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002522 Estates Maintenance

Buyer: British Library Board →

BuyerBritish Library Board
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£97,291,667
Published15 May 2025

What is being bought

Preliminary market engagement for this contract has closed - see Engagement process description' for details The Library is seeking to appoint a professional supplier to fulfil its Estates Maintenance contract. The contract covers the delivery of: • Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) services (both planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive) • Environmental services • Fabric maintenance services (both PPM and reactive) • Accommodation services • Associated services The Contract shall cover services across the Library's entire portfolio, currently at St Pancras and Boston Spa. It is envisaged that the initial term of the contract will be 5 years, with an optional extension period of up to 5 years.

Delivery location

UKE, GB · UKI, GB

Categories

Repair and maintenance services 50000000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 1 Jul 2026 to 30 Jun 2031
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Repair and maintenance servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 50. The category anchor is Repair and maintenance services (50000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 509,2274 median · 22.4 average (3,784 of 9,227 with a bid count)3.3 average (4,302 of 9,227 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKE3836 median · 95.8 average (128 of 383 with a bid count)3.9 average (146 of 383 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)2594 median · 4.3 average (3 of 259 with a bid count)1 average (3 of 259 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
Preliminary market engagement took place prior to the commencement of the Procurement Process with a range of suppliers. The engagement had two elements: 1.A published online survey 2.A range of suppliers attending short, structured interviews. The market engagement notice can be found here: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028930-2024?origin=SearchResults&p=1 A range of Suppliers were invited to attend short interviews of 30 minutes over MS Teams. The following questions were posed: 1.In terms of procurement construct and information provided what, from your perspective, supports the most level playing field for all suppliers during a Procurement Process relating to Estates Maintenance? 2.What elements would you consider to reduce the risk of post tender changes to the tendered price? 3.We are considering removing project works over a certain value from the contract. What is your perspective on this and do you have examples of clients who operate this model successfully? 4.We are considering removing semi comprehensive element from the contract and moving to a managed fund? What constructs from your perspective best ensures supplier and client remain aligned to cap costs and drive value rather than drive revenue 5.We understand suppliers' bid - no bid process. What criteria may stop you from tendering and conversely what may attract you to an opportunity? 6.We are considering tendering the estate geographically in two lots. Would you bid for the lots individually and what are your perspectives on this? 7.Can you articulate the differences in terms of contract solutioning and investment the difference between a 5-year and a 10-year term? Supplier perspectives from these interviews were reported to the Project Board and, alongside other considerations, supported the development of the Procurement Process.engagementNot publishedmet

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-051469
Latest release ID021726-2025
Latest release timestampThu May 15 2025 12:07:31 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£97,291,667
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
15 May 2025planning021726-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
15 May 2025 · 021726-2025 · planning
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