Official UK procurement notice
Mechanical, Electrical, Life Safety Systems and Security Systems Planned and Reactive Maintenance (Lots 1-16)
Authority: West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner (Police & fire)
What is being bought16 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWest Mercia Police (the Authority) is conducting an open competitive flex two-stage tender under the Procurement Act 2023 for the provision of Mechanical, Electrical, Life Safety Systems and Security Systems Planned and Reactive Maintenance split into 16 distinct disciplines.
Lot 1 – Electrical (General Power & Distribution)
Lot 2 – High Voltage (HV) Electrical
Lot 3 – EV Charging Infrastructure
Lot 4 – Lightning Protection Systems
Lot 5 – Emergency Lighting
Lot 6 – Solar PV Maintenance & Cleaning
Lot 7 – Mechanical (Non-HVAC) including Boilers
Lot 8 – HVAC Systems (excluding Boilers)
Lot 9 – Critical Infrastructure: Generators
Lot 10 – Critical Infrastructure: Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
Lot 11 – Critical Infrastructure: Fuel Systems
Lot 12 – Vertical Transportation
Lot 13 – Doors, Barriers & Shutters
Lot 14 – Height Safety & Structures
Lot 15 – Life Safety Systems
Lot 16 – Security & Electronic Systems
The Authority intends to evaluate and award each Lot independently.
Bidders may submit a Tender for one, several or all Lots.
A Bidder may be awarded one Lot, multiple Lots or no Lots.
All details are contained within the tender documentation. The contract is go live on the 1st April 2027. The first stage of the two-stage process is a Conditions of Participation (CoP) pass/fail stage. All documents will be provided as part of this stage however, only the CoP document is required to be completed (per Lot) and submitted by the deadline of 12pm noon on the 20th July 2026. Those bidders successful per Lot in stage 1 CoP will be invited to participate in stage 2 ITT whereby, a formal ITT response per Lot is required by 12pm noon on the 4th September 2026 based on a price and quality weighting. Pre-market engagement was undertaken under - www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037708-2026 ↗
We look forward to your organisation participating in this exercise.
- How the procedure runs: Two-Stage Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation pass/fail Stage 2 - ITT price and quality weighting
CPV: Access control system · Alternating voltage relays · Building and facilities management services · Burglar and fire alarms · Central-heating installation work · Commissioning of heating installations · Electric conductors for access control systems · Electrical engineering installation works · Electrical fitting work · Electrical installation work · Electrical installation work of electrical distribution apparatus · Electrical installation work of filtration equipment · +71 more
Lots and requirements (16)Procurement structure
16 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #11 Electrical (General Power & Distribution) MaintenanceRenewalPublished value£0
- Electrical Installation Condition Reports (20% per year)
- LV Distribution & Switchgear
- General Power Systems
- RCD Testing (bi- annual)
- Portable Appliance Testing
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
Lot #22 High Voltage (HV) Electrical MaintenanceRenewalPublished value£0
- HV Intake & Distribution Systems
- Transformers & Substations
- HV Switching & Protection
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
Lot #33 EV Charging Infrastructure MaintenanceRenewalPublished value£0
- EV Chargers (AC/DC)
- Associated Electrical Infrastructure
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
Lot #44 Lightning Protection Systems MaintenanceRenewalPublished value£0
- Lightning Protection Systems
- Earthing Systems
- Testing & Certification
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
Lot #55 Emergency LightingRenewalPublished value£0
- Emergency Lighting Systems
- Testing & Compliance Annually
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
Lot #66 Solar PV Maintenance & CleaningRenewalPublished value£0
- Annual Solar PV Inspection & Testing
- Panel cleaning using non-abrasive method
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
Lot #77 Mechanical (Non-HVAC) incl. BoilersRenewalPublished value£0
- Hot & Cold Water Systems (excluding water Hygiene)
- Pipework Systems
- Pumps & Pressurisation Units & Ancillaries
- Boilers & Heating Systems
- Building Management Systems
- Local Exhaust Ventilation
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
Lot #88 HVAC Systems (Excluding Boilers)RenewalPublished value£0
- Chillers & Cooling Systems
- Air Handling Units
- Humidifiers & Dehumidifiers
- Mech & Naturally Vented Heat Recovery (MVHR & NVHR)
- Fan Coils
- Ducted Extraction
- Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) thorough Examination
- TM44 Energy Inspection
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
Lot #99 Critical Infrastructure: GeneratorsRenewalPublished value£0
- Major/Minor & Load Testing
- Standby Generators
- Generator Controls
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
Lot #1010 Critical Infrastructure: UPSRenewalPublished value£0
- UPS Systems
- Battery Systems
- Control Equipment
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
Lot #1111 Critical Infrastructure: Fuel SystemsRenewalPublished value£0
- Fuel Storage Tanks
- Fuel Transfer Systems
- Fuel Polishing
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
Lot #1212 Vertical TransportationRenewalPublished value£0
- Passenger Lifts
- Goods Lifts
- Platform Lifts
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
Lot #1313 Doors, Barriers & ShuttersRenewalPublished value£0
- Appliance Bay Doors
- Automatic Doors
- Roller Shutters
- Barriers & Gates
- Car Barriers
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
Lot #1414 Height Safety & StructuresRenewalPublished value£0
- Fall Protection Systems
- Masts
- Training / Drill Towers
- Overhead Crane
- Roof Safety – Risk Assessments
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
Lot #1515 Life Safety SystemsRenewalPublished value£0
- Fire Detection & Alarm Servicing
- Fire Aspiration System Maintenance
- Dry/ Wet risers
- Sprinkler Systems & Pumps
- Fire Extinguisher Servicing
- Fire Suppression – Room Integrity Testing
- Fire Suppression System Maintenance
- Fire Door Inspections Annual
- Fire Damper Inspections
- Disabled Refuge Systems
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
Lot #1616 Security & Electronic SystemsRenewalPublished value£0
- Access Control Systems
- Intruder Alarm Systems
- Custody Alarms (Custody specific sites only)
- Panic Alarm (Custody specific sites only)
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
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)
- Stage 2 - ITT: 60%
- Stage 2 - ITT: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Stage 2 - ITT: Quality & Social Value Per Lot
- Stage 2 - ITT: Price per Lot
- Economic & financial standing
Contained within tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within tender documents
- 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
- Closed
- 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
- 24 Apr 2026, 15:42 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jul 2026, 15:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
EST26-2728- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063267- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- How it runs
Two-Stage
Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation pass/fail
Stage 2 - ITT price and quality weighting
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Apr 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published181 days ago24 Apr 2026, 15:42 BST
- Market engagement166 days ago8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Pre-market engagement exercise
- Tender notice published108 days ago6 Jul 2026, 15:03 BST
- Clarification questions by101 days ago13 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline94 days ago20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by34 days ago17 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 161 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Apr 2026, 15:42 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published6 Jul 2026, 15:03 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £3,600,0006 Jul 2026, 15:03 BST
- Status changed to active6 Jul 2026, 15:03 BST
- Procurement method changed6 Jul 2026, 15:03 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender