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ESCC- Catering Equipment Repair & Maintenance Services
East Sussex County Council · Local authority
In brief
East Sussex County Council has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 4 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 1 September 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 13 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The repair and cyclical maintenance of catering equipment is key to ensuring the Councils catering equipment (e.g. cooking and refrigeration) and ventilation systems are;
• maintained to a good standard, in line with warranties
• compliant with Health & Safety, regulations and legislation and
• maintained in a way that maximises the equipment's natural life and performance
East Sussex County Council have a variety of different properties which have kitchen facilities. The majority of properties are schools but also include a number of adult social care and corporate sites. These properties all need their equipment to be serviced annually, and ad hoc repairs carried out to keep the equipment in good working condition.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 041655-2026
About the buyer
East Sussex County CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
191Awards
164Suppliers it has used most
- Southern Travel Solutions Ltd8 contracts
- George Stone Limited5 contracts
- John Farrington & Co Ltd5 contracts
- Brighton Taxi Company4 contracts
- Clarke Roofing (Southern) Limited4 contracts
- Colours Decorating Limited4 contracts
- Edgar and Wood Mechanical Services Limited4 contracts
- JG & JR Landgridge Limited4 contracts
From notice 041655-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.