Official UK procurement notice
787SB Lift Maintenance & Refurbishment
Authority: Leeds Beckett University (Education)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Published estimate£600,000≈ £300k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Mar 2026awarded 11 May 2026
Award (standstill) to RUBAX LIFTS LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFully comprehensive lift refurbishment and maintenance contract at Leeds Beckett University, covering the refurbishment and ongoing maintenance of lifts across the Leeds City and Headingley campuses.
CPV: Lift-maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Technical Capability: 25%
- Resources: 10%
- Operational Plan/Implementation & Methodology: 15%
- Price: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Price
- Technical Capability
- Resources
- Operational Plan/Implementation & Methodology
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Mar 2026, 13:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Jun 2026, 13:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
787SB- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018433- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065f92Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
2 Mar 2026 → 10 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published238 days ago2 Mar 2026, 13:15 GMT
- Clarification questions by214 days ago26 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline210 days ago30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by181 days ago28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent167 days ago13 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts148 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published147 days ago1 Jun 2026, 13:33 BST
- Standstill ends138 days ago10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Mar 2026- Tender notice published2 Mar 2026, 13:15 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Jun 2026, 13:33 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Jun 2026, 13:33 BST
- Contract signature expected12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £600,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 53 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUBAX LIFTS LIMITEDSME15 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2028 · up to 14 Jun 2030Extensions: 2 year contract with an option to extend for a further 2 years. | £600,000 inc. VAT | 11 May 2026standstill to 10 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Rubax Lifts LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender