Official UK procurement notice
FE Colleges Property Management Framework 2026
Authority: Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) (Central government)·On behalf of: Department of Finance Northern Ireland, Construction and Procurement Delivery
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Framework Agreement is for the provision of a wide range of construction related property maintenance services for the 6 NI Regional Colleges Belfast Metropolitan College, Northern Regional College, North West Regional College, South Eastern Regional College, Southern Regional College and South West College as follows: Planned Preventative Maintenance PPM i.e. the regular routine inspection, testing and servicing of plant and equipment. Response Maintenance and Minor Works i.e. for individual Task Orders for repairs or maintenance to buildings, equipment, and mechanical and electrical systems. Response Maintenance is a 365 day, 24 hour service. Minor Works projects including the provision of building, mechanical, electrical, and specialist
construction works projects to meet specific client requirements. All works are undertaken in compliance with all relevant statutory, regulatory, and other authoritative requirements
- How the procedure runs: Refer to the procurement documents for further details.
CPV: Building construction work · Building installation work · Electrical installation work · Mechanical installations · Refurbishment work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Sept 2026
Published description of the framework
The Framework Agreement is for the provision of a wide range of construction related property maintenance services for the 6 NI Regional Colleges Belfast Metropolitan College, Northern Regional College, North West Regional College, South Eastern Regional College, Southern Regional College and South West College as follows: Planned Preventative Maintenance PPM i.e. the regular routine inspection, testing and servicing of plant and equipment. Response Maintenance and Minor Works i.e. for individual Task Orders for repairs or maintenance to buildings, equipment, and mechanical and electrical systems. Response Maintenance is a 365 day, 24 hour service. Minor Works projects including the provision of building, mechanical, electrical, and specialist
construction works projects to meet specific client requirements. All works are undertaken in compliance with all relevant statutory, regulatory, and other authoritative requirements.
A single Supplier will be appointed to each Lot of the Framework Agreement and will enter an NEC4 Term Service Contract for a period of 4 years.
The Framework Agreement includes a Step-in rights process whereby a Supplier appointed to one or more Lots of the Framework Agreement, may be asked to Step-in and deliver the works associated with another Lot, following a Secondary Competition. Refer to the Procurement Documents for more details.
The Framework Agreement and associated contracts also facilitate the Contracting Authority’s right to modify the framework subject to The PA 2023 74(1) and Schedule 8 due to unknown circumstances
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value · win at most 2 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Southern Regional College (SRC) Property MaintenancePublished value£9,300,000
Planned Preventative Maintenance, Response Maintenance and Minor Works.
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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Lot #2North West Regional College (NWRC) Property MaintenancePublished value£7,900,000
This Lot is for the provision of a wide range of construction
related property maintenance services for North West Regional College (NWRC) as follows: Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) - the regular routine inspection, testing and servicing of plant and equipment. Response Maintenance / Minor Works – for individual Task Orders for repairs or maintenance to buildings, equipment, and mechanical and electrical systems. Response Maintenance is a 365 day / 24 hour service. Minor Works projects – the provision of building, mechanical, electrical, and / or specialist construction works projects to meet specific client requirements. All works are undertaken in compliance with all relevant statutory, regulatory, and other authoritative requirements.
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to the requirements set out within the procurement documents for details.
- Technical & professional ability
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Lot #3Belfast Metropolitan College (Belfast Met) Property MaintenancePublished value£6,500,000
This Lot is for the provision of a wide range of construction related property maintenance services for Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) as follows: Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) - the regular routine inspection, testing and servicing of plant and equipment. Response Maintenance / Minor Works – for individual Task Orders for repairs or maintenance to buildings, equipment, and mechanical and electrical systems. Response Maintenance is a 365 day / 24 hour service. Minor Works projects – the provision of building, mechanical, electrical, and / or specialist construction works projects to meet specific client requirements. All works are undertaken in compliance with all relevant statutory, regulatory, and other authoritative requirements.
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to the requirements set out within the procurement documents for details.
