Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 15 Apr 2026, 09:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Developments · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Peterborough City Council (Local council)

Framework agreementWorksAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PCC will be holding a Supplier Engagement Event on the 15th May 2026 to promote the development of three frameworks and to provide information around how these are proposed to be structured alongside information around the procurement process and an opportunity for suppliers to provide your feedback. There will be a morning event taking place from 10am and an afternoon event taking place from 1.30pm. An opportunity for networking lunch between 12pm and 1.30pm.

If you would like to attend this event, please head to procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Here are the main procurement activities being progressed:

Multidisciplinary Consultancy Framework

This framework is being created to offer access to a wide range of property consultancy services, including building surveying, structures and civil engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering, fire engineering, quantity surveying, and architectural services.

Mechanical and Electrical Framework

Aimed at supporting effective management and maintenance of our assets, this framework will ensure statutory compliance, safety, value for money, consistent service delivery, and improved asset performance. It will cover areas such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, boilers, water systems, renewable energy, fire safety, electrical safety, security systems, and more.

Repairs and Maintenance Framework

This will provide a comprehensive and auditable approach to reactive repairs and maintenance for council-owned and managed assets. The focus will be on timely and efficient response, improved consistency, enhanced transparency, reduced asset downtime, and alignment with our broader asset management strategy. Covered areas include multi-trade maintenance, brickwork, carpentry, plastering, painting, flooring, glazing, roofing (under £25k), drainage, fencing, clearances, removals, and passive fire works (under £25k).

The framework will be split down into smaller lots, encouraging all contractors to tender for there specialist areas, or provide a wider delivery by applying for multiple lots. We want the framework to be accessible for all contractors big or small and local to Peterborough and surrounding area.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Boiler installation work · Boiler installations · Cleaning services · Decoration work · Drainage works · Electrical engineering installation works · Erection and related works of roof frames and coverings · Fire-alarm system installation work · Fire-prevention installation works · Installation services (except software) · Masonry and bricklaying work · +7 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Apr 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
i

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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Framework Developments” 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 Peterborough City Council buys Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work (CPV 4511), and who usually turns up

Peterborough City Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work (CPV 4511) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerPeterborough City Council · all categories
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

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.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 1 of 1 known-size awards · market: CPV 4511 · UK-wide, n=57
1 of 195%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Here, local means the winner is registered in the region where that contract was delivered.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 0 of 1 known-location awards · market: CPV 4511 · UK-wide, n=78
0 of 171%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside East of England.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 12 decided notices · market: CPV 4511 · UK-wide, n=5
62 days35 days

Half of these awards were announced within 62 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

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.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: exactly 0 of 1 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 4511 · UK-wide, n=13
0 of 115%

Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.

How many bids did past lots attract?

i

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.

Last 36 months.

This buyer13 lots with bid counts · all categories
0% had one bid
The market33 lots with bid counts · CPV 4511 · UK-wide
0% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid0% / 0%
Buyer: 0 of 13 lots with published bid counts. Market: 0 of 33 lots with published bid counts.
2–30% / 9%
Buyer: 0 of 13 lots with published bid counts. Market: 3 of 33 lots with published bid counts.
4–68% / 33%
Buyer: 1 of 13 lots with published bid counts. Market: 11 of 33 lots with published bid counts.
7+92% / 58%
Buyer: 12 of 13 lots with published bid counts. Market: 19 of 33 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

i

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.

Last 36 months.

Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.

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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.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 451148 monthsSME suitableEstimate not published
Expected competition
i

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 157 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet1% single-bid risk
Past bids on 157 similar lots
1 bid1%
2 of 157 similar past lots received 1 bid (1%).
2–311%
18 of 157 similar past lots received 2–3 (11%).
4–622%
34 of 157 similar past lots received 4–6 (22%).
7+66%
103 of 157 similar past lots received 7+ (66%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 9 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

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.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

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.

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.

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
15 Apr 2026, 09:17 BST
Last source update
15 Apr 2026, 09:17 BST
Authority reference
DN812935
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033996
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesBoiler installation workBoiler installationsCleaning servicesDecoration workDrainage worksElectrical engineering installation worksErection and related works of roof frames and coveringsFire-alarm system installation workFire-prevention installation works
+9 moreInstallation services (except software)Masonry and bricklaying work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06827c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

15 Apr 2026 → 15 Apr 2027 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published188 days ago
    15 Apr 2026, 09:17 BST
  2. Today
    20 Oct 2026
  3. Contract startsin 162 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
  4. Market engagementin 177 days
    15 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST

    PCC will be holding a Supplier Engagement Event on the 15th May 2026 to promote the development of three frameworks and to provide information around how these are proposed to be structured alongside information around the procurement process and an opportunity for suppliers to provide your feedback. There will be a morning event taking place from 10am and an afternoon event taking place from 1.30pm. An opportunity for networking lunch between 12pm and 1.30pm.

    Here are the main procurement activities being progressed:

    Multidisciplinary Consultancy Framework

    This framework is being created to offer access to a wide range of property consultancy services, including building surveying, structures and civil engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering, fire engineering, quantity surveying, and architectural services.

    Mechanical and Electrical Framework

    Aimed at supporting effective management and maintenance of our assets, this framework will ensure statutory compliance, safety, value for money, consistent service delivery, and improved asset performance. It will cover areas such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, boilers, water systems, renewable energy, fire safety, electrical safety, security systems, and more.

    Repairs and Maintenance Framework

    This will provide a comprehensive and auditable approach to reactive repairs and maintenance for council-owned and managed assets. The focus will be on timely and efficient response, improved consistency, enhanced transparency, reduced asset downtime, and alignment with our broader asset management strategy. Covered areas include multi-trade maintenance, brickwork, carpentry, plastering, painting, flooring, glazing, roofing (under £25k), drainage, fencing, clearances, removals, and passive fire works (under £25k).

    The framework will be split down into smaller lots, encouraging all contractors to tender for there specialist areas, or provide a wider delivery by applying for multiple lots. We want the framework to be accessible for all contractors big or small and local to Peterborough and surrounding area.

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Apr 2026, 09:17 BST
    UK2

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

Peterborough City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLXM-3229-WVQH Sand Martin House Peterborough, Bittern Way, Peterborough, East of England, PE2 8TYContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure