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title: "Repairs and Maintenance for the Manchester City Council Estate"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078a93"
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buyer: "Manchester City Council"
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# Repairs and Maintenance for the Manchester City Council Estate

Buyer: Manchester City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a93

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## Summary

Manchester City Council is buying repairs and maintenance services for its operational estate, including Manchester Town Hall. The work covers building repairs and upkeep, maintenance of building installations, and building and facilities management. The estate is in Manchester. The requirement is intended to maintain Council buildings while the Town Hall refurbishment is completed and the Council prepares for a longer-term arrangement. This is a single-lot service contract, awarded to EQUANS SERVICES LIMITED. The work concerns the Council’s own operational property rather than a general facilities service for multiple public bodies.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to EQUANS SERVICES LIMITED. The award is recorded as pending. The award value is £18 million excluding VAT (£21.6 million including VAT). The contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, for up to two years; the award was published on 19 October 2026, and a signature was scheduled for 1 November 2026. Manchester City Council used a direct award because urgent, unforeseen challenges during the Town Hall refurbishment affected its timetable and its ability to go to market. The procurement covered one lot. No bid deadline or evaluation criteria are stated in the supplied details.

For a future requirement from Manchester City Council, a credible competitor would need to deliver broad, reliable repair and maintenance across an operational property estate, combining building fabric work with upkeep of building installations and facilities management. The Town Hall’s refurbishment and the need to keep the wider estate functioning indicate a requirement that spans complex public buildings and ongoing operational needs. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate the workforce, management capacity and service coverage to handle varied building-maintenance tasks at estate scale. EQUANS SERVICES LIMITED, a large supplier, was selected for this temporary arrangement, showing that the buyer has placed the requirement with an established provider. The procurement was made by direct award in response to urgent circumstances, so this outcome does not establish a competitive evaluation model for a future procurement.

## Notice

Repairs and maintenance to the Council's operational estate. This is a temporary contract for up to 2 years. However, the Council is planning to procure a longer term contract in 2027.

### Procurement Information

This agreement is for the repairs and maintenance of the Council's operational estate including the Manchester Town Hall. The refurbishment of the Town Hall has had urgent and unforeseen challenges which in turn have impacted the refurbishment timetable and when the Council is in a position to go out to market. This agreement is for up to 2 years. The Council expects to commence a procurement in 2027 following Practical Completion of the Town Hall and has published an associated Pipeline Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098382-2026

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098398-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £18,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Manchester City Council |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M60 2LA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Piccadilly |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Engie Services Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 45450000 - Other building completion work
- 50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 11:36 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098398-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098398-2026
  19th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.equans.co.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098382-2026
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.manchester.gov.uk/

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