Official UK procurement notice
LOLER and PUWER Inspection Services 2026-2029
Authority: bpha (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of inspection and compliance services for lifting equipment and associated accessories in accordance with LOLER 1998 and PUWER 1998 regulations. The equipment is a mixture of communal equipment with some domestic equipment. We are a housing association with Head office in Bedford, with properties located in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire.
CPV: Lift-maintenance services · Technical inspection and testing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Dec 2025, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 May 2026, 10:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
bpha/LOLER/01- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080455- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f064Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Dec 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published317 days ago8 Dec 2025, 10:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by285 days ago9 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline278 days ago16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent247 days ago17 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by246 days ago17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends236 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published173 days ago1 May 2026, 10:18 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2025- Tender notice published8 Dec 2025, 10:05 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Feb 2026, 17:13 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Feb 2026, 17:13 GMT
- Buyer details updated18 Feb 2026, 17:13 GMT
- Contract signature expected17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 May 2026, 10:18 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| E.L.T.I. (UK) LIMITEDSMELOLER & PUWER INSPECTION SERVICES 2026-20291 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: If agreed by both parties in writing. | £455,000 inc. VAT | 6 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
LOLER and PUWER Inspection Services 2026-2029 · E.L.T.I. (UK) LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2026
- Value
- £379,167
- Period
- 8 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Subject to Clause 7.1, the initial contract period will be 36 months commencing on 1st April 2026 and expiring on 31st March 2029, with the option to extend for a further 24 months if agreed by both parties in writing.
6 agreed KPIs: Completion of inspections by due date · Issue of LOLER certificates · Immediate notification of Category A defects …
- Completion of inspections by due date
- Issue of LOLER certificates
- Immediate notification of Category A defects
- Switch off equipment as per A defect identified
- Return to complete remaining inspection (where A defect prevents completion of inspection)
- Return to carry out inspection, following equipment not available (where inspection is overdue)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- E.L.T.I. (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices 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