# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?buyer=cardiff-university 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Early market engagement for air-conditioning maintenance" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/e00e27ec-3d6d-4a7b-b96d-27a39ff6ea77/cardiff-university-air-conditioning-maintenance-market-engagement" last-updated: 2026-10-13T10:40:08.859242+00:00 --- # Early market engagement for air-conditioning maintenance Cardiff University is conducting voluntary early market engagement ahead of a planned procurement for planned, reactive and remedial maintenance across approximately 2,500 air-conditioning and cooling assets. This notice does not start a formal procurement and responses provide no advantage or disadvantage in a later tender. The stated maximum value is £8,837,500 excluding VAT (£10,605,000 including VAT) over a potential seven-year term (three initial years plus up to four extension years); no minimum spend is guaranteed. One service lot is planned, with a two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure anticipated and tender publication estimated for 16 October 2026. The questionnaire response date is past; the notice gives both 17:00 and 23:59 on 12 October and inconsistently says the engagement period has not ended while the page labels the notice expired. No formal tender submission deadline is stated. - Status: upcoming - Country: GB - Buyer: Cardiff University - Submission deadline: Not available (unavailable) - Original notice: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT664435 - Source checked: 2026-10-13T10:39:19.639919Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "e00e27ec-3d6d-4a7b-b96d-27a39ff6ea77", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-13T10:40:08.859242+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-13T10:39:19.639919Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/e00e27ec-3d6d-4a7b-b96d-27a39ff6ea77/cardiff-university-air-conditioning-maintenance-market-engagement", "locale": "en", "title": "Early market engagement for air-conditioning maintenance", "summary": "Cardiff University is conducting voluntary early market engagement ahead of a planned procurement for planned, reactive and remedial maintenance across approximately 2,500 air-conditioning and cooling assets. 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Les dépenses réelles peuvent être inférieures et aucun minimum n’est garanti." } } }, "award": null, "contractPeriod": "Potential 7 years: initial 3-year term plus up to 4 extension years; estimated dates 1 April 2027–31 March 2030, extensions through 31 March 2034.", "noticeText": { "text": "UK2\nAir Conditioning Service & Maintenance\nFirst published: 05 October 2026. Last modified: 05 October 2026. Version 1.\nThe buyer is not using this website to administer the notice. This stage does not formally commence a procurement process. Participation in this pre-market engagement is voluntary and will not provide any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent tender process.\nCardiff University is undertaking early market engagement to inform development of its upcoming procurement for planned, reactive and remedial air-conditioning maintenance across its estate, covering approximately 2,500 AC and cooling assets. The engagement seeks market feedback on capability, contract structure, specifications, service delivery, specialist cooling infrastructure, performance arrangements, innovation, sustainability and value for money.\nThe estimated maximum value is £8,837,500 excluding VAT (£10,605,000 including VAT) over a potential seven-year term: an initial three years with options to extend by up to four years. The value includes planned/reactive maintenance and provision for emergency system replacement; actual expenditure may be lower and no minimum spend is guaranteed.\nThe University anticipates a two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023: selection to the top three ranked bidders, followed by full technical and commercial evaluation. The estimated tender notice publication date is 16 October 2026.\nSupplier Questionnaire: response by 17:00 on 12 October 2026. 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