Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 28 Oct 2025, 10:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

WHC - Lift maintenance services

Official notice

Authority: Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
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 description

Welwyn 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 published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 2 Year extension

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: 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)
Lift-maintenance services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d4e5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
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
  1. Tender notice published354 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 10:20 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by337 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline316 days ago
    5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by284 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent227 days ago
    4 Mar 2026
  6. Standstill ends217 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts199 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published180 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 11:57 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Oct 2025, 10:20 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Mar 2026, 10:14 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    4 Mar 2026, 10:14 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    20 Apr 2026, 11:57 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £200,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 14
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Omega Citylifts Services LimitedSMELift Maintenance1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 2 year extension£200,0004 Mar 2026Awarded

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

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
14final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYHY-6394-TBPP The Council Offices, Welwyn Garden City, East of England, AL8 6AEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Omega Citylifts Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03285803 14A Meadway Court, Stevenage, East of England, SG1 2EFContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

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