Official UK procurement notice
Fire Door Inspections and Maintenance
Authority: WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST (Public body)·Procurement run by: Cantium Business Solutions Ltd
Wellspring Academy Trust is looking to contract for the provision of Fire Door Inspections and Maintenance services across the Trust's multiple sites in three lots: Lot 1 - North region, Lot 2 - East region, Lot 3 - West region. The contract is expected to start on 1 May 2027 and remain in place for a maximum period of five years (3+2). Published lot titles: North region; East region; West region.
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWellspring Academy Trust is looking to contract for the provision of Fire Door Inspections and Maintenance services across the Trust's multiple sites in three lots: Lot 1 - North region, Lot 2 - East region, Lot 3 - West region. The contract is expected to start on 1 May 2027 and remain in place for a maximum period of five years (3+2).
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 10 Nov 2031, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Fire doors · Fire-prevention installation works · Repair and maintenance services · Technical inspection and testing services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£1,110,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1North regionRenewal Yorkshire & HumberPublished value£462,000
Fire Door Inspections and Maintenance services across the Trust's multiple sites in the North region. Names and addresses of all academies can be found in Annex A - Asset Register.
Lot #2East regionRenewal East MidlandsPublished value£369,000
Fire Door Inspections and Maintenance services across the Trust's multiple sites in the East region. Names and addresses of all academies can be found in Annex A - Asset Register.
Lot #3West regionRenewal Yorkshire & HumberPublished value£279,000
Fire Door Inspections and Maintenance services across the Trust's multiple sites in the West region. Names and addresses of all academies can be found in Annex A - Asset Register.
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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 55%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial
- Technical
- Social Value
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected: about £185,830 – ~£307,719 per lot (twice each lot's annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST buys Builders' joinery (CPV 4422), and who usually turns up
WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST has little published record in this market. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Builders' joinery (CPV 4422) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Yorkshire and the Humber.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 44 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid8%
2–311%
4–637%
7+45%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Awards below, close to or above the estimate, per lot. The buyer side adds below-threshold contracts with a pre-award estimate; an award inside a published range counts as close.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate45%
Within ±2%41%
Above estimate14%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1North regionCPV 4422Published estimate£462k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 31 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid13%
2–332%
4–639%
7+16%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #2East regionCPV 4422Published estimate£369k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 31 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid13%
2–332%
4–639%
7+16%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #3West regionCPV 4422Published estimate£279k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 31 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid13%
2–332%
4–639%
7+16%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly. Contracts Finder appears in live search, the Retender Radar, contract pages, organisation counts, the earlier contracts and past suppliers on a tender's competition panel, the buyer's decision figure and its award against estimate; the other analytical figures are built from Find a Tender notices.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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
- Open for tender
- 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
- Yes · next expected 10 Nov 2031
- First published
- 6 Nov 2026, 11:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Nov 2026, 11:55 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
LGM39300- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105640- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b650Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
The Authority will raise an upfront order for the planned inspection programme (PPM) every year and require invoicing after works. Purchase order will be raised separately for each remedial work.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 7 Dec 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All documents must be accessed and returned to Procurement Services via online portal OPTIMiSe. Read-only version of documentation relating to this opportunity is available at www.procurementservices.co.uk/our-solutions/lifecy… ↗
To obtain live versions of the documents for completion, you must first express your interest by sending an email to [email protected] and include the LGM reference number.
Detailed submission instructions are included in the ITT document.
Timeline
6 Nov 2026 → 1 May 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published4 days ago6 Nov 2026, 11:55 GMT
- Today10 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 14 days24 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 26 days7 Dec 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 139 days29 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 171 days1 May 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published6 Nov 2026, 11:55 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Cantium Business Solutions LtdProcuring entity
- Procurement Services - part of COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Consultancy Services
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender