Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 4 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Bradford College Hard services FM Tender

Official notice

Authority: Bradford College (Education)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£7,000,000≈ £2.3m / year · £8,400,000 inc. VAT11.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Jan 2026awarded 22 Apr 2026
Awarded to CBRE MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bradford College intends to procure Hard FM maintenance services and Portering Services to support teaching delivery and student experience. The scope includes:

Planned and reactive maintenance of Infrastructure and Installed Equipment including but not limited to Electrical, HVAC, Gas, Refrigeration, Fire and Security Systems, Water and Plumbing, Lifts and Hoists, Building Fabric

Portering Service

Compliance with relevant statutory and regulatory legislation and College policies

Demonstrated capacity to deliver with minimal disruption to teaching and learning

Delivery of social value outcomes in line with College sustainability and community objectives

  • How the procedure runs: An SQ will be issued following receipt. A shortlisting process will then take place, with up to 8 companies progressing to the full tender stage. The Tender stage will be evaluated as follows- Quality 45% financial 45% Presentations 10%. Up to 4 suppliers may be shortlisted for the presentation stage. Site visits and clarification questions will be available throughout the tender process.

CPV: Facilities management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£8,400,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensionsValue: £8,400,000 exc. VAT · £8,400,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: Plus 1 year and plus 1year

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: 55%Price: 45%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 45%
  • presentation: 10%
  • price: 45%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • price
  • presentation
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
Competitive flexible 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT
Last source update
6 Oct 2026, 12:56 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 8 May 2026
Authority reference
Bradlitmusfm1225
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079944
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Facilities management services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ef34 Find a Tender
How it runs

An SQ will be issued following receipt. A shortlisting process will then take place, with up to 8 companies progressing to the full tender stage. The Tender stage will be evaluated as follows- Quality 45% financial 45% Presentations 10%. Up to 4 suppliers may be shortlisted for the presentation stage. Site visits and clarification questions will be available throughout the tender process.

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
Requests to participate (first stage)
16 Jan 2026
Submission deadline
16 Jan 2026
Clarification deadline
16 Jan 2026
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Dec 2025 → 6 Oct 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published320 days ago
    4 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by278 days ago
    16 Jan 2026
  3. Submission deadline278 days ago
    16 Jan 2026
  4. Assessment summaries sent182 days ago
    22 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Standstill ends172 days ago
    1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Award decision expected by165 days ago
    8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts81 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published14 days ago
    6 Oct 2026, 12:56 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Apr 2026, 19:20 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Apr 2026, 19:20 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    6 Oct 2026, 12:56 BST
    UK7
  6. Procurement method changed
    6 Oct 2026, 12:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £7,824,9581 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CBRE MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031Extensions: Plus 1 year and plus 1year£7,824,95822 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · CBRE MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED

    Signed
    2 Oct 2026
    Value
    £7,824,958
    Period
    4 Oct 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Plus 1 year and plus 1year

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bradford College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRQR-6323-DRZQ Great Horton Road, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD7 1AYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CBRE Managed ServicesAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01799580 61 Southwark Street, London, London, SE1 0HLContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender