Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 29 Jun 2026, 14:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Lift Maintenance, Repairs and Installations (Housing)

Authority: Westminster City Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£9,214,932pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 2 Sept 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2030 · up to 30 Jun 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Westminster City Council is undertaking a comprehensive re-procurement programme for its housing repairs, maintenance and works contracts, currently delivered through a portfolio of Term Partnering Contracts (TPCs). The programme forms part of the Council's wider strategic approach to the management, maintenance and improvement of its housing portfolio and is being delivered through a multi-tranche procurement programme supported by a Strategic Alliance model. The Council manages approximately 21,000 homes across the City, including a significant number of high-rise residential buildings, listed properties and buildings located within conservation areas.

As part of Tranche 2 of the programme, the Council intends to procure a new borough-wide contract for Lift Maintenance, Repairs and Installations to replace the existing arrangement, which is due to expire in June 2027.

The Council's housing portfolio currently includes approximately 374 lift assets located across a diverse range of residential buildings, comprising a mixture of lift types, ages, manufacturers and technologies.

The proposed contract is expected to include the inspection, maintenance, servicing, repair, replacement, refurbishment and installation of passenger lift assets across the Council's housing portfolio. More specifically, the new contract scope is anticipated to encompass the following:

  • Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and routine servicing of lift assets;
  • 24-hour, 365-day emergency breakdown and passenger entrapment response services;
  • Reactive repairs and fault rectification;
  • Major repairs, component replacement and lifecycle renewal works;
  • Lift modernisation, refurbishment and full replacement projects;
  • Installation of new lift equipment where required within existing housing assets;
  • Supplementary inspections, testing, certification and statutory compliance activities;
  • Management of lift monitoring and diagnostic systems;
  • Maintenance of asset records, compliance documentation and associated technical information; and
  • Associated minor works necessary to support the safe and effective operation of lift installations.

The estimated contract value stated in this Notice is indicative only and will be finalised prior to any Tender Notice being published.

CPV: Lift installation work · Lift-maintenance services · Lifts · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jul 2027 – 30 Jun 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2032 with extensions
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How Westminster City Council buys Lift-maintenance services (CPV 5075), and who usually turns up

Westminster City Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Lift-maintenance services (CPV 5075) →

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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 buyerWestminster City Council · all categories
The marketLift-maintenance services (CPV 5075) · Greater London
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: 107 of 176 known-size awards · market: CPV 5075 · Greater London, n=18
61%56%

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 registered in Greater London.

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

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 83 of 131 known-location awards · market: CPV 5075 · Greater London, n=24
63%8%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in Greater London.

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: 29 decided notices · market: CPV 5075 · Greater London, n=9
96 days62 days

Half of these awards were announced within 96 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.

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: at least 91 of 206 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 5075 · Greater London, n=26
44%27%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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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 buyer80 lots with bid counts · all categories
26% had one bid
The market14 lots with bid counts · CPV 5075 · Greater London
0% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid26% / 0%
Buyer: 21 of 80 lots with published bid counts. Market: 0 of 14 lots with published bid counts.
2–334% / 14%
Buyer: 27 of 80 lots with published bid counts. Market: 2 of 14 lots with published bid counts.
4–633% / 14%
Buyer: 26 of 80 lots with published bid counts. Market: 2 of 14 lots with published bid counts.
7+8% / 71%
Buyer: 6 of 80 lots with published bid counts. Market: 10 of 14 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

This buyer70 lots with estimate and award · all categories
41% below estimate
The market12 lots with estimate and award · CPV 5075 · Greater London
58% below estimate
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate41% / 58%
Buyer: 29 of 70 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 7 of 12 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%47% / 17%
Buyer: 33 of 70 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 2 of 12 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate11% / 25%
Buyer: 8 of 70 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 3 of 12 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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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 507536 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£9.2m
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 14 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet0% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 14 similar lots
1 bid0%
0 of 14 similar past lots received 1 bid (0%).
2–314%
2 of 14 similar past lots received 2–3 (14%).
4–614%
2 of 14 similar past lots received 4–6 (14%).
7+71%
10 of 14 similar past lots received 7+ (71%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 7 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.

—No model forecast yet
No comparable awards on record for this lot’s category yet. The published estimate is £9.2m, and the forecast stays empty until the market has a record to read.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
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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.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueWhy listed
KOMPAN LimitedLive contractWCC Housing Play Areas: Playground Inspection and Maintenance Servicesruns to Mar 2028——Matched as the earlier contract

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
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Jun 2026, 14:27 BST
Last source update
29 Jun 2026, 15:44 BST
Authority reference
PRJ_31130
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060870
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Lift installation workLift-maintenance servicesLiftsRepair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
Delivery area
London (UKI3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bf32 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

29 Jun 2026 → 1 Jul 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published115 days ago
    29 Jun 2026, 14:27 BST
  2. Market engagement99 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

    The primary purpose of this PME is to raise awareness of the forthcoming contract opportunity, stimulate supplier interest, as well as maximise market participation and competition. The Council is also seeking feedback to inform the development of its procurement strategy and term brief requirements. In particular, the Council wishes to consult the market on:

    • The proposed scope of services and overall contract requirements.
    • The proportionality, relevance and deliverability of the proposed minimum technical, competency, training, social value and sustainability requirements.
    • The proposed procurement approach, namely the award of a single borough-wide contract using the Open Procedure; and
    • Any other technical, operational, commercial or mobilisation considerations, including those associated with potential TUPE implications and the transition from the incumbent arrangements.

    The Council welcomes participation from all interested suppliers capable of delivering services of this nature and encourages respondents to provide constructive feedback to help shape the final procurement strategy and future service model.

    Interested suppliers are invited to complete a Request for Information (RFI) Questionnaire and return it via the Council’s electronic tendering portal (Jaggaer) no later than 12:00 noon on Wednesday 15th July 2026.

    All communications, including expressions of interest and general queries, relating to this PME Notice shall take place exclusively via the Council’s electronic tendering portal. Information and instructions on how to register and access Jaggaer can be found in the following link: wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/35246942019F13CC755B ↗

    The Council does not bind itself to running a procurement, or awarding any resultant contract(s), following the conclusion of this PME.

  3. Tender notice expected50 days ago
    2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 251 days
    1 Jul 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jun 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Jun 2026, 14:27 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Jun 2026, 15:44 BST
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

Within Engagement Section - direct link to the opportunity has been added

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

Westminster City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJVD-6261-BPPJ 64 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1E 6QPContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure