Lift-maintenance services

Tender description

The University of Essex invites expressions of interest from suitably accredited, qualified and experienced contractors to participate in a competitive tender process for a contract to deliver fully comprehensive and inclusive lift servicing, repair and refurbishment provision at our campuses in Colchester, Southend and Loughton, Essex. All services delivered must comply in every respect with The Lift Regulations 2016. A single contractor will be appointed to deliver a fully comprehensive and all-inclusive service including, but not limited to, the following: (a) an emergency breakdown call-out service; (b) a planned survey, inspection, preventative maintenance and testing regime; (c) an emergency lift entrapment release service, (d) replacement lift installation works. The full scope of services are detailed within the tender documentation. The University currently has 82 lifts and the contract will allow the addition of new assets in existing buildings and new buildings that are constructed, refurbished or acquired by the University throughout the contract period. Equally, lifts may be removed from the contract if they are no longer in service for the University. The contract period will be for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend at the end of year 3 for a further 2 periods of 2 years each, at the sole discretion of the University. The evaluation criteria will be detailed in the tender documents.