Official UK procurement notice
Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Servicing and Capital Works
Authority: The Guinness Partnership (Public body)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Guinness Partnership Limited is looking to procure four multi-disciplinary, regional contracts carrying out servicing, repairs and installations of both domestic and communal Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing systems.
The disciplines will include, but not be limited to, air conditioning, ventilation, laundry, renewables (optional), water, sewage and sump pumps, boreholes, Door Entry, Automatic Doors, Barriers & Gates, Warden Call, CCTV, TV Aerials, BMS and Fall Arrest systems.
The contracts are to be let under a 5+5+5 year arrangement and split between the following geographical regions -
Lot 1: Region 1 - North West, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, and Humberside
Lot 2: Region 2 - Home Counties
Lot 3: Region 3 - London and South East
Lot 4: Region 4 - South West
- How the procedure runs: This Competitive Flexible Procedure will be conducted in three stages. Stage 1 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire: Assessment of the Conditions of Participation on a pass / fail basis and scored quality questions to shortlist Participants to be invited to tender. It is intended to shortlist a minimum of 4 Participants per Lot. Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender: Assessment of scored quality questions and pricing submission. Quality questions will be weighted at 60% and pricing weighted at 40%. Further details are provided in the Procurement Documents. As part of stage two, Guinness will invite the top 3 highest ranked supplier for each lot to present their answers to the a resident focussed Question to a Resident Panel. As a result of these presentations, final moderation will be limited to no more than a point either way (up or down). If the moderated score causes one of the top 3 to drop to top 4, the next bidder will be brought forward for a presentation and moderation. Stage 3 - TGP will also reserve the right to conduct a Negotiation stage, following the evaluation of quality and price. It is proposed to down select suppliers and only invite the highest ranked suppliers for each lot to participate in negotiations if a supplier wins multiple lots. TGP will reserve the right not to award multiple lots to the same supplier if the bidder fails to provide reassurance of their capacity to delivery multiple lots during the negotiation stage. The purpose of the negotiation would be to ensure that any supplier winning multiple lots has got the capacity to deliver the combined lots and that any economy of scales are taking into account. Guinness reserves the right to refine the procurement documents prior to Stage 2. It is the intention to appoint one supplier per Lot.
- No preliminary market engagement: Engagement took place prior to Preliminary Market Engagement Notices being available.
CPV: Electrical services · Heat pumps · Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work · Installation services of laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines · Mechanical installations · Pumps
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£86,467,085 together) · win at most 2 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1North West, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & DerbyshireAwardedRenewal North West, Yorkshire & Humber +4Published value£34,586,834
The contract scope is for servicing, repairs and installations of both domestic and communal MEP systems in the North West, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Derbyshire regions.
Renewables is included in the contract scope as an option. If instructed, it is expected that these services would commence in April 2027, so that services do not commence in winter months.
Further details can be found in the Procurement Documents.
Guinness gives no guarantee on the volume of services that may be required during the contract as property numbers may increase or decrease during the term of the contract.
- Economic & financial standing
Lot 1. North West, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Derbyshire
Lot 2. Home Counties
Lot 3. London East and London West and South East and Coast
Lot 4. South-West
Participants are required to demonstrate sufficient economic and financial standing by meeting the minimum turnover requirements and financial risk assessment as described in the Procurement Documents.
Participants are required to demonstrate commitment that they can secure insurances as described in the Procurement Documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Organisational Standards
For this process, the Participants employees and the Organisation must have the following:
- ISO 14001 certified (Environmental Management),
- ISO 9001 certified (Quality Management).
- Electrical Works: NICEIC / NAPIT / ECA
- Air Conditioning / Cooling: F-Gas (company + engineers)
- Powered Doors / Gates / Barriers: DHF or ADSA competence
- Drainage / Boreholes / Pits: Confined Spaces certification
- Telecare Services Authority
- Register of Play Inspectors International (RPII): or equivalent
- The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
- FASET (Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training
Lot #2Home CountiesAwardedRenewal East MidlandsPublished value£11,240,721
The contract scope is for servicing, repairs and installations of both domestic and communal MEP systems in the Home Counties regions.
Renewables is included in the contract scope as an option. If instructed, it is expected that these services would commence in April 2027, so that services do not commence in winter months.
Further details can be found in the Procurement Documents.
Guinness gives no guarantee on the volume of services that may be required during the contract as property numbers may increase or decrease during the term of the contract.
- Economic & financial standing
Lot 1. North West, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Derbyshire
Lot 2. Home Counties
Lot 3. London East and London West and South East and Coast
Lot 4. South-West
Participants are required to demonstrate sufficient economic and financial standing by meeting the minimum turnover requirements and financial risk assessment as described in the Procurement Documents.
