Provision of Statutory Testing, Servicing and Reactive Repair Services

Plymouth CAST Multi Academy TrustcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05899eProcurement Act 2023SME suitableplanned
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Estimated value

£16.5m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

18 Aug 2025

Deadline 27 Oct 2025

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Description

The Client is seeking to appoint a single Principal Contractor to deliver the full scope of services: 1) Statutory compliance maintenance and PPM across in-scope mechanical, electrical and specialist systems and services 2)Reactive maintenance in line with the response model in Response Times. 3)Technical support and management of specialist subcontractors engaged under this Contract. 4) 24/7 operations support for emergencies. 5) professional services as required to support the Client’s compliance and project delivery, including but not limited to: Statutory inspection reports, testing certificates and compliance advice. Technical support in scoping and specifying remedial works. Design and commissioning input for plant/equipment replacement. CDM 2015 Principal Contractor role where applicable; and Attendance at project meetings, site inspections, and stakeholder briefings. While elements of the service may be subcontracted, the Successful Bidder will remain the sole point of contact for the Client and will retain full responsibility for the coordination, management, and successful delivery of all aspects of the contract.

Scope

Reference
001
Total value
£16,500,000 excluding VAT
£19,800,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2031
Possible extension to 31 Mar 2033

Two further 12 month extensions (5+1+1)

Main category
services
CPV classifications
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Contract locations
South West England, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Contractor Responsibility & Service Delivery ModelContractor Responsibility & Service Delivery Modelquality12.50%
Management of ServiceManagement of Servicequality12.50%
Case StudyCase Studyquality2.50%
Statutory Compliance ServiceStatutory Compliance Servicequality7.50%
Reactive Repairs & Emergency ServiceReactive Repairs & Emergency Servicequality5.00%
Repairs & Maintenance Outside of Service Contract RequirementsRepairs & Maintenance Outside of Service Contract Requirementsquality5.00%
Additional Professional Services SupportAdditional Professional Services Supportquality2.50%
Contract Mobilisation & Risk ManagementContract Mobilisation & Risk Managementquality2.50%
SustainabilitySustainabilityquality10.00%
Total Annual Service CostTotal Annual Service Costcost30.00%
Reactive Works Labour RatesReactive Works Labour Ratesprice7.50%
Material Mark-UpMaterial Mark-Upprice2.50%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Employers Liability 10m, Public Liability 10m and Professional Indemnity £5m. There will be a credit check and financial appriasal There will be a requirement to have appropriate accreditations for the servicing areas required

Provide 3 relevant previous contract examples To constitute a pass, the contract examples provided shall be relevant to the requirement, with a sufficient level of detail that provides confidence in the Tenderer’s established past experience in similar and relevant projects/contracts. The contracts must be within the education sector and similar complexity and working on more than one site within the contract.

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
08 Sept 2025, 11:00 am
Submission deadline
27 Oct 2025, 12:00 am
Submission address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=95589&B=
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure