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Published 21 Sept 2026, 16:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation to Tender for the Provision Maintenance Operative Service at Bolsover District Council Corporate Properties

Authority: Bolsover District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£200,000≈ £100k / year · £200,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 22 Oct 202612:00 BST · 30d 5h left
Clarification cut-off 12 Oct 202612:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 2 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 4all categories · n=11 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bolsover District Council require a reliable and competent Maintenance Operative service to support the day‑to‑day running, upkeep, and presentation of:

• Pleasley Vale Business Park

• Tangent Business Hub

• Other Bolsover District Council Corporate Properties

The service includes routine maintenance, minor repairs, vacant‑unit preparation, grounds maintenance, and general support to ensure both sites remain safe, tidy, and operational.

A total of 37 hours per week must be provided across both sites, with the majority of time spent at Pleasley Vale.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2030, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Renewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2026 — 30 Nov 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East MidlandsTurnover guideline: ~£199,726/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£200,000 exc. VAT · £200,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
2 years (1 year + 1-year maximum contract term of 4 years) - Until Saturday 30th November 2030
50800000 Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

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 are scored
Quality: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Two Case Studies20%
  • Methodology5%
  • Communication and Liaising5%
  • Price60%
  • Social Value10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • PriceSection 1 - 40% Section 2 - 20%

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Bolsover District Council buys Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services (CPV 5080) — and who usually turns up

Bolsover District Council’s own published record, next to the East Midlands market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services (CPV 5080)

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Bolsover District Council

contract notices in 36 months: 1 in CPV 5080 · 6 in division 50 · 28 in all categories (1 without competition · 1 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 11 lots. 10 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3.5) and 1 from older notices (bids received, middle 31).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

4all categories · 36m · n=11 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 11 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

18%all categories · 36m · n=11 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 8 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimateall categories · 36m · n=8 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 13 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

69dall categories · 36m · n=13 notices
Notice updates
i

How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 37 notices.

Last 24 months.

0all categories · 24m · n=37 notices
Awarded without competition
i

How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 50), last 36 months: 6 notices.

Last 36 months.

0%division 50 · 36m · n=6 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=11
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 11 lots on 11 contested notices · all categories, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 18%
  • 2–3 27%
  • 4–6 27%
  • 7+ 27%

Median 4 · 11 lots on 11 contested notices · all categories.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=8
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 8 lot pairs · all categories, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 38%
  • Within ±2% 50%
  • Above estimate 13%

8 lot pairs · all categories.

The market · delivery region

East Midlands · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services (CPV 5080)

contract notices delivered in East Midlands in 36 months: 29 in CPV 5080 (21 competed, 5 route not published) · 514 in division 50 (366 competed, 102 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 5080), last 36 months: 8 lots. 6 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 1) and 2 from older notices (bids received, middle 3.5).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

1CPV 5080 · 36m · n=8 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 5080), last 36 months: 8 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

63%CPV 5080 · 36m · n=8 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 5080), last 36 months: 3 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

25% aboveCPV 5080 · 36m · n=3 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 5080), last 36 months: 6 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

97dCPV 5080 · 36m · n=6 notices
SME bidders
i

How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 5080), last 36 months: 8 lots.

Last 36 months.

87%CPV 5080 · 36m · n=8 lots
Winners based in the region
i

How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 5080), last 36 months: 16 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

69%CPV 5080 · 36m · n=16 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=8
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 8 lots on 5 contested notices · CPV 5080, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 63%
  • 2–3 25%
  • 4–6 13%
  • 7+ 0%

Median 1 · 8 lots on 5 contested notices · CPV 5080.

Winning award vs estimate moderate · n=3
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 3 lot pairs · CPV 5080, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 33%
  • Within ±2% 0%
  • Above estimate 67%

3 lot pairs · CPV 5080.

robust · n=8
i

Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

Based on this buyer’s own usual movement over 8 lots (all categories), applied to the £200,000 estimate on this notice.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

Awards in Bolsover District Council (all categories, n=8 pairs) land a median at estimate: on this notice’s £200,000 that is about £200,000. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.
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Who you are likely to meet
i

Who you may be up against.

Suppliers on this buyer’s earlier similar contracts, and suppliers whose record fits this tender.

A guess from the record. Buyers do not publish who is bidding.

Suppliers on this authority’s earlier similar contracts, then suppliers with a matching track record — from published award history, not a bid list

Suppliers with a similar track record — and how they price
i

Suppliers with a similar track record, and how they price.

Suppliers matched on wins in this category, history with this buyer, location and size. Their award vs estimate is from their own past wins.

A guess from the record, not a bidder list.

SupplierEvidenceLast awardTheir award vs estimateRelevance
J R Pat Testing SME1 class wins32 months agono comparable pairs59%
TORQUE ENGINEERING LIMITED SME3 class wins15 months agono comparable pairs51%
MLB Fire & Security Services SME1 class wins18 months agono comparable pairs48%
Stockton on Tees Borough Council SME1 class wins8 months agono comparable pairs48%
VIRITOPIA LIMITED SME1 class wins15 months agono comparable pairs48%

Matched by the nightly worker on class wins, buyer history, delivery geography, scale and notice text; relevance is a 0–100% heuristic score, not a probability of bidding. “Their award vs estimate” is that supplier’s median on its own comparable single-supplier wins, CPV 5080 first. Nobody here is known to be bidding.

Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

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 1 Sept 2030
First published
21 Sept 2026, 16:08 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2026, 16:08 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 24 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Authority reference
BDC-078-2026
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0776c6 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via In-tend
Submission portal named on this notice: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Expression of interest (EOI)
Tender submission deadline
22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
This is an electronic process, and the documents can only be accessed via the In-Tend e-Tendering portal on the below link. in-tendhost.co.uk/Bolsoverdc If you are having issues with registering a new account, please contact In-Tend support on 0114 407 0065 or email [email protected] If your company is already registered and you need to add yourself or a colleague, please email us with the details as we can add an email address to an existing account for access.
Published estimate £200,000 excludes VAT (£200,000 including VAT).

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published1 day ago
    21 Sept 2026, 16:08 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 20 days
    12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 30 days
    22 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected byin 64 days
    24 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 70 days
    1 Dec 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 16:08 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bolsover District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZDC-9993-YHDQ The Arc, High Street, Clowne, East Midlands, S434JY [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender