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Published 1 Apr 2025, 15:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hotels Framework 2026 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cheshire West and Chester Council (Local council)

Open framework schemeServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable

Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: North West (UKD63)

Framework ceiling (notional)£11,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update

Submissions closed 20 Apr 2026awarded 11 May 2026

Awarded to OPH PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED, QUARTERZ LTD2 awards

Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Round 1 of this framework

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 5 Mar 2030, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Hotel accommodation services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs: call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Bids received: 6 bids received · 2 suppliers appointed
Framework period: 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Aug 2026
Scheme runs until: 31 Jul 2030

Published description of the framework

base prices provided on round 1 application, subject to inflationary review.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£11,000,000

Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £11,000,000 exc. VAT · £11,000,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: up to 24 months extension option available

55110000 Hotel accommodation 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

compliance with application criteria

What this means for your bid

“Hotels Framework 2026” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.

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: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Open framework scheme
Who may use the vehicle: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 5 Mar 2030
First published: 1 Apr 2025, 15:49 BST
Last source update: 13 Aug 2026, 15:45 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 20 May 2026
Authority reference: DN809453
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-022287
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Hotel accommodation services
Delivery area: North West (UKD63)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fb7e 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

Appointment period ends: 20 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

1 Apr 2025 → 13 Aug 2026 · 8 dates

Planning notice published
1 Apr 2025, 15:49 BST
Next notice expected273 days ago
15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Tender notice published218 days ago
12 Mar 2026, 12:47 GMT
Admission / appointment period ends179 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
20 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent158 days ago
11 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by148 days ago
20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts76 days ago
1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published64 days ago
13 Aug 2026, 15:45 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2025

Pipeline notice published
1 Apr 2025, 15:49 BST
UK1
Tender notice published
12 Mar 2026, 12:47 GMT
UK4
Published value updated
12 Mar 2026, 12:47 GMT
Status changed to active
12 Mar 2026, 12:47 GMT
Procurement method changed
12 Mar 2026, 12:47 GMT
Deadline published: 20 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
12 Mar 2026, 12:47 GMT
Contract award notice published
12 May 2026, 13:28 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
12 May 2026, 13:28 BST
Contract signature expected
10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
13 Aug 2026, 15:45 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-04: 1 release · 1 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 22 awards · see the list ↓

Bids received 66 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 13 Aug 2026

£2,000,000 inc. VAT is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
OPH PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITEDSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: two one year extensions are available	ceiling above	11 May 2026	Awarded
QUARTERZ LTDSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: up to two years extension available	ceiling above	11 May 2026	Awarded

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Contract 1 · OPH PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITEDSME
Signed
13 Aug 2026
Value
ceiling above
Period
13 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
as and if required due to demand for these services
Contract 2 · QUARTERZ LTDSME
Signed
13 Aug 2026
Value
ceiling above
Period
13 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
as and if required due to demand for the services

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cheshire West and Chester Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCJB-2814-BHZP The Portal, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port, North West, CH65 0BAContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

OPH PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-COH: 07081781GB-PPON: PCMZ-2465-ZRTL 170-172 Roundhay Road, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS8 5PLContact email
QUARTERZ LTDFramework contractorGB-COH: 09034749GB-PPON: PZGY-2577-VXBG 170 - 172 Roundhay Road, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS8 5PLContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Aug 2026, 15:45 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Aug 2026, 15:45 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender12 May 2026, 13:28 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender12 May 2026, 13:28 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender12 Mar 2026, 12:47 GMT
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender1 Apr 2025, 15:49 BST