Official UK procurement notice
For Fully Comprehensive Maintenance of passenger, goods, bed and platform lifts across two sites
Authority: Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: Kent County Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Humber Health Partnership - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust "Client" is looking to contract for the provision of a fully comprehensive service to ensure their equipment is kept in a safe and reliable working order and operating with optimum efficiency.
The winning contractor must provide the service in accordance with the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) recommendations and the requirements set out in this Technical Specification.
This includes, but not limited to the following:
- Service visits
- Reactive call outs
- ALL parts
The Client has five principal requirements:
- To maximise the life expectancy of the components which make up the lifts.
- To ensure the continued safety of the lifts.
- To ensure reliable operation of the lifts.
- To preserve ride quality and performance on lifts.
- To maintain cleanliness in all areas inaccessible to non- lift industry trained staff i.e., lift shafts, pits, car tops and machine rooms.
Mandatory Site visits
In line with the details explained in the Technical specification site visits/lift inspections will take place on between - 24th August and 23rd September 2026.
Attendance at the site visit is mandatory. Bidders must confirm their attendance and availability to Procurement Services - Lifecycle at the earliest opportunity. Further details regarding the date, time and reporting location will be provided in due course.
Tenderers are required to undertake the site inspection prior to submitting their tender, as the information obtained may be necessary to inform their bid. Full details of the site visit requirements are contained within the accompanying Technical Specification.
To ensure equal, transparent and fair treatment, please direct all questions to Procurement Services - Lifecycle after your visits so all information can be shared with all Bidders involved in the process.
CPV: Lifts, skip hoists, hoists, escalators and moving walkways
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£235,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial
- Technical
- Social Value
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Aug 2026, 15:14 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2026, 10:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Nov 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080013- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9c8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Details for submitting a bid are in the ITT - www.procurementservices.co.uk/our-solutions/lifecy… ↗
Timeline
21 Aug 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published68 days ago21 Aug 2026, 15:14 BST
- Latest notice published66 days ago24 Aug 2026, 10:32 BST
- Submission deadline16 days ago12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 28 days26 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 63 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2026- Tender notice published21 Aug 2026, 15:14 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published24 Aug 2026, 10:32 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST24 Aug 2026, 10:32 BST+0 days · was 12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Published amendments (1)
Mandatory Site visits In line with the details explained in the Technical specification site visits/lift inspections will take place on between - 24th August and 23rd September 2026. Attendance at the site visit is mandatory. Bidders must confirm their attendance and availability to Procurement Services - Lifecycle at the earliest opportunity. Further details regarding the date, time and reporting…
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Kent County CouncilBeneficiary authority
- Procurement Services - Lifecycle on behalf of COMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityConsultancy
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender