Official UK procurement notice
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) Inspections
Authority: Plymouth Community Homes (Public body)
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£380,000≈ £127k / year · £456,000 inc. VAT3.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Jul 2025awarded 29 Sept 2025
Awarded to British Engineering Services Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo undertake LOLER inspections to ensure that PCH lifts are safe, defects are highlighted and available to the organisation when required. To assist PCH in optimizing the professional management of its lift assets throughout their lifetime.
- No preliminary market engagement: Pre market engagement notice was not und
CPV: Lift-maintenance services · Lifting and handling equipment · Lifts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£380,000
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
Published award criteria (2)
- Social Value
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jun 2025, 09:44 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Nov 2025, 10:22 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
LR/LOLER/036/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034261- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055164Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
23 Jun 2025 → 14 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published23 Jun 2025, 09:44 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by391 days ago27 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent389 days ago29 Sept 2025
- Standstill ends378 days ago9 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts356 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published342 days ago14 Nov 2025, 10:22 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2025- Tender notice published23 Jun 2025, 09:44 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Sept 2025, 16:39 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Sept 2025, 16:39 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Nov 2025, 10:22 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £366,6191 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Engineering Services Limited1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2030Extensions: Plus 2 year extension | £366,619 | 29 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) Inspections · British Engineering Services Limited
- Signed
- 12 Nov 2025
- Value
- £439,943 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extension of 2 years
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonBritish Engineering Services Limited · North West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- British Engineering Services LimitedAwarded 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