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HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

For Fully Comprehensive Maintenance of passenger, goods, bed and platform lifts across two sites

Industrial MachineryCPV 42416000

Value£235k

Deadline12 Oct 2026

Published21 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 21 Aug 202650 days leftCloses 12 Oct 2026

Who to contact

hyp-tr.cs.supplies@nhs.net

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

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The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£235ktotal contract value

median £100k

this tender£0£1.3m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Industrial Machinery band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 5,734 valued Industrial Machinery tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST has published 4 Industrial Machinery notices, about every 14 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around October 2027.

61% of HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

NHS Humber Health Partnership - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust "Client" is looking to contract for the provision of a fully comprehensive service to ensure their equipment is kept in a safe and reliable working order and operating with optimum efficiency.

The winning contractor must provide the service in accordance with the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) recommendations and the requirements set out in this Technical Specification.

This includes, but not limited to the following: • Service visits • Reactive call outs • ALL parts The Client has five principal requirements: 1.

To maximise the life expectancy of the components which make up the lifts.

To ensure the continued safety of the lifts.

To ensure reliable operation of the lifts.

To preserve ride quality and performance on lifts.

To maintain cleanliness in all areas inaccessible to non- lift industry trained staff i.e., lift shafts, pits, car tops and machine rooms.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

The winning contractor must provide the service

The winning contractor must provide the service in accordance with the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) recommendations and the requirements set out in this Technical Specification.

To ensure the continued safety of

To ensure the continued safety of the lifts.

To ensure reliable operation of the lifts

To ensure reliable operation of the lifts.

To maintain cleanliness in all areas inaccessible

To maintain cleanliness in all areas inaccessible to non- lift industry trained staff i.e., lift shafts, pits, car tops and machine rooms.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

12–20 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%

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