Official UK procurement notice
TRG Air Conditioning and Ventilation 2026
Authority: The Riverside Group Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Industrial machinery (42)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)
Published estimate£10,875,000total for 3 lots · £13,050,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 10 Apr 2026awarded 16 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to EFAM Air Ltd, Ventilation Surveys & Services Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2029 · up to 1 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Riverside Group (TRG) including former One Housing Group is seeking Airconditioning and Ventilation specialist(s) to deliver services envisaged under this contract include but are not limited to:
Air conditioning :
- Centralised HVAC
- Wall mount Split Aircon units
- portable air conditioning units,
Ventilation & Ductwork:
- Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery (MVHR).
- Mechanical Extract Ventilation (MEV)
- Positive Input Ventilation (PIV)
- Intermittent extract.
- Positive pressure unit.
- Cooker Hood extract.
- Recirculating cooker hood
- Roof Mounted Extract outlets
- Loft mounted Toilet Extract outlets
- Interlocked Commercial Kitchen Extract systems
- Laundry Equipment Ventilation & associated ductwork systems
- Car Park Ventilation & associated ductwork systems.
CPV: Cooling and ventilation equipment · Fans and air-conditioning appliances · Refurbishment of run-down buildings · Ventilation ducting
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£10,875,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Air Conditioning and VentilationAwardedRenewal North East, North WestPublished value£3,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
39563530 Ventilation ducting39717000 Fans and air-conditioning appliances42500000 Cooling and ventilation equipment45262690 Refurbishment of run-down buildings
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As Per Tender Docs
- Technical & professional ability
As Per Tender Docs
Lot #2Air Conditioning and VentilationAwardedRenewal LondonPublished value£6,250,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
39563530 Ventilation ducting39717000 Fans and air-conditioning appliances42500000 Cooling and ventilation equipment45262690 Refurbishment of run-down buildings
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As Per Tender Docs
- Technical & professional ability
As Per Tender Docs
Lot #3Air Conditioning and VentilationAwardedRenewal East Midlands, West Midlands +2Published value£1,625,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
39563530 Ventilation ducting39717000 Fans and air-conditioning appliances42500000 Cooling and ventilation equipment45262690 Refurbishment of run-down buildings
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As Per Tender Docs
- Technical & professional ability
As Per Tender Docs
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
Lot distribution rule: As per Tender Documents
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2
- Economic & financial standing
As Per Tender Docs
- Technical & professional ability
As Per Tender Docs
What this means for your bid
- 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 9 Mar 2026, 13:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2026, 14:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020887- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066559Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 Mar 2026 → 25 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published228 days ago9 Mar 2026, 13:06 GMT
- Submission deadline196 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by147 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts115 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent38 days ago16 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published37 days ago16 Sept 2026, 14:22 BST
- Standstill ends28 days ago25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Mar 2026- Tender notice published9 Mar 2026, 13:06 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published19 Mar 2026, 08:27 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £10,875,00019 Mar 2026, 08:27 GMT
- Deadline moved to 10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST19 Mar 2026, 08:27 GMT+0 days · was 10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract award notice published16 Sept 2026, 14:22 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Sept 2026, 14:22 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Contract Values Added
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £13,050,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 1818 from SMEs
Named bidders 6published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| EFAM Air Ltd, Ventilation Surveys & Services Ltdjoint award2 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 Month Optional Extensions | £13,050,000 inc. VAT | 16 Sept 2026standstill to 25 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Air Conditioning and Ventilation | 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Air Conditioning and Ventilation | 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Air Conditioning and Ventilation | 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winAMD FM · South East England · all lots
- did not winEast West Connect Ltd · Greater London · all lots
- did not winTalleres Zitrón S.A. · Greater London · all lots
- did not winBTU (Installation and Maintenance) LtdSME · South East England · all lots
- wonEFAM Air LTD · East of England · all lots
- wonVENTILATION SURVEYS & SERVICES LIMITED · North West England · all lots
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- AMD FMBidder / tenderer
- BTU (Installation and Maintenance) LtdBidder / tenderer
- EFAM Air LTDAwarded supplier
- East West Connect LtdBidder / tenderer
- Talleres Zitrón S.A.Bidder / tenderer
- VENTILATION SURVEYS & SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender