Planning

Early Market Engagement for Mechanical Services Contract

  • North Somerset Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-013886

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0654fe

Published 16 February 2026, 2:12pm



Scope

Reference

NSC-0268-25

Description

Mechanical Services Contract North Somerset Council (NSC) would like to make you aware of the upcoming procurement opportunity and invite your organisation to complete a short market engagement questionnaire to inform the project team of your interest in the opportunity and provide any comments. NSC intend to run a Competitive Tender this year in order to appoint a single supplier on a new 3-year (with the option to extend by 1 year) contract from 1 April 2027 to carry out mechanical related property compliance testing and inspection across the North Somerset estate. Testing and inspections will be carried out in accordance with SFG20 and will include various systems such as: • Air Conditioning Systems • Domestic Heating & Hot Water Systems • Gas Fired Appliances • General Ventilation Systems • Generators The market engagement pack includes further details about the estate, aims & objectives, the scope works, type of contract and the procurement process proposed. Please note - The Council is procuring Electrical Compliance Services Contract at the same time as procuring a Mechanical Property Testing and Inspection Contract. These are being procured as standalone contracts and any tender submission should be treated as two separate contracts. If you would like to register your interest in the project please review the pack and complete the Market Engagement Questionnaire (Appendix 1). Please submit your response, via the portal, no later than 1200 (noon) on 26 February 2026

Total value (estimated)

  • £440,000 excluding VAT
  • £528,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2031
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71631300 - Technical building-inspection services
  • 71315410 - Inspection of ventilation system
  • 71631100 - Machinery-inspection services
  • 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services

Contract locations

  • UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Engagement

Engagement deadline

26 February 2026

Engagement process description

North Somerset Council intend to run a Competitive Tender later this year in order to appoint a single supplier on a new 3-year (with the option to extend by 1 year) contract from 1 April 2027 to carry out Mechanical related property compliance testing and inspection across the North Somerset estate.

Further details can be found in the market engagement pack which can be downloaded from the Supplying the South West Portal - www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk (reference DN806915), and interested suppliers can complete and return the market engagement questionnaire via the Portal.

Responses must be submitted no later than 1200 (noon) on 26 February 2026.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 May 2026


Contracting authority

North Somerset Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVVX-9588-WCMV

Town Hall

Weston-super-Mare

BS23 1UJ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Laura Cochrane

Telephone: +44 1934 888 888

Email: Procurement.Contracts@n-somerset.gov.uk

Website: http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government