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# Prior Information Notice - Minor Works Framework Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/prior-information-notice-minor-works-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-04d538). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Arts University Bournemouth: "Prior Information Notice - Minor Works Framework Agreement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Arts University Bournemouth](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/arts-university-bournemouth-urn-133793)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building completion work, Building installation work, Lifts, skip hoists, hoists, escalators and moving walkways
- **Delivery Location:** UKK24
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04d538`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/prior-information-notice-minor-works-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-04d538#tl-md)

## Description
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform potential suppliers that Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) intends to tender in the next 3 to 4 months and is keen to engage with suppliers in the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch area prior to undertaking the formal procurement process.
The formal procurement process aims to appoint 3 to 4 contractors to a framework agreement for providing minor works for its properties on a call-off basis. This framework will be used to procure various building, mechanical, electrical, maintenance, and related trades services.
AUB or its appointed facilities management contractor can utilise this service for procured minor construction and related works. Minor works in this context refer to projects that will be completed within 12 months and have a total value of less than 500,000 GBP (VAT inclusive).
2. SME Eligibility
This contract is reserved for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located within the Bournemouth, Poole, and Christchurch area.
An SME is defined as any organisation with fewer than 250 employees and a turnover of less than 50 million EUR or a balance sheet total less than 43 million EUR.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Prior Information Notice (PIN) - Minor Works Framework Agreement
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform potential suppliers that Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) intends to tender in the next 2 to 3 months and is keen to engage with suppliers in the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch area prior to unde...

### Lot 2: Building installation work
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Electrical installation work
Insulation work
Plumbing and sanitary works
Fencing, railing, and safety equipment installation work
Mechanical installations

### Lot 3: Pre market engagement - Building completion Work
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** - Building Completion Work
o	Plastering work
o	Joinery and carpentry installation work
o	Floor and wall covering work
o	Painting and glazing work
o	4Other building completion4 work

### Lot 4: Prior Information Notice - Lifts, skip hoists, hoists, escalators, and moving walkways
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 42416000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** o	Lifts, skip hoists, hoists, escalators, and moving walkways

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002105-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-22T09:12:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T23:31:38.074Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04d538