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Published 1 May 2025, 17:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Legionella Planned Preventative Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Milton Keynes Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£360,000≈ £180k / year · £432,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 May 2025awarded 18 Aug 2025
Awarded to Hygiene Contracts Limited +7 more
Contract term 2 yrsends 3 Aug 2027 · up to 3 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 4 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC) is required to meet all statutory obligations in relation to its Housing stock. The housing stock asset management function is controlled by the MKCC Housing Maintenance and Investment (HMI) team. Following PA23 open tender process, MKCC has awarded a contract to deliver the provision of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) in response to block communal Legionella Risk Assessments (LRA). PPM will include General Need Blocks and Sheltered Housing (SH) Schemes common water assets, and Sheltered Housing Schemes' dwelling temperature checks, TMV services and shower and tap cleans/descales.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Aug 2027, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy · Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction · Hygiene monitoring and testing equipment · Hygiene services · Water-treatment chemicals · Water-treatment work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£360,000
Contract period: 4 Aug 2025 – 3 Aug 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 3 Aug 2029 with extensionsValue: £360,000 exc. VAT · £432,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The initial term of the contract is 2 Years. The Council reserves the right at its discretion to extend the term of the contract for a further period of 2 years with the successful tenderer

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
  • Simple description: Award Criteria is within the tender documents.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 3 Aug 2027
First published
1 May 2025, 17:39 BST
Last source update
20 Jan 2026, 16:16 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 23 Jun 2025
Authority reference
2024-091E
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018599
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancyConsulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for constructionHygiene monitoring and testing equipmentHygiene servicesWater-treatment chemicalsWater-treatment work
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050bd6 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Payment terms as stated within the Tender documents.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Description of risks to contract performance as stated within the Tender documents.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: 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
Submission deadline
30 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
21 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted electronically via in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

1 May 2025 → 20 Jan 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 May 2025, 17:39 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    21 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    30 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    4 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent
    18 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Standstill ends
    28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published275 days ago
    20 Jan 2026, 16:16 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 May 2025, 17:39 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 14:28 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    18 Aug 2025, 14:28 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    20 Jan 2026, 16:16 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £624,1421 award exc. VAT
Bids received 77 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hygiene Contracts Limited, Life Environmental Services LtdSME, MARLOWE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED, MSS WATER LIMITEDSME, NEMCO UTILITIES LTD, Rock Compliance Limited +4 morejoint award13 Oct 2025 – 12 Oct 2027 · up to 12 Oct 2029Extensions: Option for Milton Keynes City Council to extend contract by a period of 2 years · Options: Total contract value of £624,141.60 is excluding any contractual annual uplifts for the full contract term of 4 years but including contingency of 20%.£624,14218 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Legionella Planned Preventative Maintenance · Hygiene Contracts Limited, Life Environmental Services LtdSME, MARLOWE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED, MSS WATER LIMITEDSME, NEMCO UTILITIES LTD, Rock Compliance Limited +4 more

    Signed
    1 Dec 2025
    Value
    £624,142
    Period
    1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Option for Milton Keynes City Council to extend contract by a period of 2 years
    7 agreed KPIs: Collected Data · Programme · Supplier System …
    • Collected Data, On-going provision of data in line with data specified in Section 8, Items 8.00 & 10.00.
    • Programme, Provision of the monthly report in the format described in Section 8, item 11 submitted by the 7th of each month to MKCC via email.
    • Supplier System, On-going provision of a supplier portal/web based system in line with Section 8, Item 9.0
    • Programme, Programme adhered to for 90% or more of programmed dates in line with section 8, Items 8. 1 & Item 11.5.3
    • MKCC Audit, MKCC Desktop Audit - Adherence to specification for a minimum of 90% of submitted PPM data sheets
    • Complaints Handling, 90% Adherence to complaints handling requirements in line with Section 8, Item 14.1
    • Health & Safety, 100% Adherence with the Health & Safety requirements as detailed under Section 4.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one70—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Milton Keynes City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLDZ-6131-PWZH Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Milton Keynes, South East, MK9 3EJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

10 commercial parties on the notice
  • HSL COMPLIANCE LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02425951GB-PPON: PZLP-5844-VWNR Alton House Alton Business Park, Ross-On-Wye, West Midlands, HR9 5BPContact email
  • HYGIENE CONTRACTS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09258193GB-PPON: PQCP-7834-XDMN Swift House, Ground Floor 18 Hoffmanns Way, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1GUContact email
  • LIFE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03053057GB-PPON: PNCR-5946-CCXM 4 Ducketts Wharf, Bishop's Stortford, East of England, CM23 3ARContact email
  • MSS WATER LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04370657GB-PPON: PCGX-2662-ZHYQ MSS House, Galdames Place, Ocean Park, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 5REContact email
  • NEMCO UTILITIES LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03799314GB-PPON: PYPW-4235-XMLY Saxon House, Crawley, South East, RH10 1TNContact email
  • ORION BUILDING ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03524062GB-PPON: PCZH-2372-JBQH 5 Grovelands Business Centre, Hemel Hempstead, East of England, HP2 7TEContact email
  • PH WATER TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05042025GB-PPON: PZYW-4296-DMWN 85 Great Portland Street, London, London, W1W 7LTContact email
  • ROCK COMPLIANCE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02902353GB-PPON: PQHB-9246-CVYR Rock Compliance Limited, Unit 2, 10 Tything Road West, Alcester, West Midlands, B49 6EPContact email
  • TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03134746GB-PPON: PQZC-5371-DWGJ 13-14 Flemming Court, Castleford, Yorkshire & Humber, WF10 5HWContact email
  • WCS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02184649GB-PPON: PDGL-3152-JRLX 17 Wheatstone Court, Waterwells Business Park, Gloucester, South West, GL2 2AQContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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