Official UK procurement notice
Door Entry Servicing, Repairs and Replacement
Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East of England (UKH32)
Published estimate£3,758,730≈ £1.3m / year · £4,510,475 inc. VAT32.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Apr 2026awarded 25 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to Sureserve Fire and Electrical Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of servicing, repair and replacement of door entry equipment, including an annual programme for door entry replacements and all other associated equipment in relation to door entry and access control across Thurrock Council's housing stock to ensure compliancy with all relevant industry, manufacturer and safety standards. This is to include car park gates, roller shutters and any other equipment deemed necessary.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,758,730
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 (10)
- Mobilisation plan: 10%
- Managing the service: 12.5%
- Communication: 10%
- Complaints procedure: 5%
- Quality control: 5%
- Project process: 5%
- Resident engagement during door entry system outages: 5%
- Price: 40%
- Social value: 5%
- Environmental: 2.5%
Published award criteria (10)
- Price
- Mobilisation plan
- Managing the service
- Communication
- Complaints procedure
- Quality control
- Project process
- Environmental
- Resident engagement during door entry system outages
- Social value
What this means for your bid
- 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 Mar 2026, 10:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 15:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 May 2026
- Authority reference
PS/2025/172- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022770- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066965Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 14 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
13 Mar 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published223 days ago13 Mar 2026, 10:26 GMT
- Clarification questions by198 days ago7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline191 days ago14 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by160 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent24 days ago29 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published23 days ago29 Sept 2026, 15:10 BST
- Standstill ends14 days ago8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 9 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026- Tender notice published13 Mar 2026, 10:26 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Sept 2026, 15:04 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Sept 2026, 15:04 BST
- Contract award notice published29 Sept 2026, 15:10 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,553,2531 award exc. VAT
Bids received 98 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sureserve Fire and Electrical Limited1 Feb 2027 – 31 Jan 2030 · up to 31 Jan 2032Extensions: One year plus one year | £2,553,253 | 25 Sept 2026standstill to 8 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sureserve Compliance Fire LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender