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Slough Borough Council is seeking to award a Highways Works and Associated Services Framework to support the delivery of both minor and major highway infrastructure projects as well as routine reactive maintenance across the borough. The framework will cover a wide range of highway‑related works, from construction projects of varying sizes to specialist interventions such as drainage work, bridge inspections, traffic management, and road marking. The framework is divided into multiple Lots, each designed to allow suppliers to bid on work that aligns with their specific expertise and capacity.

The procurement will include Minor Works Construction Projects up to £500,000; Minor Works up to £2,000,000; Major Works up to £10,000,000; Reactive Maintenance up to £100,000; and Carriageway Resurfacing up to £1,000,000. Consortiums will be limited to no more than five suppliers per Lot, ensuring a competitive yet manageable partnership structure. The council aims to secure high‑quality service delivery, value for money and regulatory compliance over a three‑year period with an optional one‑year extension.

All works must conform to national highways standards and achieve the council’s stipulated quality and cost‑effectiveness criteria.

The Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service is establishing a multi‑year framework for the supply and delivery of a range of community electric profiling beds and associated components. The tender invites suppliers to provide the beds and matching mattresses, accessories and spare parts for use within the Northern Ireland health and social care sector, specifically for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Western Health and Social Care Trust and the BSO PaLS itself. The procurement is organized into eight distinct lots, covering standard electric profiling beds, low entry and high‑low variants, heavy duty and bariatric models, as well as paediatric beds and a paediatric height‑adjustable cot. Each lot includes specified mattress options — non‑powered reactive support surfaces and high specification foam mattresses designed for the respective bed type, along with compatible accessories and spare parts to ensure full operational readiness.

The framework requires that all supplied beds be compatible with the designated mattress types, which encompass static hybrid reactive support surfaces, high specification foam, heavy duty variants, and bariatric versions where applicable. All components must adhere to the technical standards set for community electric profiling solutions, be fully functional for patient care, and include the necessary supporting accessories and spare parts to guarantee service continuity. All products must be compatible with the specified reactive support surface mattresses and include necessary accessories and spare parts.

The Generations Multi Academy Trust seeks a single catering supplier to provide comprehensive food service across its four schools, comprising the two secondary academies—Goffs Academy and Goffs‑Churchgate Academy—and the two primary schools, Flamstead End and Oakview Primary. The successful provider will be responsible for preparing and serving meals to approximately 3,440 pupils throughout the academic year, while maintaining a partnership approach that aligns with the Trust’s philosophy of nurturing children from early education through secondary school.

The procurement focuses on delivering a catering model that promotes health and wellbeing, with an emphasis on balanced nutrition and food safety. The supplier must manage daily operations for each site, support potential future expansion as additional schools join the Trust, and meet the Trust’s financial objective of a break‑even operating model while still providing opportunities for service improvement and growth. The contract, valued at £5.25 million including VAT, will be subject to renewal after the initial term, with the Trust evaluating performance on both quality and price, assigning 70 % weight to quality and 30 % to price.

All food provided must comply with UK food safety regulations and deliver balanced meals in accordance with national nutrition guidelines.

Thurrock Council is inviting tenders for an Open Framework Agreement to provide flexible tuition and mentoring services for children and young people who are not currently in mainstream education. The framework supports learners across a range of ages and needs, including those without a school placement, individuals with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and others for whom alternative or external tuition arrangements are considered more suitable to meet their educational objectives. Services will be offered either one‑to‑one or in small groups, and may be delivered face‑to‑face or online, with mentoring support available either alongside tuition or as a standalone service to build confidence and address barriers to learning.

The framework is divided into three distinct lots: Lot 1 delivers tuition only, Lot 2 combines tuition with mentoring, and Lot 3 provides mentoring only. Each lot will be managed under the same flexible procurement terms, allowing the Council to renew and extend contracts for up to two years beyond the initial term. Candidates will be assessed on price, service delivery model, staffing and training, meeting attendance, and social value, with a strong emphasis on quality and adherence to best practice in educational support. All service delivery must comply with applicable educational standards and guidance.

The Public Attorney’s Office – Central Office is issuing a solicitation for the procurement of high‑yield, original black toner cartridges and the free provision of heavy‑duty laser copiers for its offices throughout Metro Manila for the fiscal year 2026. The tender is structured to supply enough toner cartridges to fill a full year of operation for each copier, with delivery to be completed within 45 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. In addition to the cartridges, the contractor will supply compatible monochrome laser copiers that may be used at no charge by the Office for a period of one year or until the supplied toner inventory is depleted, whichever occurs first.

Each toner cartridge must deliver a minimum of 25,000 pages under a standardized 5 % ink‑coverage test, and must not be a compatible, recycled or starter‑kit product. The copiers must support a 200,000‑page monthly duty cycle, print or copy at a rate of at least 45 pages per minute, and provide a resolution of not less than 1200 × 1200 dpi with scan function capable of 600 dpi and 120 originals per minute. The units will feature a touch‑screen colour display, a 200 GB internal hard drive, 4 GB RAM, LAN/USB/WLAN connectivity, an automatic document feeder, multiple paper capacities up to 5,000 sheets, a bypass tray, detachable paper feed trays, and operate on 200 to 240 V AC at 50/60 Hz. Each purchase will include a full user and service manual and a demonstration unit as part of the bid submission.

The contractor must deliver both the toners and copiers, provide comprehensive on‑site or online training for all PAO personnel, conduct quarterly preventive maintenance, and respond to repair or replacement requests within 24 hours. All parts defective or worn beyond normal use are to be repaired or replaced at no additional cost within three working days, and the units must be collected promptly when the contract terminates. All equipment shall comply with the specified high‑yield, original toner cartridges yielding at least 25,000 pages, and heavy‑duty laser copiers capable of 200,000 pages/month, 45 ppm printing speed, 1200×1200 dpi resolution, and 200 GB hard drive, among other listed specifications.

The municipality seeks comprehensive furnishing solutions for its offices, meeting rooms, and common areas across several locations. The procurement mandates a complete replacement of aging furniture and the provision of new workspaces, requiring a cohesive and ergonomic environment that supports diverse work styles. Delivered products will cover open office landscapes, cell offices, small, medium, and large meeting rooms, as well as reception, lounge, and interaction zones, ensuring a consistent and functional aesthetic throughout the municipal properties.

The required items include desks and height‑adjustable work tables, ergonomic office and meeting chairs, meeting tables, storage units, screen walls, and furniture for reception, lounge, and interaction areas. In addition to acquisition, the contract includes assembly, placement, and functional testing, ensuring that the new furnishings integrate seamlessly into the existing facilities. Products must provide comfort, durability, and maintainability, featuring cleaning‑friendly surfaces and designs that facilitate easy re‑furnishing as needs evolve.

The furniture must meet Norwegian ergonomic and safety standards while offering flexibility for future adjustments and simple maintenance procedures.

The tender concerns the procurement of an open framework contract to supply a wide range of evidence‐based studies required for the development of local strategic plans by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and allied authorities. The framework is intended to provide a robust and compliant procurement process, enabling the authorities to gather the necessary data and analyses that underpin the review and updating of local plans within the mandated six‑month timeframe following plan adoption. Consultants engaged under this contract will deliver specialist studies across multiple planning disciplines, with the Council retaining the capacity to award up to five consultants per individual lot.

The procurement is divided into eight distinct lots covering the major sectors of local planning. Lot 1 focuses on housing, including affordability, market assessment and accommodation needs; Lot 2 addresses built and natural environment matters such as Green Belt analysis and flood risk assessments; Lot 3 covers landscape and biodiversity, requiring landscape studies, sensitivity assessments and habitat data; Lot 4 is dedicated to employment and commercial evidence, including economic needs studies and town centre use analyses; Lot 5 deals with transport and parking, providing transport evidence bases, cycling and walking infrastructure updates; Lot 6 concerns sustainability, with strategic environmental assessments, health impact studies and carbon life‑cycle evaluations; Lot 7 concerns sports and recreation, requiring facility needs assessments and open‑space studies; and Lot 8 provides full‑plan viability assessments and CIL evidence. A consultant may be awarded a maximum of three individual lots, with the three highest‑ranked lot awards considered, and any additional lot awards excluded.

Award decisions will be based solely on the quality of the proposed solutions, with no financial weighting. Consultants must be able to deliver all agreed studies within the Council’s defined timeframes and to the quality standards set by the council, ensuring full compliance with the required planning and environmental regulatory framework.

The South Wales Fire and Rescue Service together with the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust are inviting bids to establish a framework for the provision of Professional Construction Consultancy Services. The framework is designed to give the contracting entities flexibility to support a range of capital development projects within the UK, with individual project values anticipated to fall between £50 000 and £10 million. The tender covers a comprehensive suite of professional services required throughout the life‑cycle of construction works, from initial management and design through to engineering specialisms and contract administration.

The procurement is structured into eighteen distinct lots, each identifying a specific area of consultancy support. The first six lots focus on Project Management, Building Services Engineering, Architectural, Structural and Civil Engineering, Cost Advisory, and Principal Designer/CDM support for projects undertaken by the Fire and Rescue Service. The remaining twelve lots mirror these services for the Welsh Ambulance Services Trust, divided between North and South operational zones. Each lot represents a capped value of 60 000 GBP excluding VAT, providing an established budget framework for the contracting partners, while allowing the selected consultants to deliver the required expertise consistently across both organisations.

All service providers are required to deliver works in accordance with the prevailing UK construction standards, including compliance with Health and Safety at Work Act and Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, and must demonstrate proven capability in managing projects at the scale specified.

The Crown Estate is conducting a strategic procurement to appoint Managing Agents who will deliver comprehensive asset, contract, compliance, and customer management services across its extensive UK portfolio. This portfolio includes coastal, marine, mineral and infrastructure assets that span from Wales to Northern Ireland and cover a range of specific sectors such as linear transport corridors and mineral extraction sites. By segmenting the contract into eight distinct lots, the Crown Estate seeks to match each geographical and sectoral requirement with specialised expertise, ensuring that localised knowledge and industry experience are appropriately leveraged.

Lot 1 through Lot 4 cover the primary coastal regions of Wales, Northern England, Eastern England, and Southern England respectively, while Lot 5 targets the River Hamble area and Lot 6 focuses on Northern Irish coastal assets. Lot 7 and Lot 8 address linear assets and mineral assets, both of which demand unique operational and regulatory considerations. Each lot is structured with an initial triennial term followed by a series of single‑year extensions, and options for further renewal are incorporated across all lots to provide continuity and flexibility.

The Managing Agents must demonstrate specialist competence, operational resilience, and a commitment to continuous service improvement. Compliance with all applicable statutory and regulatory frameworks is mandatory, and the suppliers’ performance will be evaluated on quality of service and cost effectiveness. The appointed agents must adhere to industry best practices and statutory standards as a single prerequisite.