facilities management contracts

Sheen Mount Primary School is a thriving three-form entry school in Richmond Borough. The school is situated in leafy, spacious grounds. The school aims to provide a nurturing environment where children thrive and grow into confident, curious and empowered citizens. The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the 603 students on roll and 71 teaching and support staff, with a focus on exciting food concepts to satisfy a wide range of pupil tastes and dietary requirements. The School would wish the successful contractor to review the current range of services offered and make recommendations accordingly ensuring a healthy and sustainable offering. The contract being tendered is for three + 2 years in duration from September 2026 and will operate as a Guaranteed Performance Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the School a guaranteed cost per annum for the provision of catering services. The School year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that school will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days. The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all catering services within the School, which currently includes lunch for children and staff members and staff catering on inset days. Please see PSQ Document for more information. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-School-catering-services./ZVC3E59ZGZ To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZVC3E59ZGZ

The proposed procurement will establish a single NEPO‑led Open Framework for the provision of Winter Bureau services, weather forecasting services, and RWIS outstation maintenance for UK local authorities. The framework will replace the existing NEPO217 (Winter Bureau & Outstation Maintenance) and NEPO230 (Weather Forecasting Services) arrangements and will bring these services together into one solution reflecting how they are used operationally by authorities. The scope is expected to include: Winter Bureau services, including decision support, data management, system availability, resilience and user access to operational winter information. Weather forecasting services, providing locally relevant and operationally defensible forecasts to support winter service decision‑making. RWIS outstation maintenance, covering inspection, maintenance, repair, calibration and associated support for existing roadside infrastructure. Optional or modular services, which may include enhanced data products, radar data, route‑based forecasting or analytical tools, where supported by market capability and authority demand. The framework will be designed to support continuity of existing systems and infrastructure, recognising recent investment by authorities and avoiding mandated wholesale replacement of assets. Authorities will be able to access services through clearly defined call‑off mechanisms, including further competition where appropriate. The Open Framework is expected to operate for up to eight years, with periodic reopening in line with the Procurement Act 2023 to allow for market refresh and potential new entrants. NEPO is a Centralised Procurement Authority as defined in the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), providing central purchasing activity on behalf of Contracting Authorities. All elements in this notice are subject to change at the sole discretion of NEPO. This notice is intended to inform the market of the potential scope of the procurement, not to be taken as the final agreed version. The agreement will be available to NEPO Member Authorities and all current and future Associate Members. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at: https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership A list of permissible users available at: https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org (https://www.nepo.org)

To apply for this tender please use link: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/commonNoticeSearch/viewNotice.html?displayNoticeId=1032478186 PLEASE NOTE: When you click RESPOND on the page from the above link, you will be taken to a page entitled "Market Engagement" - this is an ERROR. Please then click REGISTER INTEREST to access the tender opportunity, PLEASE NOTE: THIS UK4 TENDER NOTICE REPLACES DUPLICATE NOTICE : Highways Urban Grass, Shrubs & Hedges Maintenance UK4: Tender notice Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-039181 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-068df3 UK4: Tender notice Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-039181 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-068df3 HAS BEEN TERMINATED The Contractor for each lot is responsible for the programmed works and additional ad-hoc provision. The main service areas comprise of urban grass, shrub and hedge cutting to contribute to visual amenity and to keep roads and pavements clear of vegetation for the safe passage of highway users. Works are conducted typically Monday to Friday. The annual activities required under this contract consist of the following: • Six programmed urban grass cutting visits • One shrub bed maintenance visit • One hedge maintenance visit • Two rose bed maintenance visits • One conservation verge and wildflower programmed maintenance visit • Other programmed activities • Ad hoc works The Council does not guarantee any minimum value, volume of work, or spend under the contract. The expected total contract value for this procurement amounts to £22,500,000. This is broken down as follows (all figures are estimates): -Initial Term 60 months (5 years) totalling £10,125,000 (Lot 1 - £4,556,250 Lot 2 - £5,568,750) -Optional Extension Term up to 36 months (3 years) totalling £6,075,000 (Lot 1 - £2,733,750 Lot 2 - £3,341,250) However, to allow for any future increases in funding, any future inflation, Compensation Events, and any other unexpected but in-scope spend, the total maximum contract value will be advertised on the relevant tendering portals (such as the Central Digital Platform, Find a Tender or Contracts Finder) as £22,500,000. It is expected that there will be the potential for a contract extension of up to 3 years, depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes, availability of further funding, and any decisions arising as a result of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). */*/ PLEASE NOTE, UNDER SECTIONS "LOT 1" & "LOT 2" OF THE FTS NOTICE, IT ADVISES EACH LOT VALUE IS £11,250,000 - THIS SHOULD BE IGNORED AND THE ABOVE INFORMATION REFERRED TO (FTS WILL NOT ALLOW LOT VALUES TO BE INSERTED THAT WHEN ADDED TOGETHER ARE LOWER THAN THE STATED CONTRACT VALUE i.e. £22,500,000*/*/

