Official UK procurement notice
Water maintenance contract for Victoria, Chamberlain and Centenary fountains
Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe services required is for a water maintenance contract for three fountains in the city centre, namely Victoria, Chamberlain and Centenary fountains.
The water in these fountains require treatment under a maintenance regime and it is imperative they are always kept clean.
- Relevant policies: In accordance with Public Health Act and Environmental Act 2021.
- Relevant statutory duties: BCC has a duty of care to protect the public from legionella bacteria and other water-related diseases.
CPV: Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£170,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: The award criteria carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 40%. The overall weighting for the price criteria is 60% For full details please refer to the procurement documents.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 15 Sept 2026, 14:09 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2026, 12:04 BST
- Authority reference
P3495- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087341- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa37Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
This Request for Quotations is being issued using the Council's e-tendering system 'In-tend' and organisations must ensure that they are registered users. The procurement process will be managed using this system and therefore all bids must be submitted by Tenderers via the 'in-tend' system. in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc ↗
Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function and you should not contact any individual directly either by email or by telephone. If you are already a registered user, you do not have to re-register. If you are unable to register with in-tend or are experiencing difficulties, please email the etendering@birmingham.gov.uk.
Deadline for request for quotation is noon on 6th October 2026
Timeline
15 Sept 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published43 days ago15 Sept 2026, 14:09 BST
- Clarification questions by29 days ago29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline22 days ago6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 63 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2026- Tender notice published15 Sept 2026, 14:09 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Sept 2026, 12:04 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender