Official UK procurement notice
Mechanical and Electrical Services to Milton Keynes City Council
Authority: Milton Keynes Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMilton Keynes City Council ('The Council') are currently out to tender for the provision of Mechanical and Electrical Services to Milton Keynes City Council.
The Council are seeking a single provider to provide planned and reactive mechanical and electrical services across a small number of complex sites.
Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full tender documentation through this E Tendering system in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/ ↗
Suppliers will be notified by email and the tender documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website be electing the "view details" button for this tender
Deadline for submissions for this tender will be 12 Noon 26th November 2026.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · Mechanical engineering services · Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations · Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,715,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: Please refer to ITT documents for full details. Documents can be downloaded by accessing this link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/
- Price: Please refer to ITT documents for full details. Documents can be downloaded by accessing this link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £1,142,290 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Milton Keynes Council buys Miscellaneous engineering services (CPV 7133), and who usually turns up
Milton Keynes Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Miscellaneous engineering services (CPV 7133) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in South East England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside South East England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 64 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid50% / 24%
2–30% / 21%
4–60% / 34%
7+50% / 21%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate43% / 44%
Within ±2%14% / 50%
Above estimate43% / 6%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 7133Published estimate£1.7m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid19%
2–318%
4–626%
7+37%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 3 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£1.5m–£1.7m
Estimate£1.7m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corstorphine + Wright LtdWorked for this buyer | Central Milton Keynes Growth Opportunity Studynotice published Nov 2023 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| SILVER DCC LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | Clerk of Works Wolverton and Snelshall HWRC’snotice published Apr 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Tetra Tech Consulting LimitedWorked for this buyer | Provision of Professional Structural Engineering & Architectural Services relating to on-going monitoring and maintenance of HRA assetsruns to Nov 2026 | — | £408k | Similar wording and category |
| HaskoningDHV UK Limited trading as ITPWorked for this buyer | Commuter Travel Patterns and Planningnotice published Oct 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Neo Property Solutions LtdWorked for this buyer | MKCC Fire Door Surveys and Associated Supportnotice published Aug 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
SAVILLS (UK) LIMITEDLarge | £7.9m73 awards in 36m · last this month | 29 live · £805m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 |
| £481k7 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 4 live · £272k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 57% below n=1 | |
| £1.2m11 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | 3% below n=1 | |
| £387k2 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £298k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 17% below n=2 | |
| £3.3m11 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 3 live · £2.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 11% above n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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
- Open for tender
- 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)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2029
- First published
- 19 Jun 2026, 14:12 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 10:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
2026-023- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098860- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b93aFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
As per ITT
- Risks
As per ITT
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via In-tend- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Tender submission deadline
- 26 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Jun 2026 → 1 Jul 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published124 days ago19 Jun 2026, 14:12 BST
- Market engagement76 days ago6 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Refer to notice description for process.
- Next notice expected37 days ago14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published1 day ago20 Oct 2026, 10:56 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 22 days12 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 36 days26 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 133 days3 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 252 days1 Jul 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Jun 2026, 14:12 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Jun 2026, 13:08 BSTUK2
- Pipeline notice published2 Jul 2026, 15:04 BSTUK1
- Published value updated to £1,750,0002 Jul 2026, 15:04 BSTwas £1,715,000
- Status changed to planned2 Jul 2026, 15:04 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Jul 2026, 17:24 BSTUK2
- Published value updated to £1,715,00028 Jul 2026, 17:24 BSTwas £1,750,000
- Tender notice published20 Oct 2026, 10:56 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active20 Oct 2026, 10:56 BST
- Procurement method changed20 Oct 2026, 10:56 BST
- Deadline published: 26 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT20 Oct 2026, 10:56 BST
Published amendments (1)
Update of market engagement date to be 11th August 2026
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-06: 2 releases · 19 Jun 2026, 22 Jun 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please refer to ITT pack for full details
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender