Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 6 May 2025, 10:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PAN3312 - Hard FM - Repairs and Maintenance Framework

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

Framework agreementWorksAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£49,900,000pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Jan 2028 · up to 30 Jan 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION

Leicester City Council, the Authority, wish to appoint new contracts for Hard Facilities Management Functions for both repairs, maintenance and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and installations across their estate and traded services.

The framework will be run across Estates & Building Services and will include all the Corporate and Operational Estate along with their traded service.

The framework is also available for the Housing Department to use, and they will be issuing work across all Lots as and when required, with the exception of Lot 10 - Automatic Doors.

The outline Lot structure and preliminary estimated average annual contract value, this is subject to change:

Lot 1 - General Maintenance (£16,400,000)

Sub-lot 1A - Reactive repairs Operational Estate

Sub-lot 1B - Reactive repairs Corporate, Schools & Other

Lot 2 - Electrical & PVs (£6,400,000)

Sub-lot 2A - Reactive repairs Operational Estate

Sub-lot 2B - Reactive repairs Corporate, Schools & Other

Sub-lot 2C - Planned and preventative maintenance (PPM)

Lot 3 - Mechanical & HVAC (£17,200,000)

Sub-lot 3A - Reactive repairs Operational Estate

Sub-lot 3B - Reactive repairs Corporate, Schools & Other

Sub-lot 3C - Planned and preventative maintenance (PPM)

Lot 4 - Roofing (£4,400,000)

Sub-lot 4A - Reactive repairs Operational Estate

Sub-lot 4B - Reactive repairs Corporate, Schools & Other

Lot 5 - Drainage CCTV (£700,000)

Lot 6 - Locksmith (£2,040,000)

Lot 7 - Windows/Glazing (£300,000)

Lot 8 - Fencing (£1,720,000)

Lot 9 - Roller Shutters (£420,000)

Lot 10 - Automatic Doors (£320,000)

Please note this PME Notice is not a call for competition but is to notify the market of an impending procurement opportunity and to invite potential bidders to participate in the market engagement event.

In preparation for the imminent opportunity, Suppliers will be required to register on the Central Digital Platform (a Find a Tender service). To assist prospective Suppliers, Cabinet Office have published video guides with accompanying PDF user manuals which will help Suppliers understand and navigate the platform, including how to register, upload organisational information and search and bid for opportunities. Please click on the following link: www.gov.uk/government/collectio… ↗

CPV: Building installation work · Repair and maintenance services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Feb 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Jan 2030 with extensions
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

What it takes to win
i

How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “PAN3312 - Hard FM - Repairs and Maintenance Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 May 2025, 10:41 BST
Last source update
27 Aug 2025, 11:24 BST
Authority reference
PAN3312
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051519
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Building installation workRepair and maintenance services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050ce3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
—

Timeline

6 May 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    6 May 2025, 10:41 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 11:24 BST
  3. Market engagement
    12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION

    Leicester City Council (LCC) is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise (PME) to gather information, ascertain the level of interest, develop an appropriate specification and determine the procurement approach the Authority may take to appoint new contracts for Hard Facilities Management Functions for both repairs, maintenance and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and installations across their estate and traded services..

    Suppliers shall note that this Pre Market Engagement Exercise (PME) is not a call for competition and responding to this advert, does not constitute a formal tender or result in the letting of a Contract. This PME process is being utilised to gauge interest and options. The Authority welcomes the opportunity to engage with Suppliers and appreciates your assistance in providing us with your views. However, Suppliers shall note that the Authority will have to comply with its legal obligations in any ensuing procurement exercise and that neither the intention nor the purpose of this PME is to confer any commercial advantage upon its participants.

    Further information about this exercise can be found in the PME documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 12 September 2025 at the very latest via the EastMidsTenders portal: procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

    Late submissions and those received by any other means will not be accepted. Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only. To assist potential Suppliers, the link, supplierhelp.due-north.com ↗ provides helpful user guides on using the ProContract portal.

    Furthermore, Suppliers will be required to register on the Central Digital Platform (a Find a Tender service) in any future tendering exercise.

    To assist prospective Suppliers, Cabinet Office have published video guides with accompanying PDF user manuals which will help Suppliers understand and navigate the platform, including how to register, upload organisational information and search and bid for opportunities. Please click on the following link: www.gov.uk/government/collectio… ↗

  4. Tender notice expected393 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts271 days ago
    1 Feb 2026

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    6 May 2025, 10:41 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    6 Jun 2025, 15:31 BST
    UK2
  3. Published value published: £49,900,000
    6 Jun 2025, 15:31 BST
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 11:24 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD 115 Charles Street, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure