Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice

Published 11 Nov 2026, 10:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Voids Disinfection - Preliminary Market Engagement

Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove threshold

Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)

+3 more

Collected and purified water (41)Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Public utilities (65)

Delivery: South West (UKK14)

Planned pipeline value£573,700pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice

Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2027

Notice summaryFrom the published notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Swindon Borough Council invites you to contribute to preliminary market engagement in relation to the disinfection of void properties and would therefore welcome the views of suppliers on the questions set out in the attached questionnaire. Responses to this questionnaire will be used solely for this pre-tender exercise and any responses will not be referred to during the tender evaluation. To this end, tender-style responses to this questionnaire are not necessary - the intention is to invite supplier feedback on the options, to help shape the final specification and commercial model to ensure the tender delivers the optimum outcomes for the Council.

The Council intends on tendering a package of works in relation to the disinfection of void properties (anticipated to be around 650 per annum) prior to occupation by the incoming resident or as they move in, you may also be asked to carry out a disinfection prior to the void contractor commencing works within the property. The contract is for a period of 2 years + 1 year. .

The works will consist of disinfection of all hot and cold pipework, point of use water heater, combi boilers, cylinders being disinfected and cold water storage tanks being descaled & disinfected this is not an exhaustive list. Before and after pictures will be required.

The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to gain market insight into the following aspects of the project: -

? Market Interest

? Timescales.

? Specialist knowledge

? Insurances

To participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the PME documents.

Responses are required to be submitted no later than 8th December 2026, 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

CPV: Composition and purity testing and analysis services · Drinking water · Health and safety services · Hot water · Hygiene monitoring and testing equipment · Primary water systems · Water distribution and related services · Water tanks

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrs

Contract period: 1 Aug 2027 – 31 Jul 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions

Delivery: South West

Extensions: Extension options published

09321000 Hot water 31161400 Primary water systems 38910000 Hygiene monitoring and testing equipment 41110000 Drinking water 44611500 Water tanks 65100000 Water distribution and related services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How Swindon Borough Council buys Parts of electric motors, generators and transformers (CPV 3116), and who usually turns up

Swindon Borough Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Parts of electric motors, generators and transformers (CPV 3116) →

How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid

This buyerSwindon Borough Council · all categories

The marketParts of electric motors, generators and transformers (CPV 3116)

What to do with it

How often do SMEs win?

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Buyer: 78 of 98 known-size awards · market: CPV 3116 · UK-wide, n=6

80%33%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in South West England.

Buyer: 39 of 96 known-location awards · market: division 31 · South West England, n=88

41%19%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?

Buyer: 40 decided notices · market: division 31 · South West England, n=17

52 days27 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 52 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Buyer: at least 27 of 87 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 3116 · UK-wide, n=11

31%45%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

This buyer33 lots with bid counts · all categories

15% had one bid

The market16 lots with bid counts · division 31 · South West England

6% had one bid

% of lots with a published bid count: this buyer (33) / the market (16) · select a colour for counts

1 bid15% / 6%

Buyer: 5 of 33 lots with published bid counts. Market: 1 of 16 lots with published bid counts.

2–315% / 50%

Buyer: 5 of 33 lots with published bid counts. Market: 8 of 16 lots with published bid counts.

4–633% / 25%

Buyer: 11 of 33 lots with published bid counts. Market: 4 of 16 lots with published bid counts.

7+36% / 19%

Buyer: 12 of 33 lots with published bid counts. Market: 3 of 16 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

This buyer47 lots with estimate and award · all categories

49% below estimate

The market12 lots with estimate and award · division 31 · South West England

50% below estimate

% of lots with an estimate and award: this buyer (47) / the market (12) · select a colour for counts

Below estimate49% / 50%

Buyer: 23 of 47 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 6 of 12 lots with an estimate and award.

Within ±2%28% / 25%

Buyer: 13 of 47 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 3 of 12 lots with an estimate and award.

Above estimate23% / 25%

Buyer: 11 of 47 lots with an estimate and award. Market: 3 of 12 lots with an estimate and award.

Assess each lot
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 311624 monthsPublished estimate£574k

Expected competition

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 16 past lots.

—No model forecast yet6% chance of a single bid

Past bids on 16 similar lots

1 bid6%

1 of 16 similar past lots received 1 bid (6%).

2–350%

8 of 16 similar past lots received 2–3 (50%).

4–625%

4 of 16 similar past lots received 4–6 (25%).

7+19%

3 of 16 similar past lots received 7+ (19%).

Comparable past lots usually drew 3 bids.

Commercial price forecast

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

—No model forecast yet

No comparable awards on record for this lot’s category yet. The published estimate is £574k, and the forecast stays empty until the market has a record to read.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
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Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data

Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Planned procurement
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: 11 Nov 2026, 10:18 GMT
Last source update: 11 Nov 2026, 10:18 GMT
Authority reference: 1
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-106975
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Composition and purity testing and analysis servicesDrinking waterHealth and safety servicesHot waterHygiene monitoring and testing equipmentPrimary water systemsWater distribution and related servicesWater tanks
Delivery area: South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07b93d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

11 Nov 2026 → 1 Aug 2027 · 3 dates

Planning notice published2 days ago
11 Nov 2026, 10:18 GMT
Today
13 Nov 2026
Market engagementin 25 days
8 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
Swindon Borough Council invites you to contribute to preliminary market engagement in relation to the disinfection of void properties and would therefore welcome the views of suppliers on the questions set out in the attached questionnaire. Responses to this questionnaire will be used solely for this pre-tender exercise and any responses will not be referred to during the tender evaluation. To this end, tender-style responses to this questionnaire are not necessary - the intention is to invite supplier feedback on the options, to help shape the final specification and commercial model to ensure the tender delivers the optimum outcomes for the Council.
The Council intends on tendering a package of works in relation to the disinfection of void properties (anticipated to be around 650 per annum) prior to occupation by the incoming resident or as they move in, you may also be asked to carry out a disinfection prior to the void contractor commencing works within the property. The contract is for a period of 2 years + 1 year. .
The works will consist of disinfection of all hot and cold pipework, point of use water heater, combi boilers, cylinders being disinfected and cold water storage tanks being descaled & disinfected this is not an exhaustive list. Before and after pictures will be required.
The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to gain market insight into the following aspects of the project: -
 Market Interest
 Timescales.
 Specialist knowledge
 Insurances
To participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the PME documents.
Responses are required to be submitted no later than 8th December 2026, 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗
Contract startsin 260 days
1 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
11 Nov 2026, 10:18 GMT
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swindon Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNPT-6195-XDWV Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, South West, SN1 2JHContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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