- Technical & professional ability
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Lot #4South Eastern Regional College (SERC) Property MaintenancePublished value£6,000,000
This Lot is for the provision of a wide range of construction related property maintenance services for South Eastern
Regional College (SERC) as follows: Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) - the regular routine inspection, testing and servicing of plant and equipment. Response Maintenance / Minor Works – for individual Task Orders for repairs or maintenance to buildings, equipment, and mechanical and electrical systems. Response Maintenance is a 365 day / 24 hour service. Minor Works projects – the provision of building, mechanical, electrical, and / or specialist construction works projects to meet specific client requirements. All works are undertaken in compliance with all relevant statutory, regulatory, and other authoritative requirements.
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to the requirements set out within the procurement documents for details.
- Technical & professional ability
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Lot #5Northern Regional College (NRC) Property MaintenancePublished value£5,800,000
This Lot is for the provision of a wide range of construction
related property maintenance services for Northern Regional College (NRC) as follows: Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) - the regular routine inspection, testing and servicing of plant and equipment. Response Maintenance / Minor Works – for individual Task Orders for repairs or maintenance to buildings, equipment, and mechanical and electrical systems. Response Maintenance is a 365 day / 24 hour service. Minor Works projects – the provision of building, mechanical, electrical, and / or specialist construction works projects to meet specific client requirements. All works are undertaken in compliance with all relevant statutory, regulatory, and other authoritative requirements.
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to the requirements set out within the procurement documents for details.
- Technical & professional ability
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Lot #6South West College (SWC) Property MaintenancePublished value£5,700,000
This Lot is for the provision of a wide range of construction related property maintenance services for South West College (SWC) as follows: Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) - the regular routine inspection, testing and servicing of plant and equipment. Response Maintenance / Minor Works – for individual Task Orders for repairs or maintenance to buildings, equipment, and mechanical and electrical systems. Response Maintenance is a 365 day / 24 hour service. Minor Works projects – the provision of building, mechanical, electrical, and / or specialist construction works projects to meet specific client requirements. All works are undertaken in compliance with all relevant statutory, regulatory, and other authoritative requirements.
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to the requirements set out within the procurement documents for details.
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to the requirements set out within the procurement documents for details.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- QUALITY ANS SOCIAL VALUE: 30%
- PRICE: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- PRICE: Refer to the procurement documents for further details.
- QUALITY ANS SOCIAL VALUE: Includes 20% Quality and 10% Social Value. Refer to the procurement documents for further details.
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “FE Colleges Property Management Framework 2026” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Feb 2026, 15:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2026, 15:29 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Jun 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014885- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06574cFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
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- How it runs
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- Risks
Due to the nature of the work involved in response maintenance and based on the various issues that have been experienced under our previous contractual arrangements, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to refer to and avail of the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023, including but not limited to contractual modifications, such as those set out in Schedule 8, including but not limited to:
Unforeseeable Circumstances
Urgency / Protection of Life
Addiitonal Goods, Services or Works
In addition, the Contracting Authority may be asked to carry out decarbonisation activities to its asset register, which may form part of the scope of works under the Term Service Short Contract. These optional activities include but are not limited to
a. fabric upgrades
b. renewable technology installations; and
c. replacement of equipment to decarbonise heating systems and improve energy rating of key items on asset register
These optional activities may be called down under the relevant Term Service Short Contract at the written request of the Contracting Authority. There is no exclusivity or guarantee of volume and/or value in respect of this workstream, and it is dependent on funding being made available Dept for Economy with such activities or initiatives likely being initiated on an ad hoc basis.
Further information in relation to the potential for modifications is contained within the tender documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 26 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 26 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
18 Feb 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published246 days ago18 Feb 2026, 15:29 GMT
- Clarification questions by210 days ago26 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends210 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown26 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by118 days ago26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published18 Feb 2026, 15:29 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
8 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department of Finance Northern Ireland, Construction and Procurement DeliveryBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Construction DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityCPD in its capacity as a Central Purchasing Body, is administering this procurement on behalf of the Contracting Authority.
- North West Regional College (NWRC)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Northern Regional College (NRC)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- South Eastern Regional College (SERC)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- South West College (SWC)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Southern Regional College (SRC)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender