Official UK procurement notice
Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) Engineering and Design Advisory Services Framework
Authority: BANK OF ENGLAND
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionM&E Engineering and Design Advisory Services are required to provide expert advice on designing, maintaining, repairing and upgrading a building's mechanical (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing) and electrical (power, lighting, fire alarms, controls) systems to ensure safety, efficiency, compliance and reliability.
The Services will be required across multiple projects during the Framework term and shall encompass, but not be limited to, design services, surveys, compliance-related activities, and associated consultancy support.
The duration of the closed framework will be 4 years.
The framework will be non-committal and non-exclusive.
Annual current spend on these services is approximately £600,000.
- How the procedure runs: A two-stage procedure consisting of a procurement specific questionnaire (Stage 1) and tender (Stage 2).
CPV: Consultative engineering and construction services · Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings · Mechanical and electrical engineering services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 2 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 4 Jan 2027
Published description of the framework
The framework operation description can be found in Section 5 of the Statement of Requirements contained in the tender documents.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£2,500,000
- Economic & financial standing
These can be found in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire contained in the online tender pack.
- Technical & professional ability
These can be found in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire contained in the online tender pack.
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 (3)
- Quality: 57.5%
- Cost: 30%
- Social Value: 12.5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Cost
- Economic & financial standing
These can be found in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire contained in the online tender pack.
- Technical & professional ability
These can be found in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire contained in the online tender pack.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) Engineering and Design Advisory Services…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Mar 2026, 09:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2026, 12:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
PROC/566- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074109- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0675ecFind a Tender
- How it runs
A two-stage procedure consisting of a procurement specific questionnaire (Stage 1) and tender (Stage 2).
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The tender pack for this opportunity can be found on the Bank's e-tendering portal.
Suppliers are requested to submit their Stage 1 (Procurement Specific Questionnaire) responses by 12:00 hrs on 01 September 2026.
The Bank's e-tendering portal can be accessed via this link:
supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗
Existing users should login, click on the 'Opportunities' red square, and search for reference REQ/1000409 (or Bank of England) using the search bar at the top of the page.
New users should first 'Sign-up' and once activated, follow the above process for existing users.
Timeline
27 Mar 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published214 days ago27 Mar 2026, 09:06 GMT
- Market engagement200 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
As part of the tender process, the Bank is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders to introduce themselves and
express an interest in the opportunity.
This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract.
Please note that the contract value included in this Notice is estimated and does not act as a commitment of spend by the Bank. There are no planned events during the preliminary market engagement exercise.
Interested parties are to register their interest, forward any introductory information, and feed in any comments they have to:
[email protected] by 10 April 2026 with a subject line: M&E Advisory Services Framework.
- Tender notice published83 days ago5 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
- Clarification questions by70 days ago18 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends56 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 28 days25 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 67 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Mar 2026, 09:06 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published5 Aug 2026, 11:47 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active5 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
- Tender notice published5 Aug 2026, 11:55 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published5 Aug 2026, 12:58 BSTUK4
Published amendments (2)
Requests to Participate deadline time updated to 12:00 hrs.
Maximum number of suppliers field updated to 2.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 27 Mar 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender