RFT - Automatic Door Maintenance Services
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Adelaide University is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to deliver automatic door maintenance services across its site portfolio in Adelaide, South Australia. About Adelaide University describes itself as a leading contemporary comprehensive university of global standing, dedicated to ensuring the prosperity, well-being and cohesion of society by addressing educational inequality through the success and impact of its students, staff and alumni. The University states it conducts outstanding future-making research of scale and focus in partnership with the communities it serves. Further information about the University is available at: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/about/ Purpose The contract is intended to ensure the University's automatic door and gate systems remain safe, compliant, accessible, reliable and fit for purpose, while supporting the University's strategic objectives for asset management, operational efficiency, sustainability and value for money. The contract will establish a consistent service delivery model across all sites and provide proactive lifecycle management to minimise operational disruptions and unplanned corrective maintenance failures. Scope The scope includes: Preventative maintenance of automatic door and gate systems across all University sites Corrective maintenance of automatic door and gate systems Repairs to automatic door and gate systems Statutory testing of automatic door and gate systems Emergency response services for automatic door and gate systems Replacement works for automatic door and gate systems Asset lifecycle management services for the University's portfolio of automatic door and gate systems Contractor Requirements Suitably qualified and experienced in providing automatic door and gate system maintenance services Instructions to Tenderers Completed responses must be submitted via the electronic tender box on the TenderLink portal. Tenderers will receive a Successful Submission Receipt, timed and dated upon completion. The University is not bound to accept the lowest priced tender, or all or any part of a tender, and reserves the right to conduct the Request for Tender process and select the successful tenderer as it sees fit. Staff of the University are unable to respond to verbal enquiries in relation to the tender. Late, verbal or emailed tenders will not be accepted. Enquiries Enquiries must be directed via the online forum in TenderLink. The online forum will be open for enquiries until 5:00pm (ACDT) on Thursday 29 October 2026.
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