Official UK procurement notice
District Group Heating Out of Hours Cover
Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Published estimate£450,000≈ £146k / year · £540,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Feb 2026
Contract term 3 yrs 1 moends 30 Apr 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA new three year procurement to cover week day and week end out of hours cover to attend andmake safe emergency calls during out of office hours, in the following areas:
- Communal Heating Systems
- Sheltered and Assisted Accommodation
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Apr 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£450,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Specfication: 40%
- Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Specfication
- Price
What this means for your bid
- 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.
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
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · next expected 2 Apr 2029
- First published
- 14 Jan 2026, 12:02 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jan 2026, 12:02 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003064- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060599Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: OPEN-UK
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 11 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
14 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published296 days ago14 Jan 2026, 12:02 GMT
- Clarification questions by270 days ago9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline268 days ago11 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts220 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by219 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published14 Jan 2026, 12:02 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender