Technical inspection services of engineering structures - 90714500 - Environmental quality control services ## Release History - 18 Sep 2026 at 16:00 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088846-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088846-2026 18th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.islington.gov.uk/ - https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=bc45c975-6fb3-f111-813c-005056b64545& - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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