How to win: 260016 Maintenance Services to Door Operators/Automatic Doors

About this contract

This contract is for the provision of a comprehensive maintenance service for automatic and swing doors, including two Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) visits per year, reactive maintenance, repairs and callouts. Queen’s University currently has approximately 700 automatic and swing doors across the campus. The Supplier must provide a 24-hour callout service, 365 days per year during normal working hours [Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm] and outside normal working hours. The Supplier shall carry out immediate permanent repairs where practical or temporary repairs if necessary.  All door operating systems are to be serviced and repaired in accordance with all applicable standards including BS7036 and BS EN 16005.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Queen's University Belfast scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £400,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 17 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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