Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 28 Oct 2025, 14:19 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Mechanical Doors & Gates - Servicing, Inspection & Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Blackpool Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£450,000≈ £225k / year · £540,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2025
Contract term 2 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 10 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Blackpool Council and Blackpool Coastal Housing Ltd (The Contracting Authorities) are looking to appoint a single provider for the servicing, inspection and maintenance of mechanical doors and gates. To include the provision of a 24-hour, 365 days per year call out facility to respond to emergency call outs, day to day repairs or faults as deemed necessary.

The Contracting Authorities wish to appoint a Supplier who can clearly demonstrate the ability to meet the requirements and who offers the most advantageous tender.

It is anticipated that the contract term will be from 10th November 2025 to 9th November 2027, with the option of 3 x 12 month extensions (subject to contract review and budget availability).

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST.
  • No preliminary market engagement: This is a recurring procurement

CPV: Access gates · Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations · Roller-type shutters · Shutters · Sliding doors

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£450,000
Contract period: 10 Nov 2025 — 9 Nov 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North West
Value
£450,000 exc. VAT · £540,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
This contract is a combined portfolio of mechanical doors & gates managed by The Authorities. It is envisaged that the portfolio may vary as new doors are installed or removed from the portfolio. · It is anticipated that the contract term will be from 10th November 2025 to 9th November 2027, with the option of 3 x 12 month extensions (subject to contract review and budget availability).
44115310 Roller-type shutters44221230 Sliding doors44221310 Access gates44221400 Shutters50710000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 150Price: 90Social value: 60
Published sub-criteria (9)
  • Quality50
  • Quality50
  • Quality50
  • Cost30
  • Cost30
  • Cost30
  • Social Value20
  • Social Value20
  • Social Value20
Conditions of participation6
  • Economic & financial standing
    Please see the tender pack for details
  • Technical & professional ability
    Please see the tender pack for details
  • Economic & financial standing
    Please see the tender pack for details
  • Technical & professional ability
    Please see the tender pack for details
  • Economic & financial standing
    Please see the tender pack for details
  • Technical & professional ability
    Please see the tender pack for details

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
Cancelled
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 2030
First published
28 Oct 2025, 14:19 GMT
Last source update
28 Oct 2025, 14:19 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 15 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Authority reference
DN783631
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Access gatesRepair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installationsRoller-type shuttersShuttersSliding doors
Delivery area
North West (UKD4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0583bd Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
2 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
procontract.due-north.com/Advert/ Clarifications raised outside of the website listed above will not be responded to.

Timeline

6 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 17:38 BST
  2. Clarification questions by392 days ago
    26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline385 days ago
    2 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by341 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Latest notice published329 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 14:19 GMT
  6. Contract starts316 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published28 Oct 2025CancelledSystem error resulted in 2 tender notices being published for 1 tender opportunity. The tender process and contract award has been fully documented under the Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0583b3. This duplicate notice is being removed via the termination notice procedure.

Notice history

8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Aug 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    28 Oct 2025, 14:19 GMTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    28 Oct 2025, 14:19 GMTwas £450,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    28 Oct 2025, 14:19 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    28 Oct 2025, 14:19 GMT
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    28 Oct 2025, 14:19 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    28 Oct 2025, 14:19 GMT
  7. Tender notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 18:30 BSTUK4
  8. Tender notice published
    7 Aug 2025, 17:38 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)

Due to a system error - duplicate versions of this notice exist on FTS. Please do not use this version - the correct notice details can be found here https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047075-2025?origin=Dashboard

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Blackpool Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHHB-5249-RZVD PO Box 11, Town Hall, Blackpool, North West, FY1 1NB

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Blackpool Coastal HousingContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PMGW-5174-GYNG Blackpool, North West

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsTender Documents are available via the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/?advertId=41fc0ec1-4f69-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True Clarifications raised outside of the website listed above will not be responded to.
  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender