Official UK procurement notice
Commercial & Domestic Boilers maintenance Services
Authority: University of Stirling (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Stirling is seeking a contractor for the maintenance services of commercial and domestic boilers and associated equipment.
- Recurrence: 2.5 or 3.5 years from contract start date depending if the extension option is used or not.
CPV: Boilers · Repair and maintenance services of boilers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renewal
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).
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: The bidder must provide its “general” yearly turnover for each of the three last financial years. Evidence of the following insurances must be provided: - Professional Indemnity Insurance must be of 5M GBP as a minimum. - Employer’s liability Insurance must be of 5M GBP as a mini…
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How University of Stirling buys Repair and maintenance services of machinery (CPV 5053), and who usually turns up
University of Stirling has little published record in this market. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Repair and maintenance services of machinery (CPV 5053) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Scotland.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 47 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid10%
2–329%
4–652%
7+10%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate43%
Within ±2%43%
Above estimate14%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 5053Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid23%
2–330%
4–637%
7+10%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Richard Irvin FM LimitedEarlier contract | PM000177 - Commercial and Domestic Boilers Maintenance Servicesnotice published Nov 2021 | — | £375k | Matched as the earlier contract |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £8.9m12 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £412k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 20% below n=6 | |
| £471k11 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 5 live · £290k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £125k1 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £125k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £448k4 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 2 live · £177k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £432k3 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 1 live · £250k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
79% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
79% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (79% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
PM000177 - Commercial and Domestic Boilers Maintenance Services — held by Richard Irvin FM Limited; no contract end date published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 2.5 or 3.5 years from contract start date depending if the extension option is used or not.
- First published
- 23 Oct 2026, 10:55 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 10:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Nov 2026 – …
- Authority reference
PM000259- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100326- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078ea6Find a Tender
Publisher note: The response times to breakdowns and emergencies at the University of Stirling will be as follows: - Within 1 hour where possible and no later than 2 hours: Extreme Emergencies. E.g. Total boiler failure resulting in loss of heating services etc and Gas interruptions. - Same Working Day: A serious failure. e.g. A failure that may affect the function of the University if left overnight; - Within 24 hours: to attend to all other advised failures. The requirement to meet these response times is seen as an important part of the contract and, as failure to respond within these timescales could lead to loss of facilities, the contract may be terminated if response times are not met. The University of Stirling also reserves the right to call upon the services of others where necessary and to contra charge the Contractor where appropriate. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=845851. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The appointed Contractor will be encouraged to deliver community benefits. This may include but not limited to the following: - Trade Apprenticeships - Modern Apprenticeships or equivalent - Work experience - Work placements / secondments opportunities - Local community engagement e.g. school visits (SC Ref:845851) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=845851
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Public Contracts Scotland- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 27 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
23 Oct 2026 → 27 Nov 2026 · 3 dates- Notice publishedearlier today23 Oct 2026, 10:55 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 35 days27 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids openedin 35 days27 Nov 2026, 12:00 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
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Stirling sheriff courtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.