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Published 10 Dec 2025, 12:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Gas safety, Heating and Plumbing Contract details

Official notice

Authority: Southdown Housing Association (Housing)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South East (UKJ2)
Published estimate£437,500≈ £146k / year · £525,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Jan 2026awarded 2 Feb 2026
Awarded to Hedley Visick Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Gas safety, Heating and Plumbing Contract details for sites across Sussex including Brighton

  • No preliminary market engagement: Contract is a renewal of a standard service contract maintaining Gas and plumbing fixtures - market requirement is well understood. Therefore without a material value addition to supplier or customer side no market engagement is required.

CPV: Central-heating radiators and boilers and parts · Plumbing and sanitary works

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£437,500
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £437,500 exc. VAT · £525,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: A one year extension may be awarded if the contract is running well, this decision is wholly at the discretion
44620000 Central-heating radiators and boilers and parts45330000 Plumbing and sanitary works
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As displayed in the documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As displayed in the documents

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Questions: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Questions: Qualitative questions as described in the Tender Questions
  • Cost: Cost as laid out in the pricing document (6)
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As displayed in the documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As displayed in the documents

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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
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
10 Dec 2025, 12:57 GMT
Last source update
15 Apr 2026, 15:17 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 6 Feb 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081486
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Central-heating radiators and boilers and partsPlumbing and sanitary works
Delivery area
South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f2b8 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Standard terms invoices are paid after 30 days for invoices that are validated with a work order or in some cases a purchase order.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Performance will be tracked based on performance of items outlined in this tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
21 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
21 Jan 2026, 16:59 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submissions must be submitted via the myTenders website www.mytenders.co.uk ↗

Timeline

10 Dec 2025 → 15 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published320 days ago
    10 Dec 2025, 12:57 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by277 days ago
    21 Jan 2026, 16:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline277 days ago
    21 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent266 days ago
    2 Feb 2026
  5. Award decision expected by261 days ago
    6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Standstill ends256 days ago
    11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts208 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published193 days ago
    15 Apr 2026, 15:17 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Dec 2025, 12:57 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    11 Dec 2025, 12:19 GMT
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 21 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
    11 Dec 2025, 12:19 GMT
    -7 days · was 28 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
  4. Contract award notice published
    2 Feb 2026, 15:52 GMT
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    2 Feb 2026, 15:52 GMT
  6. Contract signature expected
    25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  7. Contract details notice published
    15 Apr 2026, 15:17 BST
    UK7
Published amendments (1)

Mis-key of deadline on original posting - Deadline for submissions now correctly 21/01/2026

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-12: 1 release · 10 Dec 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £437,5001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 86 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hedley Visick LimitedSMEGas safety , Heating & Plumbing 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: Extension Possible at the discretion of Southdown Housing Association£437,5002 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Gas servicing heating and plumbing contract 26 - 29 + 1 year · Hedley Visick LimitedSME

    Signed
    25 Mar 2026
    Value
    £364,583
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Extension possible if contract is KPis are maintained and at South downs discretion
    4 agreed KPIs: Response Times · Customer Satisfaction · Accident Rate …
    • Response Times
    • Customer Satisfaction
    • Accident Rate
    • Default Notices issued

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one60—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southdown Housing Association

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-MPR: 20755R 2 Bell Lane, Lewes, South East, BN7 1JUContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Hedley VisickAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXQV-1633-CPTZ 1 Wannock Avenue, Eastbourne, South East, BN20 9RSContact email
  • Hedley Visick LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00632016 1 Wannock Ave, Eastbourne, South East, BN20 9RSContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender