Official UK procurement notice
WHC - Lift maintenance services
Authority: Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£250,000≈ £83k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT20% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Dec 2025awarded 4 Mar 2026
Awarded to Omega Citylifts Services Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWelwyn Hatfield Borough Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualified lift contractors to provide lift servicing, breakdown and repair to the Council’s corporate buildings. The details of the sites are set out in the Specification of Services.
CPV: Lift-maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
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).
How bids were scored
- Simple description: Full details are in the tender documents. Conditions of participation are in the tender documents. Evaluation will be 60% Price and 40% Quality.
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
- 28 Oct 2025, 10:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Apr 2026, 11:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
C1160- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068828- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d4e5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
28 Oct 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published354 days ago28 Oct 2025, 10:20 GMT
- Clarification questions by337 days ago14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline316 days ago5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by284 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent227 days ago4 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends217 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts199 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published180 days ago20 Apr 2026, 11:57 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2025- Tender notice published28 Oct 2025, 10:20 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published4 Mar 2026, 10:14 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Mar 2026, 10:14 GMT
- Contract signature expected17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Apr 2026, 11:57 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £200,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 14
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omega Citylifts Services LimitedSMELift Maintenance1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 2 year extension | £200,000 | 4 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Lift Maintenance · Omega Citylifts Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- 20 Apr 2026
- Value
- £200,000
- Period
- 20 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 year extension
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Omega Citylifts Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications All tender documents are available through the web address above.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender