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Published 21 Sept 2026, 18:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Air Conditioning Installation at Lemontree Family Hub

Authority: Hull City Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcession
Published estimate£12,000£15,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 9 Oct 202612:00 BST · 16d 19h left
Clarification cut-off 2 Oct 202612:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 1 mostarts 16 Nov 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 3division 45 · n=13 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The works consists of installation of air source heat pump heating and cooling to 2no rooms – an open plan office and a playroom. External units to be either at low or high level as detailed on the drawings. Local controllers to each space. Power supplies to be fed from existing distribution. Please refer to mechanical and electrical drawings and specification for installation details

CPV: Mechanical engineering installation works

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1 1 moPublished value£12,000
Contract period: 16 Nov 2026 — 4 Dec 2026 (1 mo)Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberTurnover guideline: ~£24,000/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£12,000 exc. VAT · £15,000 inc. VAT
45351000 Mechanical engineering installation works

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

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 are scored

100% Price

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Hull City Council buys Mechanical installations (CPV 4535) — and who usually turns up

Hull City Council’s own published record, next to the Yorkshire and the Humber market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Mechanical installations (CPV 4535)

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Hull City Council

contract notices in 36 months: 2 in CPV 4535 · 53 in division 45 (11 route not published) · 235 in all categories (59 without competition · 37 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 13 lots. 8 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 5 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

3division 45 · 36m · n=13 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 13 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

23%division 45 · 36m · n=13 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 20 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimatedivision 45 · 36m · n=20 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 8 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

100ddivision 45 · 36m · n=8 notices
Notice updates
i

How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 315 notices.

Last 24 months.

0all categories · 24m · n=315 notices
Awarded without competition
i

How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 42 notices.

Last 36 months.

0%division 45 · 36m · n=42 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=13
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 13 lots on 11 contested notices · division 45, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 23%
  • 2–3 46%
  • 4–6 23%
  • 7+ 8%

Median 3 · 13 lots on 11 contested notices · division 45.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=20
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 20 lot pairs · division 45, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 35%
  • Within ±2% 45%
  • Above estimate 20%

20 lot pairs · division 45.

The market · delivery region

Yorkshire and the Humber · Mechanical installations (CPV 4535)

contract notices delivered in Yorkshire and the Humber in 36 months: 24 in CPV 4535 (22 competed, 1 route not published) · 1,363 in division 45 (1,007 competed, 245 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4535), last 36 months: 6 lots. 3 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 1) and 3 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

2.5CPV 4535 · 36m · n=6 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4535), last 36 months: 6 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

33%CPV 4535 · 36m · n=6 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 277 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimatedivision 45 · 36m · n=277 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4535), last 36 months: 5 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

66dCPV 4535 · 36m · n=5 notices
SME bidders
i

How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4535), last 36 months: 5 lots.

Last 36 months.

29%CPV 4535 · 36m · n=5 lots
Winners based in the region
i

How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4535), last 36 months: 7 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

86%CPV 4535 · 36m · n=7 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=6
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 6 lots on 5 contested notices · CPV 4535, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 33%
  • 2–3 33%
  • 4–6 33%
  • 7+ 0%

Median 2.5 · 6 lots on 5 contested notices · CPV 4535.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=277
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 277 lot pairs · division 45, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 42%
  • Within ±2% 33%
  • Above estimate 25%

277 lot pairs · division 45.

robust · n=20
i

Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

Based on this buyer’s own usual movement over 20 lots (division 45), applied to the £12,000 estimate on this notice.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

Awards in Hull City Council (division 45, n=20 pairs) land a median at estimate: on this notice’s £12,000 that is about £12,000. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.
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Who you are likely to meet
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Who you may be up against.

Suppliers on this buyer’s earlier similar contracts, and suppliers whose record fits this tender.

A guess from the record. Buyers do not publish who is bidding.

Suppliers on this authority’s earlier similar contracts, then suppliers with a matching track record — from published award history, not a bid list

Suppliers with a similar track record — and how they price
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Suppliers with a similar track record, and how they price.

Suppliers matched on wins in this category, history with this buyer, location and size. Their award vs estimate is from their own past wins.

A guess from the record, not a bidder list.

SupplierEvidenceLast awardTheir award vs estimateRelevance
Lyndhurst CHS Ltd SME1 class wins27 months agono comparable pairs52%
D.S.R. MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED SME7 class wins3 months agono comparable pairs52%
SIMER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED SME9 class wins1 months agono comparable pairs51%
Seneca Group Limited SME1 class wins1 months agono comparable pairs49%
FAIVELEY TRANSPORT BIRKENHEAD LIMITED SME1 class wins10 months agono comparable pairs45%

Matched by the nightly worker on class wins, buyer history, delivery geography, scale and notice text; relevance is a 0–100% heuristic score, not a probability of bidding. “Their award vs estimate” is that supplier’s median on its own comparable single-supplier wins, CPV 4535 first. Nobody here is known to be bidding.

Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Open for tender
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Sept 2026, 18:02 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2026, 18:02 BST
Authority reference
02-000001-03
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Mechanical engineering installation works
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0776f1 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via EU-Supply (CTM)
Submission portal named on this notice: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Expression of interest (EOI)
Tender submission deadline
9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Published estimate £12,000 excludes VAT (£15,000 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published1 day ago
    21 Sept 2026, 18:02 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 10 days
    2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 17 days
    9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract startsin 54 days
    16 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 18:02 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hull City Council

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PRNP-1874-YZZR The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU1 2AA +44 1482853320

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender