Official UK procurement notice
SOL - Lift Repair and Maintenance Services 2026
Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contracting authority is seeking a competent and experienced contractor to provide planned preventative maintenance, statutory servicing, reactive repairs, and 24/7 emergency call-out services for a portfolio of passenger and platform lifts installed across multiple properties (including residential and public buildings).
The contractor will be responsible for ensuring all lifts are maintained in accordance with current legislation and best industry practice, including compliance with LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998) and manufacturer specifications.
The contract will also include minor repairs, fault diagnostics, reporting, and support in lifecycle planning for lift assets.
This opportunity may be suitable for suppliers with a strong track record in public sector lift maintenance, with adequate capacity to deliver across a dispersed estate. Full asset lists and site locations will be provided at the tender stage.
CPV: Lift-maintenance services · Lifts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 10:36 BST
- Last source update
- 22 May 2025, 16:52 BST
- Authority reference
SOL - 17560- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-025305- Latest notice
- Pipeline notice (UK1)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051ceaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
22 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 10:36 BST
- Tender notice expected391 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 10:36 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 16:52 BSTUK1
Published amendments (1)
Updated to correct data errors occurring from the link between our Tendering Portal and Find a Tender.
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
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender