Awarded contract

Provision of Servicing of Passenger and Commercial Lifts

Details

Buyer: City of York Council
Supplier(s): Rubax Lifts Limited
Value: £460,000
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Lifts
Published: 22 May 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

City of York Council (CYC) requires a contractor with extensive knowledge and experience in maintaining, repairing and installing commercial passenger and platform lifts in accordance with the latest relevant British Standards in a wide range of commercial properties. The contract will service approximately 32 buildings containing 27 passenger lifts and 19 platform lifts. The Lifts are of various ages and conditions. The buildings range from grade 1 listed Libraries to fully modernised Schools and Offices. ## Contract award Title: Provision of Servicing to Commercial and Passenger Lifts

Timeline

Completed: Award published22 May 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date22 May 2026
Next: Contract expiry date7 June 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

City of York Council is a unitary authority covering the city of York, and buys as a local government organisation through its own dedicated commercial procurement service. Suppliers bid for tenders and quotation opportunities through the YORtender online portal. Much of this procurement flows through the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, a public sector purchasing consortium. Contractors bidding for larger building works need Constructionline Gold accreditation. A Procurement Forward Plan lists potential upcoming projects and tendering opportunities across the council. The council has belonged to the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority since 2024.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of City of York Council's contract awards have been in construction work, IT services and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

42416100 · Lifts
50700000 · Repair and maintenance services of building installations

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-york-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-york-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-york-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-york-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-york-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-york-council.gov