plannedFind a Tender · planning

Mechanical, plumbing and heating services

Buyer: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust →

BuyerMaidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Statusplanned

Deadline21 May 2026

ValueValue not published

Published2 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Mechanical, plumbing and heating services for Maidstone Hospital

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned

Contract periodFrom 1 Jun 2026 to 31 May 2028

What is included

Item	Category	Quantity
1	Mechanical engineering services	Not published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 71. The category anchor is Mechanical engineering services (71333000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison set	Procedures	Reported bids per procedure	Named award suppliers	Price evidence
Market: CPV division 71	4,660	4 median · 30.2 average (1,450 of 4,660 with a bid count)	4 average (1,597 of 4,660 with named award suppliers)	Not published
Same buyer	4	Not published	Not published	Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published

Dynamic purchasing systemNot published

Competitive procurementNot published

Recurring requirementNot published

Procurement method rationaleNot published

Rationale classificationsNot published

Special regimeNot published

Covered byNot published

Submission policyNot published

Selection criteriaNot published

Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published

No-engagement rationaleNot published

Planning documents1

Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender planning · plannedProcurementNotice

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCID	ocds-h6vhtk-061434
Latest release ID	008949-2026
Latest release timestamp	Mon Feb 02 2026 13:07:21 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Source	find-a-tender
Official notice URL	Not published
Tender status	planned
Procurement method	open
Procurement method details	Below threshold - open competition
Main procurement category	services
Above threshold	No
Legal basis	2023/54
Tender period: start	Not published
Tender period: end	2026-05-21T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadline	Not published
Enquiry deadline	2026-03-02T12:00:00Z
Award period: start	Not published
Award period: end	Not published
Submission method details	Expression of interest only. Tender documents will be published after the expression of interest has closed
Submission languages	Not published
Electronic catalogue policy	Not published
Total tender value	Not published
Tender lots in source	1
Tender items in source	1
Tender documents in source	0
Awards in latest release	0
Contracts in latest release	0
Parties in latest release	1

Notice history

Date	Event	Reference
2 Feb 2026	planning	008949-2026
2 Feb 2026	planning	008945-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)

2 Feb 2026 · 008949-2026 · planning

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2 Feb 2026 · 008945-2026 · planning

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