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title: "Invitation to Tender for Lift Maintenance Services"
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# Invitation to Tender for Lift Maintenance Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-lift-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-068ff2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council: "Invitation to Tender for Lift Maintenance Services". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: £3,484,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000028)
- **Published Value:** £3,484,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 June 2026 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Lift-maintenance services, Repair and maintenance services, Repair and maintenance services of building installations
- **Delivery Location:** UKG37
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-lift-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-068ff2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068ff2`

## 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/invitation-to-tender-for-lift-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-068ff2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsandwellmbc)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-lift-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-068ff2#participate

## Description
The contract consists of 3 key areas of activities in maintaining the lifts listed within this document. These key areas of work will be divided into 3 Lots. A Participant can apply to undertake one or all the Lots. By submitting a tender, all Participants will commit to undertaking works in the area to which they are appointed. 
The 3 lots are as detailed below: -
Lot 1 – High Rise
Carry out cyclical service, maintenance, breakdowns, repairs to all traction and hydraulic passenger/goods lifts in accordance with the installations as detailed within tender document and service and maintenance schedule. Lot 1 comprising of 108 lifts and equipment to the high-rise flats sited within the six towns of the borough of Sandwell.
Lot 2 – Public Buildings and Schools
Carry out regular Maintenance, service, breakdowns, repairs to passenger/ goods lifts, stair lifts platform lifts and other lifting aids sited within Public Buildings and Schools to be undertaken upon each installation on a monthly/Quarterly/Annual or six-monthly basis. Duties appropriate to the undertaking of the day to day breakdown call out repairs when requested to do so, in accordance with the detailed specification within the tender document and the service and Maintenance Schedule. Lot 2 comprising of 158 lifts and equipment.
Lot 3 – Residential 
Carry out service, repair, maintenance, removal and reinstatement of powered lifting aids sited within council/private residential properties in accordance with the detailed specification within tender document and the service and maintenance schedule. Lot 3 comprising of 1,652 powered lifting and equipment.
Important note:
All lots require a complete 365 days, 24 hours emergency breakdown Service, including Weekends and Bank Holidays.
Closing date:  Monday 01 June 2026 at 15:00hrs

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Lot 1
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 50000000, 50700000, 50750000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,000,000
- **Description:** High Rise
- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2030

### Lot 2: Lot 2
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 50000000, 50700000, 50750000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £284,000
- **Description:** Public Buildings and Schools
- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2030

### Lot 3: Lot 3
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 50000000, 50700000, 50750000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000
- **Description:** Residential
- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2030

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (cancelled)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 02/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040300-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-03T13:06:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T03:46:17.307Z
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