Participants are required to demonstrate commitment that they can secure insurances as described in the Procurement Documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Organisational Standards
For this process, the Participants employees and the Organisation must have the following:
- ISO 14001 certified (Environmental Management),
- ISO 9001 certified (Quality Management).
- Electrical Works: NICEIC / NAPIT / ECA
- Air Conditioning / Cooling: F-Gas (company + engineers)
- Powered Doors / Gates / Barriers: DHF or ADSA competence
- Drainage / Boreholes / Pits: Confined Spaces certification
- Telecare Services Authority
- Register of Play Inspectors International (RPII): or equivalent
- The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
- FASET (Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training
Lot #3London East and London West and South East and CoastAwardedRenewal London, South EastPublished value£29,398,809
The contract scope is for servicing, repairs and installations of both domestic and communal MEP systems in the London East and London West and South East and Coast regions
Renewables is included in the contract scope as an option. If instructed, it is expected that these services would commence in April 2027, so that services do not commence in winter months.
Further details can be found in the Procurement Documents.
Guinness gives no guarantee on the volume of services that may be required during the contract as property numbers may increase or decrease during the term of the contract.
- Economic & financial standing
Lot 1. North West, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Derbyshire
Lot 2. Home Counties
Lot 3. London East and London West and South East and Coast
Lot 4. South-West
Participants are required to demonstrate sufficient economic and financial standing by meeting the minimum turnover requirements and financial risk assessment as described in the Procurement Documents.
Participants are required to demonstrate commitment that they can secure insurances as described in the Procurement Documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Organisational Standards
For this process, the Participants employees and the Organisation must have the following:
- ISO 14001 certified (Environmental Management),
- ISO 9001 certified (Quality Management).
- Electrical Works: NICEIC / NAPIT / ECA
- Air Conditioning / Cooling: F-Gas (company + engineers)
- Powered Doors / Gates / Barriers: DHF or ADSA competence
- Drainage / Boreholes / Pits: Confined Spaces certification
- Telecare Services Authority
- Register of Play Inspectors International (RPII): or equivalent
- The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
- FASET (Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training
Lot #4South-WestAwardedRenewal South WestPublished value£11,240,721
The contract scope is for servicing, repairs and installations of both domestic and communal MEP systems in the South-West regions.
Renewables is included in the contract scope as an option. If instructed, it is expected that these services would commence in April 2027, so that services do not commence in winter months.
Further details can be found in the Procurement Documents.
Guinness gives no guarantee on the volume of services that may be required during the contract as property numbers may increase or decrease during the term of the contract.
- Economic & financial standing
Lot 1. North West, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Derbyshire
Lot 2. Home Counties
Lot 3. London East and London West and South East and Coast
Lot 4. South-West
Participants are required to demonstrate sufficient economic and financial standing by meeting the minimum turnover requirements and financial risk assessment as described in the Procurement Documents.
Participants are required to demonstrate commitment that they can secure insurances as described in the Procurement Documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Organisational Standards
For this process, the Participants employees and the Organisation must have the following:
- ISO 14001 certified (Environmental Management),
- ISO 9001 certified (Quality Management).
- Electrical Works: NICEIC / NAPIT / ECA
- Air Conditioning / Cooling: F-Gas (company + engineers)
- Powered Doors / Gates / Barriers: DHF or ADSA competence
- Drainage / Boreholes / Pits: Confined Spaces certification
- Telecare Services Authority
- Register of Play Inspectors International (RPII): or equivalent
- The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
- FASET (Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training
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: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
- Economic & financial standing
Lot 1. North West, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Derbyshire
Lot 2. Home Counties
Lot 3. London East and London West and South East and Coast
Lot 4. South-West
Participants are required to demonstrate sufficient economic and financial standing by meeting the minimum turnover requirements and financial risk assessment as described in the Procurement Documents.
Participants are required to demonstrate commitment that they can secure insurances as described in the Procurement Documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Organisational Standards
For this process, the Participants employees and the Organisation must have the following:
- ISO 14001 certified (Environmental Management),
- ISO 9001 certified (Quality Management).
- Electrical Works: NICEIC / NAPIT / ECA
- Air Conditioning / Cooling: F-Gas (company + engineers)
- Powered Doors / Gates / Barriers: DHF or ADSA competence
- Drainage / Boreholes / Pits: Confined Spaces certification
- Telecare Services Authority
- Register of Play Inspectors International (RPII): or equivalent
- The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
- FASET (Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Oct 2025, 14:15 BST
- Last source update
- 21 May 2026, 15:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
PRJ1000216- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015037- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d0c5Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As described in the Procurement Documents
- How it runs
This Competitive Flexible Procedure will be conducted in three stages.
