Notes Stillage Cage Provision, Storage, Maintenance, and Disposal
BANK OF ENGLAND · published 9 Nov 2026
- Deadline
- 7 Dec 2026, 14:30 · questions by 23 Nov 2026, 14:30
- Estimated value
- £1,750,000 excluding VAT where stated
- Procedure
- Open procedure · above threshold
- Contract dates
- 1 Mar 2027 to 28 Feb 2034
- Where
- East of England
- Categories (CPV)
- 44613400 Storage containers
- 44614100 Storage bins
- 50000000 Repair and maintenance services
- Small businesses
- The buyer marks this as suitable for SMEs.
- Award criteria
- Price (price)50%
- Quality (quality)41%
- Social Value (quality)9%
Description
The Bank of England has a requirement for:
• Supply of approximately 5,000 additional stillage cages picture below) for delivery up to 2031, as per the Bank's specifications;
• maintenance of the Bank's existing, and newly purchased, cage estate;
• the provision of storage services for surplus cages from the Bank of England Debden site; and
• sustainable disposal of cages that are damaged beyond economic repair. The cages are essential to provide secure storage and enable transportation of Banknotes. Due to the sensitive nature of documentation, interested suppliers are required to complete a non-disclosure agreement in order to access the associated Tender Documents. Interested suppliers should email fm.contracts@bankofengland.co.uk with the reference "PROC/772" within the subject line and confirming the signatory name and e-mail address for the non-disclosure agreement. This will then be issued via DocuSign.
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