Wales & West Housing Group (WWHG) are looking for a suitably qualified suppliers to work closely alongside our in-house team to supply, install, and maintain straight and curved stairlifts in our properties. The requirement is split in regional lots across Wales.

Sutton Housing Partnership ("the Authority") for itself and as agent for the London Borough of Sutton and Sutton Living Ltd are inviting Suppliers to submit Tenders for two Open Frameworks being tendered under Regulation 49(2) of the Procurement Act 2023 ("PA23") in respect of the scope of Works to Lot 1 and Lot 2 LOT 1 - VOID PROPERTY WORKS Void Property Inspections; Void Property Works; Major Works; LOT 2 - GENERAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE Responsive Maintenance (including Emergency Works ordered during Normal Working Hours) Out of Hours Emergency Works; Disrepair Works; Damp, Mould and Condensation Remediation Works; Emergency and Significant hazard Inspections Technical Inspections For absolute clarity, it the our intention that the Framework Agreements will be for an initial three years and then continuing for a further two years followed by a final period of a further three years - giving a open framework operating for a period of eight years under the open framework regulations. Please note a market engagement was previously carried out for this procurement. A notice was published in September - Reference 2025/S 000-059849.

This procurement is being run by First Rail Holdings on behalf of First Trenitalia West Coast Rail. To drive and deliver higher rental income return through: -Increasing the rent roll -Customer service improvements through capital and tenant investment. The estate comprises of 16 directly managed stations and encompasses all property within the leases. This includes station buildings, car parks, and other land and property. The properties provide a broad mix of retail, office, residential, community, and other commercial tenancies held on a mixture of leases and licences. The management of station car parking and commercial advertising is not included as part of this procurement strategy. The new contract will be for an initial 3-year term with an option to extend for a further year. The estate is currently generating a rental income of approximately £4.7m. It is estimated that a new contract value will be in the region of £1,100,000 for a full 4-year term. Please note that TUPE applies to this procurement. The successful Supplier will be required to enter an Umbrella Direct Agreement (UDA) with the Secretary of State

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA), alongside Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) and Peterborough City Council (PCC) have been allocated £5,437,000 of public sector money from the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund. The aim is to secure additional private sector funding to enable the delivery of a high number of additional electric vehicle infrastructure (EVI) across the area, above and beyond what could be delivered with just LEVI funding alone. It is anticipated that the contract will focus on providing EVI in residential areas that have limited access to off-street parking. This may be a combination of delivery of infrastructure within communal residential car parks as well as on-street charging spaces. It is anticipated that most of the charging infrastructure will be standard (-7-22kW). Rapid charging and public car parks operated by the local authorities will not be included within the specification, however, there may be separate opportunities with each council in due course.

YPO is inviting tenders for the provision, long‑term hire, short‑term hire, management, and full service support of a modern Material Handling Equipment (MHE) fleet for its main distribution site and secondary warehouse. The contract will replace the existing fleet with safer, more efficient, and energy‑saving equipment aligned with YPO's sustainability objectives. The Contract will be divided into two Lots, with one Supplier appointed to each. Lot 1 covers the warehouse fleet, comprising 9 Reach Trucks, 3 Counterbalance Trucks, 8 LLOPs, and 12 PPTs. Lot 2 covers vehicle‑mounted delivery equipment, consisting of 4 PPT units. The successful Supplier(s) will be responsible for the supply, hire, and ongoing management of a fully supported MHE fleet. This contract includes the provision of all required equipment, servicing, parts, labour, technical support, compliance certification, and associated systems necessary to ensure the fleet operates safely, efficiently, and with minimal disruption to YPO's operations. For Lot 1, the contract requires a real‑time fleet management system that provides live performance data, event alerts, and automated reporting to support maintenance planning and fault diagnosis. The system must offer full fleet visibility to enable proactive maintenance, minimise downtime, and improve operational efficiency. YPO expects the appointed Supplier(s) to deliver: • Reduced equipment downtime and optimised maintenance costs • Improved safety standards and operational compliance • Greater operational resilience, including support for seasonal and peak demand • Adoption of modern, energy‑efficient battery and charging technologies • Future ready, scalable solutions capable of supporting automation and evolving warehouse technologies Contract Term: • Lot 1: Initial term of 7 years • Lot 2: Initial term of 3 years

Caerphilly County Borough Council (“the Council”) is undertaking pre‑market engagement to inform a future procurement for the installation, maintenance, and support of structured cabling infrastructure across its estate. The Council operates a large and diverse property portfolio including: Corporate buildings Schools and education sites Operational and service delivery locations The existing contract is due to expire, and the Council is seeking to better understand current market capability, delivery models, and innovations prior to commencing a formal procurement exercise. The Council is seeking a contractor to provide: Installation of structured cabling (Cat6a, fibre, and associated infrastructure) Maintenance and support of existing cabling systems Moves, adds, and changes (MACs) Supply and installation of associated equipment (e.g. cabinets, patch panels) Troubleshooting and fault resolution Surveying, design, and recommendations The requirement will cover multiple sites across the borough and includes both: Planned works Reactive / urgent works The Council expects: Compliance with relevant industry standards Minimal disruption to operational environments (including critical sites) Scalable service delivery across a varied estate

The Scunthorpe & Gainsborough Water Management Board (S&GWMB) works with other public bodies to provide a public service by continuing to manage water levels for the overall benefit of people, property, commerce, industry, agriculture and the aquatic environment within the defined Drainage District. S&GWB has commissioned North Lincolnshire Council (NLC) to undertake a formal tender exercise on its behalf to procure contractor(s) to deliver the watercourse maintenance services commencing August / September 2026. The works lie within the boundaries of the Internal Drainage Board and comprise the ordinary watercourses in the current year's maintenance scheme by the Board. Routine works consist of; 1.Flail Mowing - grass, weed and other herbaceous growth as defined in the specification (Provisional Price for Flailing as may not be a requirement of the Contract) 2 De-weeding - Removal of emergent growth and other aquatic vegetation (mechanical removal/spraying) 3 De-silting - silt removal and de-weeding activity 4 Culvert clearance 5 Reporting and record by photograph bank stability, structure problems and internal culvert/ bridge blockages to the Engineer. 6 Piling - Installation of timber toe piling and boarding. Piles 150mm diameter at 1.0m centres. Toe boards, cut from piles, nailed 300mm above bed level. Length of pile up to 3.0m as per the Bill. 7 Brashing - Removal of tree/bush/hedge overgrowth growing within the profile and section of the watercourse affecting the flow or access to other maintenance operations. 8 Hand labour - to implement any parts of above items 1-6 due to lack of machine access. 9 Off-site removal of exceptional arisings

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.

Durham County County are seeking one provider to undertake daily cleaning and janitorial duties within the bus stations, located across Durham County. A cleaning schedule will be implemented to ensure all key tasks are completed on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis, as well as a yearly deep clean. There are 5 bus stations in scope of this procurement, all located within County Durham: Bishop Auckland Bus Station Consett Bus Station Durham Bus Station Peterlee Bus Station Stanley Bus Station Full tender documents can be accessed, free of charge, by registering on the Open Portal at www.open-uk.org The proposed contract period is 1st September 2026 - 31st August 2028, with an option to extend a further 1 x 24-months, at the Council's sole discretion.

This is a procurement opportunity notice to inform potential bidders of an upcoming competition for a 3-Year Maintenance Contract (with optional extensions) covering the Border Security Command - Maritime fleet of RHIBs and Tactical Watercraft (TWCs). Contract Term: Initial 3 years with options for up to 2 additional one-year extensions. Scope of Work: The requirement will cover the following asset types: • MST Seaboat 750-SR RHIBs (inboard engines) • Delta 780HX RHIBs (outboard engines) • SEADOO Fish Pro Tactical Watercraft Important: The procurement will be divided into three separate Lots, and three separate contracts will be awarded: • Lot 1: MST Seaboat 750-SR RHIBs • Lot 2: Delta 780HX RHIBs • Lot 3: SEADOO Fish Pro TWCs Indicative Work Packages: • General Requirements of Work • Planned Maintenance (annual and quarterly) • Transportation of RHIBs/TWCs to/from maintenance locations across England and Wales • Associated work on RHIB and TWC trailers • Defect Repairs and Modifications Key Dates: • Contract start: 1st October 2026 Technical Responses: Full details of the requirement, including vessel-specific needs and KPIs, are provided within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage. Please note: The opportunity to bid for this contract will be run via the Home Office eSourcing Portal (Jaggaer). Bidders must ensure they are registered: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/

Servicing and Maintenance etc of Secure Entry Doors and Door Entry Systems

In April 2015, the MOD signed a thirteen year contract with Leidos Europe Ltd to provide the procurement and inventory management of commodity items (as well as the storage and distribution services), that were historically provided in-house by the Logistic Commodities and Services Operating Centre. Leidos, working with the MOD, will transform the way these services are delivered to ensure requirements continue to be met whilst providing best value for money for the department. The organisation delivering these services is known as Team Leidos. Team Leidos would like to make markets aware that we are intending to investigate innovative approaches to fill our Supply of Catering Equipment requirements. The planned value of the requirement is £7,250,000 to £18,115,000 dependant on demand volumes, with a term not exceeding 4 years. It is the aim of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) to encourage companies, suppliers, or manufacturers to make us aware and provide as much information as they are comfortable with, to help decide the future strategy for the range. Team Leidos wishes to generate interest, information and views with other companies to understand the current market innovation and gain useful intelligence that can help our requirement. To request the PMEN documents please contact: Name and Email address: Martin McGilick [email protected] In the email request the documents related the Supply of Catering Equipment. The documents will then be sent for completion and should be returned to the same email addresses before the deadline. Responses are required as soon as possible to inform next steps, but the PMEN will remain open until 18/06/2026.

West Midlands Combined Authority is seeking a contract for the provision of transport infrastructure grounds maintenance across TfWM's asset portfolio (bus shelters, park and ride sites), including vegetation management and winter maintenance throughout the colder months. This contract also includes the provision of litter picking and quoted works following grounds maintenance tasks. There are 5 key areas aligned with the requirements set out in the specification, these are: - • Park & Ride (P&R) car park grounds maintenance • Bus Stations grounds maintenance • Park & Ride (P&R) winter maintenance • Bus Stations winter maintenance • 16 Summer Lane winter maintenance These services will be delivered in line with the following objectives: • The provision of Grounds Maintenance at all Bus Station and Park & Ride locations. • The provision of Winter Maintenance at all Bus Stations, Park & Ride locations and 16 Summer Lane (WMCA Head Office) • The provision of litter picking services across all Bus Stations and Park & Ride sites • Quoted works on a case-by-case basis if high-level tree works are required across the Park & Ride Locations The Service Provider will be required to work in partnership with TfWM and its Suppliers, including but not exclusive to, the other principal Service Providers and partners who carry out cleaning, shelter manufacture, installation and advertising, to deliver the very highest standards of service provision. TfWM has made a commitment to and is working to develop good practice in infrastructure sustainability, including green and sustainable technologies in the design, refurbishment and maintenance of transport infrastructure facilities. The Service Provider will be required to demonstrate a commitment to sustainability by integrating sustainable development into their operating practices and culture throughout the contract. This can be achieved by using low fuel consumption and emissions vehicles, optimising visits to each site, recycling of waste materials, disposing of any controlled waste in an approved manner, work with reusable components, using innovative designs and green technology or ethically sourced materials. Infrastructure and assets are to be efficiently controlled and managed, creating an environment that is well maintained for the safety and experience of public transport users. Principal aims of this contract include: • Effective management of services, inspections of sites where required and maintenance of assets and equipment, to ensure that TfWM: • Maintains the condition of assets to ensure they function safely • Presents a respectable appearance of TfWM assets • Reduces exposure to liability and mitigates risk • Maintaining and continuously improving the professional standard of service across all operational transport assets, to ensure: • TfWM service levels are achieved to standards set out in the specification and within agreed timescales • The Service Provider is focused on the safety of the public, staff, visitors and contractors • Customer satisfaction is considered at all times

The Contract scope covers: 1 Business-as-usual support and maintenance for the live Digital Services platform 2 An initial defined enhancement phase (Digital Version 2) 3 The potential for further governance-approved enhancements over the contract term. Support and Maintenance Services The Contract includes the provision of support and maintenance services for the Digital Services platform across the contract term. This includes application support for customer facing and staff facing services, incident, problem, and defect management, ongoing maintenance of platform components and integrations, routine release support, minor service requests necessary to keep the platform safe, stable and effective in operation and knowledge retention appropriate to a live business-critical environment. NI Water’s operational teams perform first-line support, identifying and triaging incoming incidents, supported by established monitoring and documented runbooks. Suppliers should understand that support and maintenance activity will need to operate within NI Water’s established service management processes and involve collaboration with NI Water teams through diagnosis, resolution and controlled release of fixes. Specific service levels and service management arrangements will be defined at ITT stage. 4.2 Enhancement Delivery The Contract includes an initial defined enhancement phase (Digital Version 2) together with the potential for further governance-approved enhancement activity over the contract term. NI Water maintains a prioritised list of potential enhancements for the Digital Services platform. Items on this list have undergone varying degrees of assessment and categorisation and some have progressed through discovery and design. As part of this procurement, a prioritised set of enhancements referred to as Digital Version 2 will be included as a defined programme of work under the Contract. Digital Version 2 comprises the highest-priority items currently selected from NI Water’s enhancement list. NI Water will issue the relevant design and delivery artefacts to shortlisted Suppliers at ITT stage to inform pricing. Further enhancement activity may be commissioned under the Contract over time, subject to governance, business case approval, prioritisation, and funding decisions. No commitment is given that any such additional enhancement activity will be commissioned. Any such work will be commissioned under the Contract through governance-approved Statements of Work.  

The Gateway School are seeking a management partner for their joint use leisure facilities. The facilities include a 20m x 6m swimming pool, 10-station gym, 2-court and 1-court sports hall, sand-based MUGA (floodlit) and an astroturf pitch. The contract commences in September 2026 and is for 10 years with an option to extend for two additional period of up to 5 years. The total possible contract duration, including extension provisions will be 20 years. The procurement will be based on a lean single staged process.

Central Learning Partnership Trust are a dynamic and thriving Multi-Academy Trust, proudly encompassing sixteen Schools across all phases, both mainstream and special, located in the vibrant communities of Wolverhampton, Rotherham, and Worcestershire. The Trust are seeking Catering service providers to tender for the provision of all catering services presently offered within the Schools outlined in the PSQ document, including lunch and all hospitality and free issue requirements. The contract will be for three years in duration, with the option to extend for a further one period of up to two years and with a commencement date of 15 February 2027. Full details will be included in the Invitation to Tender. TUPE regulations apply to this contract, which involves the transfer of existing catering staff, of which some may be members of the Local Government Pension Scheme, requiring arrangements to be made for 'Admitted Body' status with the relevant pension fund.

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