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Preliminary Market Engagement For Responsive and Scheduled Maintenance of Air Conditioning Units, Air Handling Units, Dehumidifiers

Swindon Borough Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Swindon Borough Council invites you to contribute to preliminary market engagement in relation to providing responsive and scheduled annual, bi-annual and quarterly maintenance of its air conditioning/air handling units and dehumidifier systems/units within our properties (6 Sheltered Housing schemes & 20 Corporate Civic buildings) comprising of approximately 180 assets. The Council intends on tendering a service and maintenance contract complying with all relevant British Standards and regulations with regards to air conditioning, air handling units and dehumidifiers systems which would also include repairing any faulty system/unit as and when required. This contract is proposed to include all call outs, fault investigations, repairs, labour, materials and travel related costs and will be required 24 hours, 7 days a week (including weekends and Bank Holidays). Reported daytime faults between 8-5pm Monday to Friday must attended within 24hrs/next working day, first time fix is expected where possible. Any reported fault to the computer suite (including weekends and bank holidays) must be attended within 4 hours, first time fix expected where possible. The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to gain market insight into the following aspects of the project: - ? Market Interest ? Contract Length. ? Capacity ? Timescales. 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. This preliminary market engagement exercise will close 15:00 7th January 2026, following this all responses will be reviewed by Swindon Borough Council.

Classification

  • CPV42113161 — Dehumidifiers
  • CPV42512000 — Air-conditioning installations
  • CPV45331000 — Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work
  • CPV50700000 — Repair and maintenance services of building installations
  • CPV50800000 — Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
1
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
30 Apr 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
42512000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Air-conditioning installations
Entry 2
Id
45331000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work
Entry 3
Id
42113161
Scheme
CPV
Description
Dehumidifiers
Entry 4
Id
50800000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
Entry 5
Id
50700000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of building installations

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
079096-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
2 Dec 2025, 16:49

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
7 Jan 2026, 23:59
Description
Swindon Borough Council invites you to contribute to preliminary market engagement in relation to providing responsive and scheduled annual, bi-annual and quarterly maintenance of its air Conditioning/air handling units and dehumidifier systems/units within our properties (6 Sheltered Housing schemes & 20 Corporate Civic buildings) comprising of approximately 180 assets. The Council intends on tendering a service and maintenance contract complying with all relevant British Standards and regulations with regards to air conditioning, air handling units and dehumidifiers systems which would also include repairing any faulty system/unit as and when required. This contract is proposed to include all call outs, fault investigations, repairs, labour, materials and travel related costs and will be required 24 hours, 7 days a week (including weekends and Bank Holidays). Reported daytime faults between 8-5pm Monday to Friday must attended within 24hrs/next working day, first time fix is expected where possible. Any reported fault to the computer suite (including weekends and bank holidays) must be attended within 4 hours, first time fix expected where possible. The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to gain market insight into the following aspects of the project: -  Market Interest  Contract Length.  Capacity  Timescales. This preliminary market engagement exercise will close 15:00 7th January 2026, following this all responses will be reviewed by Swindon Borough Council.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNPT-6195-XDWV
Name
Swindon Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK14
Country
GB
Locality
Swindon
Postal Code
SN1 2JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PNPT-6195-XDWV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Ms Jodie Wakefield

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swindon · UKK14 · SN1 2JH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK14 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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