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Official UK procurement notice
Escalator and Lift Maintenance and Repair
Authority: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Sectors: CPV 42Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)
Budget not disclosed Value not published
Submission deadline 23 Oct 202612:00 BST · 34d 19h left
Next notice expected 1 Jun 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 3.5all categories · n=8 · competition analysis ↓What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMaintenance and repair of escalators and Lifts throughout the SPT estate including all Subway stations, Bus Stations and Corporate Offices
CPV: Elevators and conveyors · Escalators · Lifts, skip hoists, hoists, escalators and moving walkways · Repair and maintenance services of escalators
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Maintenance and repair of escalators and Lifts throughout the SPT estate including all Subway stations, Bus Stations and Corporate OfficesRenewal
- Extensions
- SPT reserves the right to purchase additional related services from the awarded contractor without limit to volume or value · Any extension will be subject to performance and financial standing
- Variant bids
- not allowed
42416000 Lifts, skip hoists, hoists, escalators and moving walkways42416400 Escalators42417000 Elevators and conveyors50740000 Repair and maintenance services of escalators
What it takes to win
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add moreHow bids are scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Technical — 30
- Technical — 30
- price — 70
- price — 70
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical — 30
- price — 70
- Technical — 30
- price — 70
Conditions of participation6
- Suitability
It is a requirement of this tender that if the bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to SPT's satisfaction that they are more…
trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given. If the bidder is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. - Economic & financial standing
Bidders must either confirm at Question 4B.4 of the SPD that they have a Dun and Bradstreet failure score of 51 or above (and provide the score), or if they cannot evidence this or do not have a D&B score they must provide instead the value of the 3 financial more…
ratios below. The name of the 3 ratios to be evaluated are Profitability, Gearing and Liquidity. The acceptable values and method of calculation are detailed in the Evaluation of Tenders document provided and below. Where 2 out of the 3 ratios cannot be met the bidder must confirm below which other mitigating factors may apply which SPT may consider. Again these are detailed in the Evaluation of Tenders documentMinimum:In the absence of a Dun and Bradstreet Score, the name and required values of the Financial Ratios are as follows. 1 Profitability – this is taken as profit after tax but before dividends and more…
minority interests. If a company makes a profit then it is a pass for this ratio; 2 Liqu… - Technical & professional abilityThe bidder will provide examples of similar services undertaken and ideally within a similar environment during the last 3 years. These services should be of a similar scale in terms of volume and value to this contract.Minimum: SPT require evidence of 3 previous examples of work undertaking of a similar nature to that described in this notice during the last three years.
- Suitability
It is a requirement of this tender that if the bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to SPT's satisfaction that they are more…
trading from the address provided in the tender and under the company name given. If the bidder is based out-with the UK they must be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade register appropriate to their country as described in Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. - Economic & financial standing
Bidders must either confirm at Question 4B.4 of the SPD that they have a Dun and Bradstreet failure score of 51 or above (and provide the score), or if they cannot evidence this or do not have a D&B score they must provide instead the value of the 3 financial more…
ratios below. The name of the 3 ratios to be evaluated are Profitability, Gearing and Liquidity. The acceptable values and method of calculation are detailed in the Evaluation of Tenders document provided and below. Where 2 out of the 3 ratios cannot be met the bidder must confirm below which other mitigating factors may apply which SPT may consider. Again these are detailed in the Evaluation of Tenders documentMinimum:In the absence of a Dun and Bradstreet Score, the name and required values of the Financial Ratios are as follows. 1 Profitability – this is taken as profit after tax but before dividends and more…
minority interests. If a company makes a profit then it is a pass for this ratio; 2 Liqu… - Technical & professional abilityThe bidder will provide examples of similar services undertaken and ideally within a similar environment during the last 3 years. These services should be of a similar scale in terms of volume and value to this contract.Minimum: SPT require evidence of 3 previous examples of work undertaking of a similar nature to that described in this notice during the last three years.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Strathclyde Partnership for Transport buys Lifting and handling equipment (CPV 4241) — and who usually turns up
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport’s own published record, next to the Scotland market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids.
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How the contest usually goes
Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards report one bid by definition and are left out. Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.
This authority
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
contract notices in 36 months: 2 in CPV 4241 · 2 in division 42 · 20 in all categories
Bids per lot3.5all categories · 36m · n=8 lots
Single-bid lots13%all categories · 36m · n=8 lots
Award vs estimate11% aboveall categories · 36m · n=5 pairs
Deadline → award—no award dates published
Notice updates0all categories · 24m · n=31 notices
Awarded without competition0%all categories · 36m · n=20 notices
The market · delivery region
Scotland · Lifting and handling equipment (CPV 4241)
contract notices delivered in Scotland in 36 months: 27 in CPV 4241 (26 contested) · 153 in division 42 (130 contested)
Bids per lot3CPV 4241 · 36m · n=19 lots
Single-bid lots5%CPV 4241 · 36m · n=19 lots
Award vs estimate5% belowCPV 4241 · 36m · n=8 pairs
Deadline → award78ddivision 42 · 36m · n=4 notices
SME bidders71%CPV 4241 · 36m · n=17 lots
Winners based in the region70%CPV 4241 · 36m · n=20 awards
robust · n=5 Awards in Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (all categories, n=5 pairs) land a median 11% above; this notice publishes no GBP estimate to apply it to.
Method and what to read with care
- Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per notice, every route). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
- Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
- Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
- Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
- “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Sept 2026, 13:26 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 13:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST — …
- Authority reference
26-012- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064ac2
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
- This contract will be subject to Service Level Agreements and Low Service Damages as detailed in the tender
Publisher note: The bidder will detail how they intend where possible to decarbonise the services that they will deliver in accordance with the scope. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32589. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: SPT is committed to the promotion of community benefits (CB) and awarded contractors will be required to deliver these via the Glasgow City Region Community Benefits Hub and by no other means. The web address of this Hub is: https://www.benefitsforcommunities.co.uk/ (SC Ref:843212)
How to participate & submission route
Submit via Public Contracts ScotlandAccess & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html?VISITORID=bb28e394-3828-43d9-9920-565b8322f591&_ncp=1789566540253.27518-1 ↗
- Expression of interest (EOI)
- —
- Tender submission deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
5 published dates · Europe/London- Next notice expected110 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice publishedearlier today18 Sept 2026, 13:26 BST
- Submission deadlinein 35 days23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids openedin 35 days23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid untilin 157 days22 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2026- Status changed to active18 Sept 2026, 13:26 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Sept 2026, 13:26 BST
- Deadline published: 23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST18 Sept 2026, 13:26 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sherriff CourtMediation bodyReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.