MBC - Measured Term Maintenance

What the buyer is asking for

Maidstone Borough Council (“the Council”) is conducting a tender exercise to award a number of contracts for the provision of corporate maintenance services. These include: Lot 1. Mechanical Services Lot 2. Electrical Services Lot 3. Security and Fire Alarm Monitoring and Maintenance Lot 4. Building Fabric Maintenance For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Repair-and-maintenance-services./84Y49AMW43 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/84Y49AMW43

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 60%costCriterion 1Cost
• 40%qualityCriterion 2Quality

4 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Mechanical Services£900k

  The Mechanical Services Maintenance Contract is for planned, responsive and cyclical repairs to heating, hot water, ventilation, and air-conditioning services. All PPM is to be completed in accordance with SFG20 standard maintenance specification for building engineering services. The contract is for maintaining plant and equipment 24-hours per day, 7-days per week, 365-days per year and includes emergency call outs outside normal working hours.

• Electrical Services£1.3m

  The Electrical Services Maintenance Contract is for planned, responsive and cyclical repairs to the corporate buildings throughout the Borough. All PPM is to be completed in accordance with SFG20 standard maintenance specification for building engineering services. The contract is for maintaining plant and equipment 24-hours per day, 7-days per week, 365-days per year and includes emergency call outs outside normal working hours.

• Security and Fire Alarm Monitoring and Maintenance£205k

  The Alarm Monitoring and Maintenance Contract is for planned, responsive and cyclical repairs to the fire and security alarms on the corporate buildings throughout the Borough. The contract is for alarm monitoring and maintenance of plant and equipment 24-hours per day, 7-days per week, 365-days per year and includes emergency call outs outside normal working hours.

• Building Fabric Maintenance£815k

  The Building Services Maintenance Contract is for planned, responsive and cyclical repairs to the building fabric on corporate buildings throughout the Borough 24-hours per day, 7-days per week, 365-days per year and includes emergency call outs outside normal working hours.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   7 Oct 2026, 16:32 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 27 days

   4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 34 days

   11 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 54 days

   30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice7 Oct 2026, 16:32 BST094922-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender