Estates and Facilities Management
Framework Description
SUPC's Estates and Facilities Management framework provides member universities with contractors for the maintenance of their buildings. It has two lots: mechanical and electrical planned and reactive maintenance, and a one-stop shop for estates maintenance and minor works. The agreement ends on 30 November 2026 with no extension, so it is now in its final weeks and suppliers should look to its replacement.
Context & Use Case
Estates departments use it to let planned preventative maintenance contracts for building services, to cover reactive call-outs on mechanical and electrical plant, and, through the one-stop-shop lot, to hand general building maintenance and small works packages to a single contractor. The one-stop shop suits institutions that want one firm covering several trades rather than managing many specialists.
Scope of Services
Mechanical and electrical planned and reactive maintenance Estates maintenance and minor works one-stop shop
Lots
M&E Planned & reactive maintenance; Estate's maintenance & Minor works one stop shop
Who Can Apply
Suits M&E maintenance contractors and multi-trade building maintenance firms that can take on minor works. Applications for this framework are closed and it ends on 30 November 2026, so new suppliers cannot join it. For any replacement arrangement, check the SUPC framework page.
Buyer Benefits
Maintenance contracts run for years, so universities want contractors already checked for competence, accreditation and financial standing. Separating M&E from the one-stop shop lets them choose a specialist for building services or one contractor for everything, and pre-agreed terms let them replace a failing contractor faster than a full tender would.
Next Steps
With the framework ending on 30 November 2026, check SUPC's framework pages for any replacement arrangement. Prepare maintenance case studies on university or other large estates, statutory compliance records and M&E accreditations. Appointed contractors should finish call-offs before the end date and record performance data for future bids.
How Athena Can Help
This framework closes within weeks, so attention should turn to what replaces it. Athena's help finding the next framework identifies estates maintenance frameworks and DPSs open now or due to open, then prepares the applications with case studies and compliance evidence.
For direct university maintenance tenders, our bid writing and price modelling sets competitive schedule rates and strong quality answers, and Athena's public sector tender advice helps you decide which contracts are worth the effort.
