Water maintenance contract for Victoria, Chamberlain and Centenary fountains
£170,000 — stated in the notice
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
This Request for Quotations is being issued using the Council's e-tendering system 'In-tend' and organisations must ensure that they are registered users. The procurement process will be managed using this system and therefore all bids must be submitted by Tenderers via the 'in-tend' system. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function and you should not contact any individual directly either by email or by telephone. If you are already a registered user, you do not have to re-register. If you are unable to register with in-tend or are experiencing difficulties, please email the etendering@birmingham.gov.uk. Deadline for request for quotation is noon on 6th October 2026
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This sits in the upper-middle of the Repair & Maintenance band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 15,278 valued Repair & Maintenance tenders in our corpus.
Birmingham City Council has published 3 Repair & Maintenance notices, about every 11 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around December 2026.
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The services required is for a water maintenance contract for three fountains in the city centre, namely Victoria, Chamberlain and Centenary fountains.
The water in these fountains require treatment under a maintenance regime and it is imperative they are always kept clean. • Relevant policies: In accordance with Public Health Act and Environmental Act 2021. • Relevant statutory duties: BCC has a duty of care to protect the public from legionella bacteria and other water-related diseases.
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