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title: "Pre-Market Engagement Notice Mechanical & Associated Electrical Service Contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078fd5"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "St Albans City & District Council"
published: "2026-10-26"
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# Pre-Market Engagement Notice Mechanical & Associated Electrical Service Contract

Buyer: St Albans City & District Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078fd5

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100856-2026 |
| 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 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 | St Albans City & District Council |
| Locality | ST ALBANS |
| Postcode area | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL1 3JE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH27 South West Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | St Albans |
| Electoral ward | St Peters |
| Westminster constituency | St Albans |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 10:14 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100856-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100856-2026
  26th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://in-tendhost.co.uk/pspslprocurement/aspx/Home
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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