Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 11 May 2026, 17:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Lift Servicing and Maintenance · Hoistway Ltd for Somerset Council (May 2026)

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: South West (UKK23)

Published estimate£400,000≈ £133k / year · £480,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 12 Jun 2026awarded 18 Aug 2026

Awarded to Hoistway Ltd2 awards

Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of servicing and maintenance for Lifts across Somerset Council properties

CPV: Lift-maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£400,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensionsValue: £400,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: 2 x 12 months

50750000 Lift-maintenance services

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: 30%Price: 65%Social value: 5%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality
Price
Social Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 May 2026, 17:24 BST
Last source update: 13 Oct 2026, 09:50 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 1 Aug 2026
Authority reference: ERFX1003093
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-043223
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Lift-maintenance services
Delivery area: South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069636 Find a Tender

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: 12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All Tenders shall be submitted via the E-Tendering System - Proactis - supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

Project Ref: ERFX1002923

Should the Applicant experience any problems with the E-Tendering System they must contact the support desk: [email protected]

Timeline

11 May 2026 → 13 Oct 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published163 days ago
11 May 2026, 17:24 BST
Clarification questions by145 days ago
29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline131 days ago
12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by81 days ago
1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent57 days ago
26 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends44 days ago
7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts21 days ago
1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published8 days ago
13 Oct 2026, 09:50 BST

Notice history

9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 May 2026

Tender notice published
11 May 2026, 17:24 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
11 May 2026, 18:29 BST
UK4
Deadline moved to 12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
11 May 2026, 18:29 BST
+0 days · was 12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract award notice published
26 Aug 2026, 16:28 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
26 Aug 2026, 16:28 BST
Contract award notice published
7 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract signature expected
21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
13 Oct 2026, 09:50 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (5)

2026-05: 2 releases · 11 May 2026, 11 May 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £279,0501 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 85 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Hoistway LtdSME1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031Extensions: Option to extend by 2 periods of 12 months each.	£1,004,580 inc. VATsame award published again · counted once	18 Aug 2026	Awarded
Hoistway LtdSME1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031Extensions: Two options to extend by 12 months each.	£279,050	18 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Lift Servicing and Maintenance · Hoistway LtdSME
Signed
29 Sept 2026
Value
£279,050
Period
1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Somerset
Options
Somerset Council
1 agreed KPI: Attendance
- Attendance

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
8final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one	5	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Somerset Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPGC-1434-MQPJ Somerset Council, County Hall, Taunton, South West, TA1 4DYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

HOISTWAY LTD.Awarded supplierGB-COH: 04266972GB-PPON: PNRH-7471-HXTW Unit 4A, Littleton Mills, Winford Business Park, Winford, Bristol, South West, BS40 8HJContact email
Hoistway LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNRH-7471-HXTW Unit 4a, Winford Business Park, Littleton Mills, Winford, Bristol, South West, BS40 8HJContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Oct 2026, 09:50 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender7 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender26 Aug 2026, 16:28 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender11 May 2026, 18:29 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender11 May 2026, 17:24 BST