Official UK procurement notice
Fall Protection (Provision of)
Authority: City of Sunderland College (Education)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 1 Apr 2026awarded 9 Jul 2026
Awarded to Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe College have a requirement to bring existing Fall Protection systems up to the required standard and to contract for the provision of Fall Protection for a period of 36 months, with the option to extend for 2 x 12 months.
CPV: Installation of safety equipment · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Safety barriers · Safety equipment · Safety fencing · Safety installations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 (6)
- Service Delivery: 30%
- Mobilisation and Exit: 5%
- Added Value: 5%
- Service Delivery: 40%
- Mobilisation: 5%
- Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (6)
- Service Delivery
- Mobilisation and Exit
- Added Value
- Social Value
- Service Delivery
- Mobilisation
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 40 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 3 Mar 2026, 14:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2026, 14:01 GMT
- Authority reference
T25/0022- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019287- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0660e8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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- Submission deadline
- 1 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
3 Mar 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published238 days ago3 Mar 2026, 14:03 GMT
- Tender notice published237 days ago4 Mar 2026, 09:18 GMT
- Next notice expected236 days ago4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by222 days ago18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts179 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published6h ago27 Oct 2026, 14:01 GMT
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Mar 2026, 14:03 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published4 Mar 2026, 09:18 GMTUK4
- Published value updated4 Mar 2026, 09:18 GMT
- Status changed to active4 Mar 2026, 09:18 GMT
- Procurement method changed4 Mar 2026, 09:18 GMT
- Deadline published: 24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT4 Mar 2026, 09:18 GMT
- Tender notice published19 Mar 2026, 14:40 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 1 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST19 Mar 2026, 14:40 GMT+8 days · was 24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract details notice published27 Oct 2026, 14:01 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete27 Oct 2026, 14:01 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Return Date has been extended to 01st April 2026 12:00 Noon
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 3 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £16,4811 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd | £16,481 inc. VAT † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Value
- £16,481 inc. VAT
- Period
- 13 Jul 2026 – 12 Jul 2029 · up to 12 Jul 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 12 months
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sky Height Safety a division of Hoists and Cranes UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender