Official UK procurement notice
Hard Facilities Management Services
Authority: Watford Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWatford Borough Council will be undertaking a procurement for the provision of hard facilities management services for its corporate estate.
The Council intends to appoint a suitably experienced supplier, to deliver compliant, responsive and value for money hard facilities management services across a varied property portfolio.
The estate includes, but is not limited to:
•civic and administrative offices
•public facing advice and community buildings
•museums and heritage buildings
•theatres and entertainment venues
•parks, leisure and education facilities
•cemetery buildings and chapels
•public conveniences
•depots and operational buildings
•cafés, kitchens and hospitality facilities
•car park and market-related facilities
The scope of services is expected to include, but is not limited to:
•planned preventative maintenance
•statutory inspections, testing and certification
•mechanical and electrical maintenance
•fire safety systems servicing and testing
•water hygiene and legionella control services
•lift, hoist and lifting equipment maintenance
•building fabric maintenance
•drainage, roofing and gutter maintenance
•responsive repairs and emergency call-outs
•asset data management, compliance records and performance reporting
•minor works and small projects
•specialist waste removal
CPV: Facilities management services · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of building installations · Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,500,000
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- 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
- Services
- 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
- 24 Jul 2026, 14:37 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 16:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
1045317401- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070362- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d369Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Jul 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published91 days ago24 Jul 2026, 14:37 BST
- Clarification questions by67 days ago17 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by22 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent12 days ago12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published3 days ago20 Oct 2026, 16:35 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 6 days29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 38 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2026- Tender notice published24 Jul 2026, 14:37 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published12 Aug 2026, 22:27 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £3,500,00012 Aug 2026, 22:27 BSTwas £2,000,000
- Deadline moved to 1 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST12 Aug 2026, 22:27 BST+8 days · was 24 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
- Contract award notice published20 Oct 2026, 16:35 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Oct 2026, 16:35 BST
- Contract signature expected2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot Services Uk LimitedSME1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2031Extensions: + 2 years | £3,500,000 | 30 Sept 2026standstill to 29 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11final-stage tenders | 11 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ASCOT SERVICES UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender