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White Goods - Laundry Asset & Condition Surveying

ORBIT GROUP LIMITED · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 14:30.

Opportunity overview

Outline specification • Potential contract value - £30,000 exc VAT. Contract will give no commitment to any fixed volumes or level of expenditure. • Contract term: the amount of time needed to complete the surveying. It is expected as a maximum it would be no longer than 11.5months. • Potential contract will be a single supplier contract. The supplier will be required to provide coverage to all Orbit locations within the Midlands, East and South of England. The Supplier must have sufficient coverage to meet any requirements within all regions. • Condition Surveys will relate to both domestic and commercial appliances and the supplier must be capable of covering both types of appliances. Surveying will include: o On Site Asset Labelling o Recording of make and model o Serial Numbers o Approximate Age o Type of appliance (Commercial / Domestic / Gas / Vented / Unvented) o Condition of appliances (RAG rating) o Photos • The supplier will also be required to: o Manage diaries and ensure appointments are made with onsite staff. o Ensure collated information is returned to Orbit in agreed timescales and formats. o Support ongoing contract management with an Orbit representative. o Support Orbit in gathering information on legal & regulatory standards for future servicing. • Orbit's current appliance footprint is outlined below: o 397 assets split 40 domestic and 357 commercial machines. o Geographically there is 162 in the Midlands / 113 in the South / 122 in the East. o The assets solely relate to 207 washing machines & 190 tumble driers. o A range of manufacturers and models, with a large proportion of Miele machines. • Orbit will share further information, data and geographical locations with those suppliers invited to participate in the under-threshold tender.

Classification

  • CPV31600000 — Electrical equipment and apparatus
  • CPV71355000 — Surveying 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
ocds-h6vhtk-066144
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
16 Apr 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
31600000
Description
Electrical equipment and apparatus
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71355000
Description
Surveying services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Orbit Group Ltd wish to conclude preliminary market engagement in relation to the potential award for a contract for Laundry Asset & Condition Surveying for its domestic and commercial laundry appliances, within its housing portfolio at locations it has within the Midlands, East and South of England. The intention of the engagement is for Orbit to understand: 1) the level of supplier interest to participate in a potential procurement for the contract. 2) suppliers' ability in the market to meet all of the potential requirement as currently specified (please see outline specification provided). 3) Capability and interest for Orbit to be able to identify and invite suppliers to participate in an under-threshold tender. Where a supplier is interested in participating in any procurement for the contract and have the capability to fulfil the outline specification provided, we would ask them to provide a response to this notice to confirm this, via the e-tendering site details provided within the notice. Further information and response document can be found here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=1464859e-1117-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=False&fromRfxSummary=False&selectWorkgroup=False&fromAdvertEvent=False&fromActivityDashboard=False If a supplier wishes to seek any clarification on the outline specification, these should be submitted via the e-tendering site. Please note: Orbit does not commit to any particular procurement route/procedure or timescales for any subsequent procurement. If Orbit publishes a subsequent tender notice for the contract, we will also out of courtesy notify any suppliers who submitted a response to this notice. Interested suppliers are required to visit the project on Procontract to complete the response document to advise Orbit of their interest in this upcoming procurement
Due
18 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
019091-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
3 Mar 2026, 15:24
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
ORBIT GROUP LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-IP28503R

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
IP28503R

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDDL-8571-LDGT

Address

Street Address
Garden Court, Harry Weston Road, Binley Business Park, Binley
Locality
Coventry
Postal Code
CV3 2SU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG33

Contact

Name
Louise Bhara

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Coventry · UKG33 · CV3 2SU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 019091-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·