Official UK procurement notice
CPU7402 Cladding & Building Safety Inspections
Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority has awarded a contract for the provision of inspection services for cladding and external wall insulation on high-rise and medium-rise residential buildings managed by Nottingham City Council Housing Services.
The Contractor will undertake detailed inspections of cladding systems and external wall insulation across 13 high-rise and 11 medium-rise residential buildings. The inspections will assess compliance with relevant fire safety and building regulations, identify potential risks, and support the Council's obligations under the Building Safety Act 2022 and Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. This service supports the Council's duty to maintain a robust and auditable fire safety management system.
CPV: Architectural and building-surveying services · Building services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£240,000
- Economic & financial standing
Minimum insurance levels required will be £5,000,000.00 for public liability and £1,000,000.00 for professional indemnity. The contractor must confirm they have these levels of insurance in place, or confirm that they will put them in place if awarded the contract, to be eligible.
- Technical & professional ability
Inspections must be carried out in accordance with PAS 9980 by qualified building surveyors or fire engineers who hold relevant qualifications (e.g., RICS, IFE, or equivalent) and with experience in façade inspections and EWS1 assessments.
The service involves work on higher-risk buildings, and the contractor will be required to demonstrate competence to undertake the roles of principal designer and principal contractor for purposes of both The Building Safety Act 2022 and the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015.
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 (7)
- Approach to Conducting PAS 9980 Assessments: 10%
- Risk Methodology: 10%
- Compliance with Regulations: 10%
- Presentation of Findings: 10%
- Urgent Action on Findings: 10%
- Tender Price: 40%
- Sustainability & Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
- Tender Price: Total price to carry out inspections on the properties listed in the procurement documents.
- Approach to Conducting PAS 9980 Assessments: Contractor's method statement detailing how they will approach conducting the assessments in line with PAS 9980.
- Risk Methodology: Contractor's method statement detailing how they will approach risk management and mitigation in delivery of the contract.
- Compliance with Regulations: Contractor's method statement detailing how they will ensure compliance with the latest Building Safety Act and Fire Safety (England) Regulations for delivery of the contract.
- Presentation of Findings: Contractor's method statement detailing how they will approach presenting findings to non-technical stakeholders.
- Urgent Action on Findings: Contractor's method statement detailing how they will will handle sensitive findings arising during the course of the contract that may require urgent action to be taken.
- Sustainability & Social Value: Contractor's method statement detailing how they will improve sustainability and increase social value through delivery of the contract.
- Economic & financial standing
Minimum insurance levels required will be £5,000,000.00 for public liability and £1,000,000.00 for professional indemnity. The contractor must confirm they have these levels of insurance in place, or confirm that they will put them in place if awarded the contract, to be eligible.
- Technical & professional ability
Inspections must be carried out in accordance with PAS 9980 by qualified building surveyors or fire engineers who hold relevant qualifications (e.g., RICS, IFE, or equivalent) and with experience in façade inspections and EWS1 assessments.
The service involves work on higher-risk buildings, and the contractor will be required to demonstrate competence to undertake the roles of principal designer and principal contractor for purposes of both The Building Safety Act 2022 and the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not 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
- 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
- 13 Nov 2025, 17:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 May 2026, 15:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
CPU7402- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073748- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Risks
Changes to the legislation or standards that apply to the service.
Unforeseen adverse events affecting the properties covered by the service.
Addition or removal of properties from the list covered by the service.
Changes to the legislative or regulatory requirements on which the contractor or their employees are judged to be competent to carry out work on the contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders are to be submitted via the Council's e-tendering portal only:
Timeline
13 Nov 2025 → 27 May 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published347 days ago13 Nov 2025, 17:58 GMT
- Submission deadline321 days ago9 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by307 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts286 days ago13 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent236 days ago4 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends226 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published152 days ago27 May 2026, 15:44 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025- Tender notice published13 Nov 2025, 17:58 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published4 Mar 2026, 12:31 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Mar 2026, 12:31 GMT
- Contract signature expected20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 May 2026, 15:44 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINTECH ENGINEERING LIMITEDCladding & Building Safety Inspections27 Mar 2026 – 11 Sept 2026 | £240,000 | 30 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Cladding & Building Safety Inspections · WINTECH ENGINEERING LIMITED
- Signed
- 11 May 2026
- Value
- £240,000
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 16 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
4 agreed KPIs: Inspections completed within agreed timeframe · Inspection reports meeting quality standards · Buildings with identified safety concerns …
- Inspections completed within agreed timeframe, % of inspections completed within agreed timeframe (24 weeks)
- Inspection reports meeting quality standards, % of inspection reports meeting quality standards (e.g. PAS 9980 compliance, photographic evidence, risk ratings)
- Buildings with identified safety concerns, % of buildings with identified safety concerns reported within 48 hours
- Data submitted in correct format, % of data submitted in correct format (PDF/CSV, compatible with asset system)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WINTECH ENGINEERING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Link to tender on Nottingham City Council's e-tendering portal.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender