Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance & Testing of Water Asset's across UOP Estate
Authority: University of Plymouth (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Plymouth intends to procure a contractor to undertake the maintenance and testing of all necessary water assets across the estate.
CPV: Drinking-water distribution · Operation of a water-purification plant · Operation of water supplies · Services related to water pollution · Sewage services · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services · Surface water pollution drainage services · Surface water pollution monitoring or control services · Surface water pollution protection services · Surface water pollution rehabilitation services · Surface water treatment services · Water desalination services · +2 more
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Commercial
- 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
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Apr 2025, 14:31 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 10:44 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
MC/UOP/Water_Hygiene/91/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014325- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0500b0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Apr 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published10 Apr 2025, 14:31 BST
- Clarification questions by14 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline22 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by2 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent23 Jul 2025
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025
- Standstill ends6 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published316 days ago4 Dec 2025, 10:44 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2025- Tender notice published10 Apr 2025, 14:31 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published25 Jul 2025, 09:00 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Aug 2025, 00:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Dec 2025, 10:44 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARLOWE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITEDMaintenance and Testing of Water Asset's across University of Plymouth's Estate1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2030 · up to 1 Sept 2032Extensions: 2 year optional extension if deemed appropriate and necessary by internal project team. | £469,919 | 22 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Maintenance and Testing of Water Asset's across University of Plymouth's Estate · MARLOWE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2025
- Value
- £469,919
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2030 · up to 1 Oct 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 year optional extension if deemed appropriate by internal project team and supplier.
9 agreed KPIs: Helpdesk Call Out Response Times · Site Attendance · Training and Site competency, including Induction …
- Helpdesk Call Out Response Times
- Site Attendance
- Training and Site competency, including Induction
- Planned Preventative Maintenance
- Customer/Client Complaints
- Plant & Maintenance Operating Procedures
- Health & Safety Issues
- Zetasafe Trends
- First Fix and Repeat Visits
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonWCS Environmental LTD · South 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- WCS Environmental LTDAwarded 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