Official UK procurement notice
Engineering consumables, tooling and fasteners
Authority: FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £333k / year · £1,000,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 23 Nov 2025awarded 15 Jun 2026
Awarded to Cromwell Tools Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of engineering consumable items through vendor managed inventory, with fasteners provided through bin systems at depots and online catalogue for ordering of tools
- How the procedure runs: This requirement is a two stage procedure consisting of Procurement Specific Questionnaire and Invitation To Tender, a minimum of 3 suppliers will be invited on to the ITT stage
CPV: Fasteners · Paints, varnishes and mastics · Tools
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
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 (3)
- Quality and Technical: 55%
- Contract: 5%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality and Technical: Quality of service and technical ability
- Cost: Pricing of goods and services
- Contract: Contract clauses and acceptance
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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Jun 2025, 17:47 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jun 2026, 17:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Feb 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053664- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052b16Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment terms for large suppliers are 60 days.
SME's are 30 days
- How it runs
This requirement is a two stage procedure consisting of Procurement Specific Questionnaire and Invitation To Tender, a minimum of 3 suppliers will be invited on to the ITT stage
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 28 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 23 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
2 Jun 2025 → 15 Jun 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published2 Jun 2025, 17:47 BST
- Next notice expected15 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published3 Sept 2025, 16:29 BST
- Submission deadline335 days ago23 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Expressions of interest by330 days ago28 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by261 days ago5 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts207 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent132 days ago15 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published131 days ago15 Jun 2026, 17:38 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2025- Planned procurement notice published2 Jun 2025, 17:47 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published3 Sept 2025, 16:29 BSTUK4
- Published value updated3 Sept 2025, 16:29 BST
- Status changed to active3 Sept 2025, 16:29 BST
- Deadline moved to 23 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT3 Sept 2025, 16:29 BST+40 days · was 14 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Tender notice published28 Oct 2025, 15:17 GMTUK4
- Procurement method changed28 Oct 2025, 15:17 GMT
- Contract award notice published15 Jun 2026, 17:38 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Jun 2026, 17:38 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Conditions of participation have been extended
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 2 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £5,000,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cromwell Tools LimitedSMEEngineering Consumable, fasteners and tooling1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031Extensions: supplier performs contract to a good standard and provides a collaborative service to GWR | £5,000,000 | 15 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CROMWELL TOOLS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender