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# Gym Equipment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gym-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-0655de). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Kent: "Gym Equipment". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £375,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Kent](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-kent-urn-133807)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £375,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Fitness equipments, Gymnasium equipment, Machinery or apparatus for leisure equipment, Weight and resistance training equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gym-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-0655de#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0655de`

## 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/gym-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-0655de#tl-md)

## Description
The University of Kent is undertaking a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) activity in accordance with Section 16 of the Procurement Act 2023. The current fitness suite equipment is up to 12 years old and currently not under warranty. With cardiovascular equipment failing regularly and parts and servicing obsolete or slow machines are placed out of order frequently awaiting attention from Core Health & Fitness Technicians or awaiting parts that can take weeks to ship and arrive. The purpose of this engagement is to develop an understanding of the available market, commercial models, costs, risks and delivery options for the provision of gym equipment. The University has not yet decided whether the requirement will be met through purchase, lease, lease to buy or another arrangement. Information gathered from this exercise will be used to inform the decision making regarding the preferred commercial approach to help shape the project specification for the provision of gym equipment. Participation or non-participation in this exercise will not prevent any supplier from participating in any future procurement process. It is not intended that information provided by any supplier will place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement. Responses received as part of this preliminary market engagement will not be scored or evaluated. This preliminary market engagement does not constitute a commitment to undertake a procurement exercise. However, subject to the outcome of this engagement, it is the University’s intention to commence a procurement exercise w/c 9th March 2026. Response and Deadline Please complete the questions below and return via the EU Supply portal by 24th February 2026 at 12:00hrs.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 37420000, 37440000, 37442000, 37480000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/07/2026 to 30/06/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014243-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-17T12:00:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T09:16:14.559Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0655de