Official UK procurement notice
Emergency call out and repair of Commercial and Domestic Appliances
Authority: Orbit Group Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEmergency call out and repair of Commercial and
Domestic Appliances
to all Orbit locations within the Midlands, East and South of England
Please Note:
This contract was previously awarded to Multi brand Services Limited who have since ceased trading. On grounds of urgency we have awarded this contract to their appointed subcontractor for continuity of service
CPV: Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 29 May 2025, 16:39 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2026, 09:38 BST
- Authority reference
GPL0079- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053136- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05292cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
29 May 2025 → 5 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published29 May 2025, 16:39 BST
- Market engagement12 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
Orbit Group Ltd wish to conclude preliminary market engagement in relation to a requirement for a repairs contract for its domestic and commercial appliances, within its housing portfolio at locations it has within the Midlands and South of England.
The intention of the engagement is for Orbit to understand:
- the level of supplier interest to participate in a potential procurement for the contract.
- suppliers’ ability in the market to meet all of the potential requirement as currently specified (please see outline specification provided).
- the most suitable potential procurement route to award the new contract.
Where a supplier is interested in participating in any procurement for the contract and have the capability to fulfil the outline specification provided, we would ask them to complete the response document , via the e-tendering site details provided within the notice.
Further information and response document can be found here:
procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View ↗
If a supplier wishes to seek any clarification on the outline specification, these should be submitted via the e-tendering site.
Please note: Orbit does not commit to any particular procurement route/procedure or timescales for any subsequent procurement. If Orbit publishes a subsequent tender notice for the contract, we will also out of courtesy notify any suppliers who submitted a response to this notice.
Interested suppliers are required to visit the project on Procontract to complete the response document to advise Orbit of their interest in this upcoming procurement.
- Contract starts31 Aug 2025
- Latest notice published140 days ago5 Jun 2026, 09:38 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published29 May 2025, 16:39 BSTUK2
- Contract details notice published16 Jan 2026, 11:55 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete16 Jan 2026, 11:55 GMT
- Procurement method changed16 Jan 2026, 11:55 GMT
- Buyer details updated16 Jan 2026, 11:55 GMT
- Contract details notice published5 Jun 2026, 09:38 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MULTI BRAND SERVICES LIMITED | £100,000 † | — | Awarded |
| First Choice Marshalls LtdSME | £100,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · First Choice Marshalls LtdSME
- Signed
- 28 Apr 2026
- Value
- £100,000
- Period
- 28 Apr 2026 – 9 Apr 2027
- Status
- active
Contract 1 · MULTI BRAND SERVICES LIMITED
- Signed
- 30 Dec 2025
- Value
- £100,000
- Period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- First Choice Marshalls Ltd t/a FCMAwarded supplier
- MULTI BRAND SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender