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Maintenance of Water Features

Sunderland City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 21:41.

Opportunity overview

Maintenance of Water Features - The Council has a requirement for a specialist electrical and mechanical contractor to maintain its water features located within the City via a 4 year maintenance contract, which will require daily maintenance inspection and monitoring regime supported by an activity log and remedial works to maintain operational The Council will also require quotations throughout the contract if standard operational requirements are exceeded due to facility failure or vandalism.

Classification

  • CPV50511100 — Repair and maintenance services of liquid pumps

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
OPEN20261639
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
7 Aug 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
5 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
4 Oct 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
50511100
Description
Repair and maintenance services of liquid pumps

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
There is a preliminary market engagement questionnaire available on the Councils online tendering platform, the Open system. You will need to create an account on Open in order to access and bid for public sector opportunities issued by Sunderland City Council. Visit www.open-uk.org to register an account (Registration is free and easy. Simply head over to www.open-uk.org and complete the online registration form). Top tips to help you get started: Keep an eye out for the temporary password to confirm your account - this is only valid for 3 days so if you have not logged in during this period, you will need to contact open.support@nepo.org to request a new temporary password Adding your Companies House number will populate fields and make it easier to register Once registered, select Codes & Categories relevant to your area of business Add notifications@open-uk.org to your safe sender list to ensure you don't miss out on notifications of relevant opportunities The Open Hub is packed with resources and information to help you get the most out of Open. We have answered your questions in our FAQ section and developed a range of how-to guides so you can familiarise yourself with the system at your own pace. Visit www.open-hub.org to find out more Suppliers must also ahead of the publication of the tender, register on the Central Digital Platform (CDP) and ensure their information is up-to-date on the system . The CDP is available at https://www.gov.uk/find-tender. This market engagement will allow the Council to understand the appetite in the market and prepare the market and to advise them to register with the appropriate sies to ensure that have access to all documentation and can submit compliant tenders
Due
31 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
068415-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Jul 2026, 16:25
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Sunderland City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLVZ-4154-GGRZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLVZ-4154-GGRZ

Address

Street Address
City Hall, Plater Way,
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR1 3AA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC23

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sunderland · UKC23 · SR1 3AA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC23 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. 068415-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·