Official UK procurement notice
CM3223 Scaffolding Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvide Scaffolding services across Yorkshire Water's operational estate, supporting planned and reactive works, emergency response, and capital delivery projects. These services are essential for enabling safe access to assets for inspection, maintenance, and repair activities, ensuring continuity of operations and compliance with Yorkshire Water's safety standards.
- How the procedure runs: Yorkshire Water will conduct this procurement using a Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. The procedure will consist of two stages: an initial Conditions of Participations (CoP) to assess compliance and capability, followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) issued to shortlisted suppliers. There will be at least 2 ITT stages. During the ITT stage, Yorkshire Water will also conduct a contractual compliance round to ensure alignment with its standard terms and regulatory obligations.
CPV: Scaffolding dismantling work · Scaffolding erection work · Scaffolding work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
Who may buy through it
Suppliers carrying out work on behalf of Yorkshire Water that require scaffolding services.
Published description of the framework
A single supplier will be awarded per Lot. Prices will be determined using the prices submitted as part of this tender.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £1,630,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1WestAwardedRenewal North West, Yorkshire & Humber +1ceiling above
Yorkshire Water is seeking a supplier to provide Scaffolding across Yorkshire Water's operational estate in the West region, supporting planned and reactive works, emergency response, and capital delivery projects. These services are essential for enabling safe access to assets for inspection, maintenance, and repair activities, ensuring continuity of operations and compliance with Yorkshire Water's safety standards.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
An initial Conditions of Participations (CoP) to assess compliance and capability, followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) issued to shortlisted suppliers specific to the West region of Yorkshire Water's operational estate.
Lot #2EastAwardedRenewal North East, Yorkshire & Humber +1ceiling above
Yorkshire Water is seeking a supplier to provide Scaffolding across Yorkshire Water's operational estate in the East region, supporting planned and reactive works, emergency response, and capital delivery projects. These services are essential for enabling safe access to assets for inspection, maintenance, and repair activities, ensuring continuity of operations and compliance with Yorkshire Water's safety standards.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
An initial Conditions of Participations (CoP) to assess compliance and capability, followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) issued to shortlisted suppliers specific to the East region of Yorkshire Water's operational estate.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Assessment: 40%
- Commercial Assessment: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial Assessment: Commercial proposals will represent 60% of the total score.
- Quality Assessment: Tenders will be evaluated on technical quality and capability, representing 40% of the total score.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “CM3223 Scaffolding Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Suppliers carrying out work on behalf of Yorkshire Water that require scaffolding services.
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Nov 2025, 13:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Mar 2026, 14:16 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Feb 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074001- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e184Find a Tender
- How it runs
Yorkshire Water will conduct this procurement using a Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
The procedure will consist of two stages: an initial Conditions of Participations (CoP) to assess compliance and capability, followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) issued to shortlisted suppliers. There will be at least 2 ITT stages. During the ITT stage, Yorkshire Water will also conduct a contractual compliance round to ensure alignment with its standard terms and regulatory obligations.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 9 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 9 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via SAP Ariba, Yorkshire Water's e-procurement portal.
s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/aw ↗...
Suppliers not yet registered must complete registration prior to submission. All communications, clarifications, and tender submissions must be made through the SAP Ariba portal.
If you have not been invited to this tender but wish to participate, please email [email protected]
so that we can issue an invitation via SAP Ariba.
Tenders submitted by email or post will not be accepted.
No electronic auction will be used.
Timeline
14 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published344 days ago14 Nov 2025, 13:44 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends319 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown9 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by264 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent235 days ago4 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published220 days ago18 Mar 2026, 14:16 GMT
- Standstill ends211 days ago27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts207 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025- Tender notice published14 Nov 2025, 13:44 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Mar 2026, 14:16 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Mar 2026, 14:16 GMT
- Procurement method changed18 Mar 2026, 14:16 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| BENCHMARK SCAFFOLDING LTD, S.Y.S. (SCAFFOLDING CONTRACTORS) LTD1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2030 · up to 30 Sept 2034Extensions: Extensions on a 1-year basis up to a maximum of 5-years, at the discretion of Yorkshire Water | £3,036,000 | 28 Feb 2026standstill to 27 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- BENCHMARK SCAFFOLDING LTDFramework contractor
- S.Y.S. (SCAFFOLDING CONTRACTORS) LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications CM3223 Scaffolding Services - PA23 Conditions of Participation Introduction
- Bidding documents and specifications CM3223 Scaffolding Services - Conditions of Participation
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender