Official UK procurement notice
2627-0255 Building Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Islington Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Islington is preparing to procure 5 new contracts for the provision of Building Services and associated services across Council buildings and other locations. The anticipated core requirement includes:
Lot 1
General Build – Planned and Responsive Building Fabric Maintenance
- Roofing
- General building work including decorating, carpentry and general building fabric.
- Minor plumbing and drainage works
Lot 2
Mechanical & Electrical Services – Planned Preventative Maintenance and statutory testing, responsive repairs and minor improvement works including:
- HVAC (Heating, ventilation Air conditioning)
- Mechanical plant including pumps, Cold water distribution systems and ancillary plant equipment,
- Electrical systems including, small power and equipment, distribution boards, lighting etc.
Lot 3
Fire and Security Systems – Planned Preventative Maintenance and statutory testing, responsive repairs and minor improvement work, including:
- Fire alarm and related systems
- Intruder and panic alarms
- Portable fire equipment
- Sprinklers and suppression systems
- Powered doors and gates
- CCTV
Lot 4
Water Risk Assessment Services
Lot 5 Fire Risk Assessment Services
In line with the Council's objectives, the Council is committed to reducing barriers to entry and encouraging a diverse and competitive marketplace. The Council therefore welcomes feedback from organisations of all sizes, including SMEs and local suppliers.
CPV: Burglar and fire alarms · Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) · Construction work · Engineering services · Fire blankets
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 10 yrs from 1 Nov 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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).
- “2627-0255 Building Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Islington Council buys Made-up textile articles (CPV 3952), and who usually turns up
Islington Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Made-up textile articles (CPV 3952) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 72 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 0%
2–39% / 7%
4–60% / 21%
7+91% / 71%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 3952Published estimate£22m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 14 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–37%
4–621%
7+71%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- 23 Oct 2026, 15:19 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 15:19 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100635- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078f5aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
23 Oct 2026 → 1 Nov 2027 · 4 dates- Planning notice published1 day ago23 Oct 2026, 15:19 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Market engagementin 16 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
This Notice is for informational purposes only and is not a formal invitation to tender. Its aim is to enhance transparency and competition for the upcoming tender notice. All details provided here may be updated or changed in the final tender notice. The Authority reserves the right to cancel, postpone, suspend or abort the procurement at any stage. The issue of this notice in no way commits the Authority to commence a procurement process.
The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to support the Council in developing its procurement strategy and service specification and to understand market capability, capacity and appetite for the proposed requirement.
The Council welcomes supplier feedback on the proposed scope of services and five-Lot structure, including whether the services grouped within each Lot are appropriate and whether any Lots would be better combined into a single contract or divided into separate service packages. Suppliers are encouraged to explain the benefits and potential challenges of any alternative arrangements.
The Council also welcomes views on approaches to planned, reactive and ad-hoc maintenance; mobilisation and workforce considerations; pricing and commercial models; innovation and technology; performance management; and opportunities to achieve efficiencies, deliver social value and improve value for money.
The Council welcomes feedback from suppliers with experience of delivering all or part of the proposed services. Participation in this preliminary market engagement will not affect a supplier's ability to participate in any subsequent procurement process.
Suppliers interested in participating in the preliminary market engagement are invited to attend an in person supplier engagement session event to be held at Room 1, Islington Town Hall on 9th November 2026. The event will provide an opportunity for suppliers to ask questions and provide feedback on the proposed scope, specification and service delivery models, including views on delivery models, commercial considerations and opportunities for innovation.
There will be no formal presentation. Suppliers wishing to participate should express their interest through the London Tenders Portal. An information slide pack and draft specification will be uploaded to the project ahead of the event for interested suppliers to download. The slide pack will explain how to register for the supplier engagement event and provide details of the timings, available time slots and arrangements for the day.
For any enquiries about this preliminary market engagement, please use the messaging facility within the London Tenders Portal project.
How to express an interest -
If you wish to apply for this contract opportunity please follow these steps:
- Register your organisation free of charge via the London Tenders Portal
- When you receive an email confirming your username and password use these to log on to the London Tenders Portal and express your interest in "2627-0255 Building Services"
- Shortly after you have expressed interest, you will receive a second email containing a link to access the procurement documents.
Visit: Expressions of Interest -
- Tender notice expectedin 114 days15 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 372 days1 Nov 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Oct 2026, 15:19 BSTUK2
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 (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender