Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 18 Sept 2025, 16:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CPU 7942 - Consultancy Service for Lifts

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)

Published estimate£220,000≈ £55k / year · £264,000 inc. VAT22.3% above final estimate

Submissions closed 20 Oct 2025awarded 12 Nov 2025

Awarded to TUV SUD LIMITED

Contract term 4 yrsends 15 Nov 2029 · starts 13 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Nottingham City Council are seeking a specialist lift and access equipment consultancy service, to support the management of passenger lifts and domestic lifts across its portfolio. The consultancy shall have a wealth of experience in developing and delivering lift and access solutions for the built environment. The Practice consultants shall be experienced in dealing with the particular challenges of all types and sizes of project from large scale & high-rise to single lifts. The consultants may have to work with architects and apply their knowledge to the latest innovations and advances within the lift industry to assist Nottingham City Council Housing Services with their particular maintenance management functions and project delivery as required.

CPV: Lifts · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£220,000

Contract period: 13 Nov 2025 – 15 Nov 2029 (4 yrs)Value: £220,000 exc. VAT · £264,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

42416100 Lifts 71600000 Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

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: 40%Price: 50%Social value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Price
Quality
Social Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Sept 2025, 16:19 BST
Last source update: 9 Dec 2025, 16:46 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 30 Oct 2025
Authority reference: CPU 7942
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-057850
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): LiftsTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059d87 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Project title: CPU 7942 Consultancy Service for Lifts

Timeline

18 Sept 2025 → 9 Dec 2025 · 7 dates

Tender notice published397 days ago
18 Sept 2025, 16:19 BST
Submission deadline366 days ago
20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by355 days ago
30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent343 days ago
12 Nov 2025
Contract starts342 days ago
13 Nov 2025
Standstill ends333 days ago
21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published315 days ago
9 Dec 2025, 16:46 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2025

Tender notice published
18 Sept 2025, 16:19 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
15 Oct 2025, 15:35 BST
UK4
Deadline moved to 20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
15 Oct 2025, 15:35 BST
+4 days · was 16 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract award notice published
12 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
12 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMT
Contract signature expected
25 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
9 Dec 2025, 16:46 GMT
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Extension to deadline. New deadline for submissions is Monday 20th October at 12noon.

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-09: 1 release · 18 Sept 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £269,1301 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 64 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
TUV SUD LIMITED1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2029	£269,130 inc. VAT	12 Nov 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · TUV SUD LIMITED
Signed
3 Dec 2025
Value
£269,130 inc. VAT
Period
4 Dec 2025 – 3 Dec 2029
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: KPI's set but not published as below £5million threshold.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6final-stage tenders	4	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGG-1891-TDCX Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 3NGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TUV SUD LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: SC215164GB-PPON: PTRJ-6966-QXBL Napier Building, Scottish, East Kilbride, Scotland, G75 0QFContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender9 Dec 2025, 16:46 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender12 Nov 2025, 16:27 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender15 Oct 2025, 15:35 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender18 Sept 2025, 16:19 BST