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Arc Property Services Partnership ("the Client"), a JV between Scape Group & Nottinghamshire County Council, is seeking to establish a framework for the provision of scaffolding services on an as & when required basis across the property portfolio & transport infrastructure managed by the Client & participating organisations (POs). The framework, managed under an NEC4 Framework Contract, will include scaffold design & drawings; supply of materials; erection, inspection, alteration, maintenance & dismantling; and safe removal from site. Scaffolding types may include access & structural scaffolds, birdcages, cantilever scaffolds, staircases, loading platforms, travelling platforms, propping, crash decks & associated safety features such edge protection. It will be established with a maximum of 2 suppliers & will be available for use by the Client & VIA East Midlands Ltd (acting as a PO). The framework will be let for an initial period of 2 years, with the option to extend by 1 year, followed by a final 1 year (max. 4 years). Call off contracts may be awarded by: mini competition, mini competition with additional award criteria, accelerated delivery or objective criteria, as set out in the tender docs. The max. total of the framework is £1,500,000 (inc. VAT) over the full term. This represents a cap only & does not guarantee any level of work. No fees will be charged to suppliers for participation in, or management of, the framework. The contract area is defined within the tender docs. This procurement is not classified as a public contract under the Procurement Act 2023 ("PA23") & will be conducted as a regulated below threshold procurement in accordance with Section 84 PA23. In line with Section 85(3) PA23, the procurement will be undertaken in two stages: Stage 1 - Selection Criteria: assessment of bidders' history, financial standing, compliance & management systems. Stage 2 - Award Criteria: assessment of qualitative & commercial responses relating to service delivery. Selection requirements include: passing mandatory & discretionary exclusions, no early termination of a contract or framework within the last 3 years, min. annual turnover of £150,000 & holding the following insurance levels: Employers' Liability £10m, Public Liability £10m & Prof. Indemnity £2m. Employers' & Public Liability policies must include an indemnity to principal clause. Additional requirements include: systems to pay suppliers within 30 days; Enhanced DBS for all staff & subcontractors; payment of the Real Living Wage; appropriate CISRS cards; access to a Temporary Works Coordinator/Designer & appropriate SSSTS & NRSWA accreditations. The procurement will be conducted in a transparent, proportionate & non discriminatory manner in accordance with PA23. Bidders must declare any actual or potential conflicts of interest. Award will be based on the Most Advantageous Tender, with price & quality weighted at 30% & 70% respectively. TUPE does not apply. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

The procurement of these services will be subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is planning to commission and procure countywide Stop Smoking and Falls Prevention services and is undertaking a pre‑market engagement exercise to inform this process. The Council is seeking to raise awareness of this forthcoming opportunity and to better understand the market’s views on a range of key issues. Feedback received will help shape the future commissioning approach, service delivery model, service specification, commercial arrangements, contract, and procurement process. As part of this engagement exercise, interested organisations are invited to complete a Market Engagement Questionnaire. There is no obligation to respond to all questions; however, contributions and the sharing of relevant knowledge and experience are warmly welcomed. Purpose of the Engagement To inform the future commissioning and procurement of two established public health services to ensure services continue to deliver effective, equitable outcomes across Lincolnshire whilst exploring opportunities to strengthen delivery through partnership working, innovation, and digital approaches, support improvements in population health and the reduction of health inequalities, recognising Lincolnshire’s geography, demography, and priority populations. While the Council intends to recommission the services with the core scope largely unchanged, feedback from this engagement will directly inform decisions on future delivery.

The Council recognise that some young people may need to live in Supported Accommodation and we will strive for them to be placed as close to home as possible where their needs can be best met and where they can feel safe and supported within their accommodation, build resilience and are able to maintain good mental health and wellbeing, and transition successfully into adulthood and are able to live independently. The Council has a statutory duty under the Children Act 1989 to assess the needs of homeless Lincolnshire 16-17 year olds , including Children in Care (CiC), and ensure they are accommodated appropriately. Following a service review, the Council seek to commission Supported Accommodation for this cohort, the contracts for which will be in place from 1st April 2027 for a period of up to 5 years: Lot 1: Lincolnshire Youth Housing Service - 44 units of self-contained accommodation in 3 locations (Boston, Grantham and Lincoln) including 4 units of solo accommodation for more complex young people) - indicative total value over 5 years of £13.57m (inc VAT) Lot 2: Supported Accommodation - 4 units of solo occupancy supported accommodation - indicative total value over 5 years of £4.67m (inc VAT) Lot 3: Supported Accommodation - 4 units of solo occupancy supported accommodation - indicative total value over 5 years of £4.67m (inc VAT) Suppliers are able to tender for all relevant Lots if appropriate, and will be part of a wider range of Supported Accommodation that includes the Council's in-house provisions and individually commissioned solo Independent Supported Accommodation placements. All Suppliers wishing to tender must be registered with Ofsted as a Supported Accommodation provider in accordance with the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023. Subject to evaluation, and following the required standstill period, it is anticipated that final tender award will be confirmed in July 2026 - this will offer an adequate implementation period for the successful supplier(s) in advance of the contract(s) start date on 1st April 2027. Following feedback from pre-market engagement, the Council reserves the right to extend the start date for Lot 3 to up to 1st October 2027. Notwithstanding this, all Lots will have a maximum end date of 31st March 2032. Tender documents detailing the service requirements and Terms and Conditions, along with background information, application guidance, pricing schedule and application form will be available on Panacea (https://app.panacea-software.com/lcc/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2Flcc%2F) on 28th April 2026, again subject to change if required.

Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking to establish a Framework of suitable Providers to deliver support services to people who are rough sleeping, homeless or at the risk of becoming homeless. The framework is divided into 3 Lots: Lot 1-Supported Accommodation - Support only Lot 2-Outreach & Co-Ordination Lot 3-Integrated Specialist Support The framework will be open to any local authority within the counties of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire and any successor local authority following local government reorganisation. The initial Framework is expected to commence in July 2026.

Leicester City Council is conducting a Competitive Flexible Procedure for the collection of kerbside household waste in Leicester, management and operation of a waste transfer station, and associated services. This contract will replace the existing PFI arrangement on expiry in 2028. The Authority's key objectives are to: • Provide good quality, cost-efficient, value for money waste services. • Engage, educate and support residents to minimise their waste, maximise repair, reuse, recycling and composting, and to understand how to access, and make the most of, reuse services. • Minimise the carbon emissions and other greenhouse gases arising from the collection, treatment and disposal of waste. • Minimise the amount of waste sent to landfill. • Provide waste services that can evolve as necessary to support anticipated growth of household and population numbers in the City. This will include: • Household residual waste and dry mixed recycling (DMR) collections on an alternate weekly basis (fortnightly) instead of weekly. • The introduction of wheeled DMR bins to replace single use bags as standard. • Implementation of weekly food waste collections as early as possible. • Retention of bespoke and / or more frequent arrangements for communal collection points and others as appropriate, as well as exception processes for households with specific requirements for assistance. • Continuation of fortnightly garden waste collections from March to November. • Continuation of clinical waste collections from households on request. • Continuation of bulky waste collections from households on request. Scope The Contract shall include the following Services: • Household Waste and Recycling Collection including: - Residual Waste Collection Service - Dry Mixed Recycling Collection Service - Food Waste Collection Service - Garden Waste Collection Service - Bulky Waste Collection Service - Clinical Waste Collection Service - Other provisional items such as servicing bring banks and a commercial waste collection Service, should they become core items. • The Contractor will procure new vehicles suitable to deliver the services on behalf of the Authority. The Authority intends to provide the capital funding for the purchase of new vehicles in line with the processes set out in the Contract and associated Schedules. • Provision of Depot: The Authority shall provide the Contractor with a Depot and Waste Transfer Station (the Bursom site) for use on the basis of a peppercorn rent. • Provisional items are included under this procurement, which will be subject to the dialogue component of this CPF. These are listed in Schedule 3 Specification. This contract does not include disposal of waste arisings, which will be subject to separate procurements. Further details are available within the associated tender documents. Please note the value of the contract (Estimated) allows for indexation and includes vehicle replacement costs throughout the full 16 year term.

Scape Procure Limited (trading as SCAPE) is establishing a framework agreement for the provision of Corporate Services advice throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This framework includes the following services: - Lot 1 - Group A: Advisory Services - Lot 2 - Group B: Legal Services - Lot 3 - Group C: Audit Services - Secondary services SCAPE seeks to establish a multi-party framework with three (3) suppliers per Lot for a total of nine (9) suppliers. The annual turnover requirements for each Lot are as follows: Lot 1: £75m per annum excluding VAT Lot 2: £50m per annum excluding VAT Lot 3: £25m per annum excluding VAT The turnover requirement (per annum) must be met by an individual bidder or as a combined total by a bidding vehicle, i.e. consortium, joint venture, associated persons. SCAPE designed this framework to facilitate SME engagement via the successful Bidder's supply chain and is also open to accepting bids from consortia or joint ventures of which SMEs may form a part. The common procurement vocabulary codes stated are deemed to include, for the avoidance of doubt and unless otherwise stated, the category and sub-category codes below the CPV codes stated, i.e.79400000, Business and Management Consultancy and Related Services is deemed to include 79410000, Business & Management Consultancy Services and 79414000 - Human Resources Management Consultancy Services. The successful delivery partners will be expected to work collaboratively with public sector clients, in-house and external consultants, and other partner providers. All contract performance will be monitored using a set of comprehensive performance indicators. Services shall be delivered by the successful delivery partners and their supply chain where applicable. All services will be performed in accordance with the framework agreement and a delivery agreement executed in accordance with this agreement. There is no upper limit on commissions called-off under the framework, as long as they are within the scope of the overall framework value. For each Lot, SCAPE will shortlist the top five (5) highest scoring bidders at PSQ stage and invite them to tender. Bidders may bid for up to 3 Lots and may be awarded places on up to 3 Lots. SCAPE confirms that a conflicts assessment has been prepared in accordance with Section 83 of the Procurement Act 2023. The conflicts assessment will be updated and revised at each future stage of the procurement where appropriate, and action will be taken to remove or mitigate conflicts where any arise. SCAPE recognises that, as a national framework, it requires considerable investment in people, processes, and systems to create and manage expert, local, and responsive supply chains. With this is mind, a maximum framework duration has been set at 5 years. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Nottingham:-Auditing-services./9V23396AEV To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9V23396AEV

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Leicester City Council (‘the Council”) is preparing to establish a Contract for Families and Singles Temporary Accommodation Services. This Procurement will be split into 2 Lots: Lot 1 – Families support package - The Council has had capital funding to purchase 2-3 bed family homes to be used as temporary accommodation for families who are homeless. This requirement is for a suitable Supplier to provide accommodation-based housing support services from the Council-owned building. They must enter into property agreement with the Council, including payment of market rent and to fully furnish and decorate and maintain the properties for suitable use as temporary accommodation. Lot 2 – Singles support package - The Council has statutory duties to provide temporary accommodation for eligible households. The Council requires a range of support options for singles/childless couples who have complex needs who it can be hard to place in appropriate accommodation and requires an experienced provider who can successfully deliver this service. Total value (estimated) £15,000,000 excluding VAT £18,000,000 including VAT Contract term (estimated) 6 years, 11 months, 27 days We are conducting this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to: • Inform the market of our intentions. • Seek feedback on the proposed scope and lot structure. • Test supplier appetite

North Northamptonshire Council is undertaking a pre-procurement market engagement exercise to inform the future commissioning of an Integrated Healthy Lifestyles Service (planned go-live 1 April 2027). The Council is seeking early input from potential providers and delivery partners on the feasibility and practical delivery considerations of the proposed service model, including the operation of a single point of access/triage and navigation function, digital and self-help support, community and VCSE-led interventions, and a structured clinical interface (including community and workplace NHS Health Checks).

This Provision of education support services to children and young people aged 0 to 25 in North Northamptonshire Council. The procurement is structured into five distinct service categories, referred to as 'lots', each representing a different type of support service as outlined below: Lot 1 Educational Psychology Lot 2 Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) Lot 3 Occupational and Sensory Therapy Lot 4 Tuition Lot 5 Alternative Provision

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is seeking to notify the market of an upcoming opportunity relating to the provision of short-term bed-based Transitional Care services in Lincolnshire. The service will support timely discharge from acute hospital settings by providing time-limited care for individuals who no longer require acute treatment but are not yet ready to return home. This notice is issued for market awareness purposes and to support transparency. Further details regarding service requirements, timescales, and participation arrangements will be communicated directly to interested providers as appropriate. For the avoidance of doubt, any contract arising from this opportunity will be awarded following a competitive process undertaken in line with the Provider Selection Regime, ensuring transparency, fairness, and proportionality. Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

West Northamptonshire Council would like to invite insurance service providers to an in person preliminary engagement session in respect of the insurance programme for the unitary council and it’s wholly owned company The Daventry Estate Company Limited (TDECL). The current contractual arrangements are due to end at the end of March 2027. From April 2027 the council will require insurance cover to include: Property and Business Interruption (including commercial properties, housing and leasehold housing) Contract Works Public and Employers Liability Officials Indemnity Professional Indemnity Motor Crime Personal Accident and Travel Computers

Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is developing an Open Light Touch Framework focusing on the delivery of Statutory and Non-Statutory/ Best Practice Training for its staff and relevant partners within Lincolnshire. This long-term commissioning model will underpin the delivery of training from Summer 2026 and beyond. The Framework will enable a flexible and efficient approach to commissioning Training Services for multiple Council Directorates, including Children’s Services Quality and Standards Learning and Development Training Programme. It will drive innovation and create opportunities for Suppliers. The Open Light Touch Framework will be commissioned for a period of 5 years with the possibility of an extension of up to a further 3 years. The Framework will be separated into Lots as follows: Lot 1 – Health and Safety/ Fire Safety Training Lot 2 – Safeguarding Training Lot 3 – Diplomas and Further Education Training Lot 4 – Professional Training Lot 5 – Early Years Training Lot 6 – Non-Core and/or new and Emerging Requirements Suppliers can request to join as many of Lots 1-5 as appropriate, which will subsequently gain them automatic entry into Lot 6 (for Training Services that are yet to be established and emerge throughout the term of the Framework). LCC Children’s Commissioning, who are leading on the procurement, are hosting a one-hour, online Supplier Briefing Event via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 13th May 2026 at 11:0am. Interested Suppliers are invited to attend this session by clicking on the link below, where a brief overview of the application process and delivery model will be presented. Participation in the Supplier Briefing Event is optional and will not influence the outcome of the procurement. https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/318007473014314?p=27kc7iOxR0o8laPMcG All Invitation To Tender (ITT) documents detailing the requirements for participation and Terms and Conditions etc. will be available via the Council’s Tendering Portal, Panacea.

This procurement is to create a Minor Works, Repairs and Refurbishment Framework with multiple suppliers. The services and works will be delivered throughout Lincolnshire for United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT). Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (LPFT) are also eligible participating Authorities. LPFT and LCHS have sites across the whole of Lincolnshire. The main ULTH sites are at Lincoln County Hospital, Grantham & District Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital in Boston. As Lincolnshire has now joined the Integrated Care System (ICS) Cluster with Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, any organization within the Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire ICS Cluster may be able to access the Framework as participating authorities. The services covered under the Framework are:  Mechanical Services Electrical Services Building and Joinery Painting and Decorating Floor and Wall Covering Glazing and Boarding Drainage Out of Hours Specialist/Ad-Hoc Equipment Hire

Nottingham City Council Housing Services is seeking tenders from suitable entities for inclusion on a framework for the supply of Electrical Materials including meter boxes. The products covered by this tender are: • Cabling • Circuit protection • Lighting products • Wiring accessories • Heaters • Meter Boxes • Smoke alarms • Ventilation products • Isolators • Trunking • Switches • Showers • Fires • Engraving • Miscellaneous accessories and materials

Nottinghamshire County Council are seeking tenders for a single stage open tender procedure, to procure a closed framework for Ad-Hoc Transport Services to meet the needs of Nottinghamshire residents. Ad-Hoc Transport is defined as short-term or emergency transport for single journeys or repeated journeys lasting generally not more than 6 weeks which can be cancelled at any time. Transport is required for a variety of users including vulnerable adults and young people, those with special needs, disabilities and/or social care/health requirements, council staff and members. The transport operates generally, but not exclusively, within Nottinghamshire, and may extend to other locations within the UK.

ESPO is a public sector-owned professional buying organisation offering a comprehensive range of procurement services, including access to over 100 free-to-access framework solutions for the wider public sector. This procurement aims to establish a multi supplier framework to assist customers with outsourcing their catering services and provide customers with procurement consultancy support to assist customers in outsourcing their catering services. The framework is open for use by any “public body” as defined in Section 1 of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 that also falls within one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: • Local Authorities, and certain: o Central government agencies and ministries o NHS and emergency (blue light) services o Schools, academies, colleges and universities o Registered charities o Registered social landlords Organisations likely to be appointed are those with experience of providing outsourced catering services to customers in education, social care and all other public sector sectors, alongside procurement consultants who can assist customers in outsourcing their catering service requirement. The Framework is divided into 4 lots: Lot 1. Education Lot 2. Social Care Lot 3. All Other Public Sector Lot 4. Procurement Consultancy and Contract Management Support for Outsourced Catering Services The objectives and outcomes this framework are intended to achieve are: • Attract market leading suppliers, alongside SMEs, driving competition across the framework. • Offer customers a compliant route to market • To ensure customers have access to a range of support with the inclusion of procurement consultants who can assist with their outsourced catering services requirements. Please refer to the tender documents for further details (including further details on each of the lots) - the closing date for submission of Tenders is 12:0 (12 noon / 12pm) on 16 June 2026. To tender (please proceed to step (e) if an expression of interest has already been completed): (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '704_26' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen). Any questions or clarifications relating to this tender opportunity should be submitted to ESPO as a message on the eProcurement Portal, once an Expression of interest has been completed.

Nottingham City Council Housing Services is seeking tenders from suitable entities (the 'Tenderer') for inclusion on a single supplier framework for the supply of Plumbing & Heating Materials. The products covered by this tender are: • Copper pipes • Plastic piping • Pipe fittings (elbows, tees, couplings) • Stopcocks and valves • Flexible hoses • Radiators • Boilers • Heating controls and thermostats • Pumps and expansion vessels • Sanitaryware (basins, toilets, taps) • Water tanks and cylinders • Insulation materials • Sealants and jointing compounds • Plumbing tools • Miscellaneous plumbing and heating accessories

This tender notice is for the Provision of Taxi Support Services to East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS). Previous UK1 Pipeline is 2026/S 000-008273. Whilst EMAS undertakes the vast majority of NEPTS journeys, there is a need for extra capacity from 3rd parties to provide patient journeys. These journeys are allocated by EMAS for patients who do not require a front-line ambulance but qualify and meet the required NEPTS eligibility. This will include transporting of patients to and from hospital for routine appointments predominately, but other journeys may be required. The intention is to award call off contracts to taxi providers providing necessary service within that area. The framework will be divided into lots based on the following geographical locations: (Suppliers are welcome to apply for more than one lot) Lot 1 - covers NEPTS Lincolnshire region, in the area where East Midlands Ambulance Service currently provide this service. This is broken down into 4 sub-lots based on postcode split. Lot 2 - covers NEPTS Northamptonshire region. This is broken down into 2 sub-lots on postcode split. (Please note that each Lot are subject to change in line with any national changes or local contracts with ICB/Commissioners. **Conditions of Precedence** With Journeys being time restricted due to patients appointment times, Taxi providers must confirm the postcode and geographical areas in which they operate (ideally without dead mileage). Call Off Contracts may be awarded to multiple providers within each lot/sub-lot and will be based on capacity and postcodes served, as per the Competitive Flexible Procedure as above.

The provision of Force Control Transformation technology for Northamptonshire Police. The procurement is intended to deliver a robust, scalable, and future-ready technology ecosystem that improves citizen experience and operational efficiency. Following premarket engagement, the authority has considered our requirements and how these can be best met. This tender covers the below capabilities: -Contact centre -Capture and analysis -Workforce Management -CRM -Integration platform (option) Please note that these capabilities include wider functionality and encompass some of the original 9 capabilities detailed at PME. The authority intends to award one contract to a Prime supplier who can either meet all capabilities themselves or through the use of a number of subcontractors. Interested Parties should note that the published budget envelope is for the initial 5 year term. Due to the consumption based nature of the ongoing costs it is difficult to forecast required budget for the 5 optional extension years. Bidders should note that as such the budget for the extension years has not been published at this stage and will be updated during contract terms via a modification. To understand the additional value which could be involved in this tender, Bidders should consider the ongoing consumption costs and support that could be charged. Further information and full tender documentation can be found at https://northamptonshire-opfcc.my.site.com/s/Welcome

Efficiency East Midlands (EEM) is conducting this tender exercise to procure a Property Maintenance and Responsive Repairs Framework to replace our existing DPS0009 which will expire on 26th September 2026. The Framework, which is being procured as a Competitive Flexible Procedure, and will provide EEM Members with a provision for internal, external and whole house property maintenance, refurbishment and responsive repairs for our membership's property stock. The first stage of the procurement will consist of a procurement-specific questionnaire along with a pricing schedule, which bidders will be required to complete and submit for evaluation. As well as the above, EEM will require contractors to complete Minimum Competence and Best Practice Requirements Pass/ Fail Questions and additional Pass/ Fail questions. Following the evaluation and completion of Stage 1, Contractors who meet the minimum requirements and achieve the required threshold will be invited to participate in Stage 2 of the Competitive Flexible Procedure. Pricing will be carried forward from Stage 1 and Bidders will be evaluated in accordance with the tender documentation issued to the Bidders. Works delivered via this framework will be to domestic and commercial properties. Domestic properties will typically be consisting of a mixture of domestic housing stock, bungalows, blocks of flats, and sheltered housing schemes as well as garages, and depots and any other building owned and/or managed by our membership. Commercial properties will include but not be limited to business units, office buildings, hospitals and care facilities, academies, schools, colleges, universities, education centres, student accommodation, homes and care facilities for older people, children's homes and centres, community centres, leisure centres and gyms, libraries, pavilions, changing rooms and public toilets, outdoor leisure facilities, car parks, industrial units, depots, and garages. The Framework will be split into the following lots: Lot 1 - Whole House Internal and External Repairs and Maintenance (Contracts up to £2m) Lot 2 - Whole House Internal and External Repairs and Maintenance (Contracts over £2m) Lot 3 - Reactive Repairs and Responsive Repairs (Midlands Coverage) EEM reserve the right to appoint 10 contractors to each of the above lots. In addition to the Contractors appointed to each lot, EEM reserves the right to appoint a 'Reserve Bidder' for each lot, either at the same time as, or at any time during, the award and pre framework commencement stage. The Reserve Bidder for each lot will normally be the next highest ranked bidder following completion of the evaluation process for each lot, provided that their submission has met the required minimum evaluation standards. For the avoidance of doubt, if EEM appointed all 10 Contractors to Lot 1, 2 and 3, then the 11th placed bidder for each lot may be appointed as the Reserve Bidder. If all 10 places on a particular lot are not filled, EEM still reserves the right to appoint Reserve Bidders on those lots. Following the appointment of Successful Contractors, in the event that the Successful Contractor: •Makes a material alteration to the Bid which formed the basis of its selection as Successful Contractor (whether as to price or any other aspect of its Bid); •Does not comply with the provisions of this document; •In the reasonable opinion of EEM fails to make satisfactory progress towards signature of the Framework Agreement; and •In the case of any of the above, fails to remedy the situation to the reasonable satisfaction of EEM within a defined time period having been served notice in writing by EEM; i. EEM shall be entitled to de-select the Successful Contractor(s) and at the absolute discretion of EEM to exclude the Successful Contractor(s) from any further participation in the Procurement process or to introduce a further competitive stage in the Procurement process in which the Successful Bidder(s) may or may not (in the absolute discretion of EEM) be invited to tender. Under no circumstances will EEM or any of their respective advisors be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by the Successful Contractor and/or any of its Relevant Organisations due to or arising from. All Bidders must declare any relevant corporate relationships, including parent companies, subsidiaries, or associated entities, within their tender submission. Where more than one entity within a corporate group (including parent companies, subsidiaries, or entities under common ownership or control) intends to submit a Tender for this procurement exercise, EEM requires that those entities agree upon a single lead bidding entity (the "Lead Bidder"), with all other relevant corporate group members participating solely as named key sub-contractors to the Lead Bidder. Contractors (and/or subcontractors) are required to hold accreditations and qualifications as listed within the tender pack in order to be awarded a place on the Framework. This requirement ensures our Members can be confident they are appointing competent and compliant contractors. The documents for Stage 1 of the Competitive Flexible Procedure will available on Delta eSourcing from Tuesday 5th May 2026 with a submission deadline for Stage 1 of 14:0 on Friday 19th June 2026. For those contractors that progress to Stage 2 of the Competitive Flexible Procedure, the documents for Stage 2 will be available from Friday 7th August, with a tender submission deadline of Friday 18th September 2026 at 14:00. The timetable for this procurement is subject to amendment at the sole discretion of EEM. The call-off contract's to be awarded pursuant to the Framework Agreements to be entered at conclusion of the procurement exercise begun by publication of the Contract Notice may extend for a duration of up to five years beyond expiry of the four-year term of the Framework Agreement. Please note that the total potential framework value stated within this notice is in relation to the full 4-year framework and takes into consideration the lot structure, length of call off contracts and that the EEM membership may grow over the framework lifetime. The Framework is being procured by EEM on behalf of the organisations that have been accepted as authorised users. Authorised User means EEM and any other contracting authority (as defined in Section 2 PA23) described in the Tender Notice that is also listed as an authorised user on EEM's website https://eem.org.uk/members/ Authorised users are classed as any current company law member, any future company law members and any user that has been authorised access to the frameworks and other public procurement tools provided by EEM. EEM is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee and is owned and governed by a small number of organisations who make up our 'Company Law Members', all of which are Contracting Authorities in their own right. The Framework Agreements being procured by the procurement exercise begun by publication of the Contract Notice will be entered by EEM as the Contracting Authority which will have undertaken and completed that procurement exercise. Any reference in the Contract Notice or tender documents to Contracting Authority is deemed to be and include a reference to EEM. The organisations entitled to access and use the Framework Agreements to be awarded at conclusion of the procurement exercise begun by publication of the Contract Notice are: Any current EEM Member - being an organisation which is a Company Law Member of EEM at the date of this Contract Notice and being one of the organisations who owns and governs EEM; Any Future Member of EEM, from time to time Company Law Members and the EEM Board may appoint additional organisations to become Company Law Members. All Future Members will also be Contracting Authorities in their own right; and A Framework User - being an organisation who has signed and agreed to the terms of accessing EEM Frameworks and who is authorised to access the frameworks and other public procurement tools provided by EEM. EEM frameworks may accessed by all publicly funded organisations. Frameworks can be used by any organisation that falls in to one or more of the categories listed below and can be identified through the links provided as users in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. The list of potential framework users below is not exhaustive of all organisations who can utilise EEM services, access will be granted to any publicly funded organisation. Registered Social Landlords in England and Wales, including but not limited to: 1. Registered Social Landlords in England and Wales, including but not limited to https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registered-providers-of-social-housing 2. Local Authorities, including but not limited to England and List of councils in Wales. .3. National Health Service (NHS) bodies including NHS Trusts, foundation trusts, Integrated Care Boards or Partnerships, GP federations and other health and social care providers within England and Wales. 4. All emergency services including Police Forces, fire and rescue departments and emergency medical services. 5. All education establishments including but not limited to, schools maintained by local authorities, academy trusts, colleges, universities and other further education establishments. 6. Registered Charities with a relevant link to the core purpose and services provided by EEM. 7. Central government departments and their agencies 8. All other contracting authorities as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023