Stage 1 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire: Assessment of the Conditions of Participation on a pass / fail basis and scored quality questions to shortlist Participants to be invited to tender. It is intended to shortlist a minimum of 4 Participants per Lot.
Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender: Assessment of scored quality questions and pricing submission. Quality questions will be weighted at 60% and pricing weighted at 40%. Further details are provided in the Procurement Documents.
As part of stage two, Guinness will invite the top 3 highest ranked supplier for each lot to present their answers to the a resident focussed Question to a Resident Panel.
As a result of these presentations, final moderation will be limited to no more than a point either way (up or down). If the moderated score causes one of the top 3 to drop to top 4, the next bidder will be brought forward for a presentation and moderation.
Stage 3 - TGP will also reserve the right to conduct a Negotiation stage, following the evaluation of quality and price. It is proposed to down select suppliers and only invite the highest ranked suppliers for each lot to participate in negotiations if a supplier wins multiple lots. TGP will reserve the right not to award multiple lots to the same supplier if the bidder fails to provide reassurance of their capacity to delivery multiple lots during the negotiation stage.
The purpose of the negotiation would be to ensure that any supplier winning multiple lots has got the capacity to deliver the combined lots and that any economy of scales are taking into account.
Guinness reserves the right to refine the procurement documents prior to Stage 2.
It is the intention to appoint one supplier per Lot.
- Risks
The Contract may be modified on the materialisation of a known risk within the meaning of section 74 and paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 to the Act. The following risks have been identified for this Contract:
- Awaab's Law came into effect in October 2025 with the law being extended in 2026 and 2027 to address further Housing Health and Safety Rating System hazards.
- There is the ever-present possibility of mergers between Guinness and other housing organisations, which could substantially alter the current property numbers. Whilst there are not currently any such major projects known to the Procurement Team, this is extremely common within our sector and is not outside of the realms of possibility during the Contract Term.
- Property numbers will fluctuate due to property disposal, acquisition, or the development build programme. It is not possible to know how this will impact the property numbers anticipated under this Contract and in turn the impact on the Contract value.
- External factors could also impact upon the scope and associate cost of requirements, due to the introduction of new legislation or regulation. For example changes in law relating to National Insurance and Minimum National Wage which will impact the Supplier's ability to deliver the Contract at the tendered sum and in line with CPI provisions in the Contract. It is not possible to predict any increases in labour costs and the impact on the Contract value.
- Significant shifts in the economy impacting the cost of materials.
- Increase in contract value due to higher than expected replacement heating systems or retrofit requirements.
- Increase in contract value due to higher than expected CPI increases.
- Decrease in contract value due to lower than expected budget allocation.
- Quality of systems in properties that are acquired or through merger is unknown could result in a higher than expected requirement to replace the equipment or to retrofit to bring up to a compliant standard.
- In the instance of contract termination due to continued poor performance, one of the suppliers operating in the other lots will be awarded the contract without re-opening competition.
- The contract has provision to extend the contract for up to a further 10 years. The extensions may be exercised as single years or as two periods of five years.
- The frequency of servicing may change each year based on budget allocation and business performance and may be reduced in year with limited notice.
- The KPIs outlined in the procurement documents are subject to change in response to updates in relevant regulations and evolving expectations on Guinness regarding the management of its systems.
- Guinness reserves the right not to mobilise and commence the renewables element of the service depending on its confidence in the successful tenderer's ability to sufficiently manage this workstream.
- Guinness will review its policies annually. As a result, policies may change during the Contract Term, and new policies may be introduced that will form part of the Contract. This may impact the scope and Total Contract Value.
- Demarcation of responsibility during any defect liability periods may change during the Contract Term and may include a different approach for each new development.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
21 Oct 2025 → 26 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published372 days ago21 Oct 2025, 14:15 BST
- Next notice expected330 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published251 days ago19 Feb 2026, 08:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by231 days ago10 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline219 days ago23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Latest notice published159 days ago21 May 2026, 15:39 BST
- Award decision expected by92 days ago27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts2 days ago26 Oct 2026
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025- Pipeline notice published21 Oct 2025, 14:15 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published19 Feb 2026, 08:59 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active19 Feb 2026, 08:59 GMT
- Procurement method changed19 Feb 2026, 08:59 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT19 Feb 2026, 08:59 GMT
- Procurement termination notice published21 May 2026, 15:39 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete21 May 2026, 15:39 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 20 May 2026 | CancelledA desire to re-review requirements in order to increase competition. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender