Official UK procurement notice
Mobility Lift Servicing, Maintenance and Associated Works
Authority: The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe (Local council)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£145,000≈ £48k / year · £174,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Aug 2025awarded 3 Oct 2025
Awarded to TRIPLE S LIFT SERVICES LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo undertake mobility lift servicing, maintenance and associated works to all lift assets owned and managed by the Council.
CPV: Lift-maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£145,000
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
Lot awarding rule: The tender will be evaluated and awarded based on the 'most advantageous tender' (MAT) based on 70% 'quality' and 30% 'price'. The weighted quality and price scores will be added together to identify the MAT.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 25 Jun 2025, 15:04 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Dec 2025, 10:29 GMT
- Authority reference
DN779888- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035135- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05538eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Jul 2025, 21:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
25 Jun 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published25 Jun 2025, 15:04 BST
- Clarification questions by22 Jul 2025, 21:00 BST
- Submission deadline1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published306 days ago18 Dec 2025, 10:29 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2025- Tender notice published25 Jun 2025, 15:04 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published3 Oct 2025, 12:38 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Oct 2025, 12:38 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Dec 2025, 10:29 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £145,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 76 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRIPLE S LIFT SERVICES LIMITEDSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: The contract can be extended for a further period (or periods) of up to 24 months - dependent on contractor's satisfactory performance and no significant changes to FHDC's requirements. | £145,000 | 3 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · TRIPLE S LIFT SERVICES LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 9 Dec 2025
- Value
- £145,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract is for 3 years with capacity to extend for a period or periods totalling 24months.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TRIPLE S LIFT SERVICES 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