Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 24 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MRC LMB & ARES Lift Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)

Published estimate£200,000≈ £100k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT4.5% below published estimate

Submissions closed 19 May 2025awarded 6 Jun 2025

Awarded to Cambridge Lifts Limited

Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Jul 2027 · up to 4 Jun 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of lift servicing at the MRC LMB & ARES building

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CPV: Lift-maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£200,000

Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 1 Jul 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 4 Jun 2030 with extensionsValue: £200,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: UKRI retains the option to extend this contract by up to three years in single-year increments.

50750000 Lift-maintenance services

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: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (7)

Management Plan: 15%
Resources: 10%
Risks: 15%
Sub-Contracted Resources: 15%
Health & Safety Matters: 5%
Price: 30%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (7)

Price: Long criteria description
Management Plan: Long criteria description
Resources: Long criteria description
Risks: Long criteria description
Sub-Contracted Resources: Long criteria description
Health & Safety Matters: Long criteria description
Social Value: Long criteria description

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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: Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update: 15 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 3 Jun 2025
Authority reference: UKRI-4917
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-016851
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Lift-maintenance services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050728 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Submission deadline: 19 May 2025, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 12 May 2025, 15:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

24 Apr 2025 → 15 Aug 2025 · 7 dates

Tender notice published
24 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST
Clarification questions by
12 May 2025, 15:00 BST
Submission deadline
19 May 2025, 15:00 BST
Award decision expected by
3 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent
8 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Contract starts
1 Jul 2025
Latest notice published
15 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Apr 2025

Tender notice published
24 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
9 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
9 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
Contract signature expected
9 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
15 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £190,9941 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Cambridge Lifts LimitedSME10 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 3 Jun 2030Extensions: UKRI retains the option to extend this contract by up to three years in single-year increments.	£190,994	6 Jun 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Cambridge Lifts LimitedSME
Signed
9 Jul 2025
Value
£190,994
Period
10 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 3 Jun 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
UKRI retains the option to extend this contract by up to three years in single-year increments.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Cambridge Lifts LimitedAwarded supplier Suite 20 Middle Court, Cambridge Road, Babraham, East of England, CB22 3GNContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender15 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender9 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender24 Apr 2025, 16:05 BST