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Borough of Telford & Wrekin

Servicing and Response Maintenance of Kitchen Catering Equipment - April 2027 - March 2031

ConstructionCPV 45000000
Value£400k
Deadline23 Sept 2026
Published19 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 19 Aug 202630 days leftCloses 23 Sept 2026
Who to contact
shelley.bourne@telford.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Contract value in context
£400ktotal contract value
median £158k
this tender£0£6.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Construction band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 64,002 valued Construction tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

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The brief

The Works consist of servicing and response maintenance of Catering Equipment over approximately 50 schools.

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

  • Hold at bidSSIP-family accreditation (CHAS / Constructionline)
  • Hold at bidISO 45001 / H&S policy & CDM competence
  • Show at bidNamed site & contract managers with CVs
  • 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
ocds-h6vhtk-06e73b
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
078845-2026
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