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West Lothian Council

TMC Maintenance, Repair & Replacement of Refrigeration Units

Community ServicesCPV 98390000
Value£500k
Deadline4 Sept 2026
Published5 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 5 Aug 202629 days leftCloses 4 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Gordon Ferguson
gordon.ferguson@westlothian.gov.uk
+44 1506281814

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£500ktotal contract value
median £134k
this tender£0£4.1m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Other Community & Personal Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 5,835 valued Other Community & Personal Services tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

West Lothian Council has published 5 Other Community & Personal Services notices, about every 7 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around November 2026.

60% of West Lothian Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Maintenance, Repair & Replacement of Refrigeration Units

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
074113-2026
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