Official UK procurement notice
Lift Technical Audit Services 2
Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Services are comprised of certain core Services, which the Supplier is required to deliver, and certain ad-hoc Services, which the Supplier is required to deliver at the Buyer's request.
The Supplier will provide the following core Services (the scope of which is described further in this Specification):
(the "Core Services")
Maintenance audits of lift Planned Preventative Maintenance ("PPM") and reactive works
Compliance spot checks of lifts
Checking remedial estimates provided by the Lift Contractor
Autodialler management
Ongoing technical support including attending weekly and monthly meetings with Estates Supply Chain Members
At the Buyer's request, the Supplier will also provide the following ad-hoc Services (the scope of which is described further in this Specification):
(the "Ad-Hoc Services")
Additional maintenance audits of lift PPM and reactive works
Additional compliance spot checks of lifts
Site surveys
Acquisition surveys
Emergency LOLER
Value given in this notice is for the initial term and we would expect the value of the contract to be £710,301.06 if all extension options are exercised).
The delivery will be to the lifts located throughout the DWP Estate which the Buyer is responsible for maintaining. DWPs estate compromises of around 800 sites.
The evaluation criteria compromised of
Technical 90%
Social Value 10%
Final contract award will be to the lowest score of the Price per Quality Point (PQP) evaluation
- Not divided into lots: The Authority has concluded that splitting the procurement into lots could make the requirement disproportionately expensive to manage and increase the technical risk to deliver the requirement
CPV: Building and facilities management services · Lift-maintenance services · Lifts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£550,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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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).
- Technical: 90% Please refer to the Instructions To Tenders document for more detail
- Social Value: 10% Please refer to the Instructions To Tenders document for more detail
- Price Quality Score: Please refer to the Instructions To Tenders document for more detail
- Economic & financial standing
See ITT
- Technical & professional ability
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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
- 19 Dec 2025, 15:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 May 2026, 15:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
C7947- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085004- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fa9bFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please refer to the Instructions To Tenders document for more detail
- Risks
Please refer to the Instructions To Tenders document for more detail
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submission details can be found in the Instructions to Suppliers document on the DWP eProcurement Solution
Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 19 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published304 days ago19 Dec 2025, 15:09 GMT
- Clarification questions by284 days ago9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline270 days ago23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by231 days ago2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts216 days ago18 Mar 2026
- Assessment summaries sent172 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends159 days ago13 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published153 days ago19 May 2026, 15:22 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025- Tender notice published19 Dec 2025, 15:09 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 May 2026, 09:58 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 May 2026, 09:58 BST
- Contract signature expected14 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published19 May 2026, 15:22 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUV SUV National Engineering Laboratory (NEL)18 Jun 2026 – 17 Jun 2028 · up to 17 Jun 2030Extensions: 12 moths + 12 months · Options: 12 moths+12 months - The value given in "contract value" of this notice is the value of the initial term. The estimated value if both extension options are exercised would be an estimated £710,301.06 | £338,239 | 1 May 2026standstill to 13 May 2026 | Standstill |
| TUV SUD LIMITED | £338,239 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lift Technical Audit Services 2 · TUV SUD LIMITED
- Signed
- 19 May 2026
- Value
- £338,239
- Period
- 18 Jun 2026 – 17 Jun 2028 · up to 18 Jun 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- up to 12 months + 12 months
3 agreed KPIs: Validate estimates Review and process of Remedial Work Orders/ Quotes · Completion of Maintenance Audits · Completion of Compliance Spot Checks
- Validate estimates Review and process of Remedial Work Orders/ Quotes, Where requested the Supplier must comment on and review remedial Work Orders and Quotes for works planned on water installations within 3 working days of the request
- Completion of Maintenance Audits, The Supplier must ensure that their Maintenance Audit tasks have been completed by the end of each calendar month.
- Completion of Compliance Spot Checks, The Supplier must ensure that their Compliance spot checks tasks have been completed by the end of each calendar month.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- TUV SUD Ltd t/a Dunbar BoardmanAwarded supplier
- TUV SUD Ltd t/a Dunbar BoardmanAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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