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Published 2 Mar 2026, 13:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

787SB Lift Maintenance & Refurbishment

Official notice

Authority: Leeds Beckett University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
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 description

Fully 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 published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 May 2030 with extensionsValue: £600,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 year contract with an option to extend for a further 2 years.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
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)
Lift-maintenance services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065f92 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
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
  1. Tender notice published238 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 13:15 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by214 days ago
    26 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline210 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by181 days ago
    28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent167 days ago
    13 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Contract starts148 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published147 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 13:33 BST
  8. Standstill ends138 days ago
    10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Mar 2026, 13:15 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    1 Jun 2026, 13:33 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    1 Jun 2026, 13:33 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £600,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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. VAT11 May 2026standstill to 10 Jun 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leeds Beckett University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZLR-1932-VCPM Bronte Hall, Headingley Campus, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS6 3QSContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Rubax Lifts LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPDN-9347-NDPP Wilson House, Cinnamon Park,, Fernhead, Warrington,, North West, WA2 0XPContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender