Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 7 Nov 2025, 10:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Lift Service & Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£300,000≈ £150k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Dec 2025awarded 23 Dec 2025
Awarded to Caledonian Lifts Manchester Limited2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 29 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Lift Service & Maintenance across a number of buildings

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2029, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Lift-maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£300,000
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026 – 29 Feb 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensionsValue: £300,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Two x 12 month periods
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As outlined in tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As outlined in tender documents

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
Quality: 40%Price: 40%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Social Value
  • Price
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As outlined in tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As outlined in tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2029
First published
7 Nov 2025, 10:35 GMT
Last source update
20 Jan 2026, 10:24 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 7 Jan 2026
Authority reference
DN796752
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071915
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Lift-maintenance services
Delivery area
North West (UKD42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dc79 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Risks

There is the potential for the Authority to take over operation of additional assets during the contract term which would need to be included within the scope of the contract

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
2 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
25 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

7 Nov 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published353 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 10:35 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by335 days ago
    25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline328 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent307 days ago
    23 Dec 2025
  5. Award decision expected by291 days ago
    7 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Standstill ends291 days ago
    7 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Latest notice published279 days ago
    20 Jan 2026, 10:24 GMT
  8. Contract starts239 days ago
    1 Mar 2026

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 10:35 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    12 Nov 2025, 09:02 GMT
    UK4
  3. Contract award notice published
    23 Dec 2025, 14:24 GMT
    UK6
  4. Status changed to complete
    23 Dec 2025, 14:24 GMT
  5. Contract signature expected
    15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  6. Contract details notice published
    20 Jan 2026, 10:24 GMT
    UK7
Published amendments (1)

Change of title

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-11: 1 release · 7 Nov 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £328,8002 awards inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Caledonian Lifts Manchester LimitedSME1 Mar 2026 – 29 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2030Extensions: The contract can be extended for 2 periods of 12 months£300,000 inc. VAT23 Dec 2025Awarded
Caledonian Lifts Manchester LimitedSME1 Mar 2026 – 29 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2030Extensions: 2 periods of 1 + 1 year£28,800 inc. VAT23 Dec 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Caledonian Lifts Manchester LimitedSME

    Signed
    16 Jan 2026
    Value
    £300,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Mar 2026 – 29 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    12 months + 12 months

    No agreed KPIs: Below the threshold

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

BLACKPOOL COUNCIL

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHHB-5249-RZVD PO Box 11, Town Hall, Blackpool, North West, FY1 1NBContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • BLACKPOOL COASTAL HOUSING LIMITEDContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-COH: 05868852GB-PPON: PMGW-5174-GYNG Blackpool, North WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CALEDONIAN LIFTS MANCHESTER LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10702929GB-PPON: PBJJ-5892-XBTZ Earl Mill, Oldham, North West, OL8 2PFContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

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
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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