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# Facilities Management Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/facilities-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-065a39). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED: "Facilities Management Services". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £160,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: forms.office.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/thames-water-utilities-limited-coh-02366661)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £160,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 March 2026 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building and facilities management services, Catering services, Cleaning services of office equipment, Drinks dispensers, Security services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKI, UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/facilities-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-065a39#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065a39`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/facilities-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-065a39#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [forms.office.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fe%2FkxQC19vt7x)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/facilities-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-065a39#participate

## Description
We are looking for one or more partners to deliver the following services:
Lot 1 - Facilities Management - including cleaning, helpdesk, building maintenance and minor works
Lot 2 - Security Guards - static guarding to mainly 29 operational and corporate sites plus adhoc security guarding as required
Lot 3 - Catering across 3 corporate sites
Lot 4 - Vending services - supply, stocking and maintenance of hot drink and can/snack machines across 18 operational and corporate sites.
Each lot to be awarded to one supplier but suppliers can be successful for more than one lot. Facilities Management services vary significantly by site but touch all of our 3,935 sites to some extent as it includes a lot of our compliance responsibilities as well as reactive call-out services.
All 4 lots will be awarded for an initial 5 year term as we want suppliers to work with us for the long term to deliver sustainable improvements to our estate and help us make a difference.
Thames Water reserves the right to refine the award criteria. Please note that that deadline for asking for access to the PSQ & submitting of the PSQ is Monday 23 March 2026, at 10:00 am .

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Facilities Management
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79993000, 90919100
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £117,000,000
- **Description:** This facilities management lot encompasses both soft and hard services at nearly 4,000 sites across the Thames Water region to various extents. For example 102 sites require cleaning, 144 require HVAC maintenance, 812 sites require asbestos surveys, ...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Security guard services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79710000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £38,000,000
- **Description:** We are looking for one security partner to work with us to provide security guards across a range of permanent Thames Water locations as well as surge guarding and adhoc support in times of security events both on and off Thames Water sites. We curre...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Catering services
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 55520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £3,000,000
- **Description:** We are looking for a catering provider to work with us to offer a subsidised coffee, snack and hot meal provision in our three main office buildings: two in Reading and one in Swindon town centre. We require the provider to provide breakfast, lunch a...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: Vending services
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 42933000, 42968100
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,190,000
- **Description:** We are looking for one vending supplier to provide us with a fully managed service for hot drink and snack/can vending to include machine provision, replenishment, cleaning and maintenance across 18 corporate and operational sites for at least five y...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016112-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-23T14:16:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T04:21:34.116Z
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