Official UK procurement notice
TWBC Invitation to Tender Term Contract 2027
Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) is looking to Procure for building maintenance services including emergency call outs, responsive repairs and minor building maintenance works to Council buildings throughout the Borough.
The tender consists of 6 specialism Lots, of which each tenderer can apply for a Maximum of Two.
The lots are as follows:
Lot 1 (Fabric), Lot 2 (Electrical), Lot 3 (Mechanical), Lot 4 (Lifts), Lot 5 (Fire & Security), Lot 6 Asbestos.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 – Invitation to Submit Final Tenders Stage 2 – Interview Stage Stage 3 – Optional Value Engineering
CPV: Building-inspection services · Fire-alarm systems · Lift-maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations · Repair and maintenance services of security equipment · Technical inspection services
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Building MaintenanceRenewalPublished value£0
The Building Maintenance service is for emergency call out, responsive repairs and minor building maintenance works to corporate and domestic buildings, land and other TWBC assets etc. throughout the Borough.
The range of work covers all trades listed in the National Schedule of Rates - Building Works on a wide range of properties and external areas varying from rural public conveniences and domestic housing to listed historic buildings.
Lot #2ElectricalRenewalPublished value£0
The Electrical Services Maintenance service is for Planned Preventative Maintenance, but also for Emergency call out, Responsive repairs, Minor Electrical maintenance works to corporate and domestic buildings throughout the Borough.
The range of emergency, responsive or minor Electrical maintenance work covers all trades listed in the National Schedule of Rates - Electrical Services, on a wide range of properties varying from domestic housing to listed historic buildings such as a Museum and the Town Hall.
The work comprises Lot 2 Planned Preventative Maintenance, Emergency Call Out, Responsive Repairs and Minor Mechanical Services Maintenance Works as described in the Specifications. Additional elements may be added during the contract.
Lot #3MechanicalRenewalPublished value£0
Mechanical Services Maintenance is for Planned Preventative Maintenance, but also for Emergency call out, Responsive repairs, Minor Mechanical Maintenance works to Corporate and Domestic buildings throughout the Borough.
The range of emergency, responsive or minor mechanical maintenance work covers all trades listed in the National Schedule of Rates – Mechanical Services, on a wide range of properties varying from domestic housing to listed historic buildings such as a Museum and the Town Hall.
Lot #4LiftsRenewalPublished value£0
The Passenger & Goods Lift Maintenance service is for Planned Preventative Maintenance, but also for Emergency call out & Responsive repairs, to corporate buildings throughout the Borough.
The works comprise Lot 4 – Passenger & Goods Lift Planned Preventative Maintenance; Emergency Call Out & Responsive Repairs as described in the Specifications. Additional elements may be added during the contract.
Lot #5Fire & SecurityRenewalPublished value£0
The range of emergency, responsive or minor alarms maintenance work covers all trades listed in the National Schedule of Rates – Electrical Services, on a wide range of properties varying from domestic housing to listed historic buildings such as a Museum and the Town Hall.
The works comprise Lot 5 – Fire & Security Planned Preventative Maintenance; Emergency Call Out & Responsive Repairs as described in the Specifications. Additional elements may be added during the contract.
Lot #6AsbestosRenewalPublished value£0
The contractor will be available for a variety of call out types, from emergency (2-hour attendance) to Priority 5 (28 days), and when necessary, will be able to provide a service for air testing and removals as well as attending sites to survey, test materials and write R&D surveys.
•The asbestos Lot is to provide inspection and testing of council buildings
•identify all asbestos containing materials.
•Provide a management service including a report of condition annually for the sites going forward.
•The surveys are to be made available to TWBC by the contractor using the Councils cloud based asset management software.
•Provide call out service in relation to any asbestos related incidents (within 2hrs)
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: 75%
- Interview: 10%
- Cost: 15%
Published award criteria (3)
- Cost
- Quality
- Interview
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2026, 16:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060497- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06be8eFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 – Invitation to Submit Final Tenders
Stage 2 – Interview Stage
Stage 3 – Optional Value Engineering
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 Jun 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 6 dates- Tender notice published123 days ago26 Jun 2026, 16:02 BST
- Latest notice published112 days ago7 Jul 2026, 16:26 BST
- Clarification questions by97 days ago22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline88 days ago31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by19 days ago8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 64 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2026- Tender notice published26 Jun 2026, 16:02 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published7 Jul 2026, 16:26 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
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