Official UK procurement notice
Oil Heating Servicing and Maintenance for Social Housing 2027-30
Authority: The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAs a social housing provider, FHDC is required to undertake landlord oil boiler servicing and maintenance to ensure that the oil-fired heating and hot water systems provided to its tenants remain safe, compliant and in good working order.
FHDC is seeking an independent OFTEC-registered specialist contractor to undertake servicing, maintenance, repairs and associated works to approximately 96 domestic properties with oil-fired heating systems and to work collaboratively with FHDC to deliver this essential service.
The contract is expected to include, but not be limited to planned maintenance, responsive repairs, installation and replacement works, and associated works.
The contract is anticipated to start 1 April 2027 and continue for a period of 3 years (with the option to extend for a further period (or periods) of up to 24 months).
Estimated contract value is based on £100,000 per annum excluding VAT. Estimated value of the initial 3-year term is £300,000 excl. VAT. Estimated value of full 5-year term if extended is £500,000 excl. VAT.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Boiler installation work · Central-heating installation work · Repair and maintenance services of central heating
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£500,000
- Technical & professional ability
Tenderers must hold current registration with a Government-approved 'Competent Person Scheme' for oil-fired heating work, such as OFTEC or equivalent body.
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 (5)
- Relevant Experience and Contract Delivery: 25%
- Contract Management: 20%
- Contract Performance and KPI Management: 20%
- Total tender sum: 30%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Total tender sum: based on estimated volumes
- Relevant Experience and Contract Delivery
- Contract Management
- Contract Performance and KPI Management
- Social Value
- Technical & professional ability
Tenderers must hold current registration with a Government-approved 'Competent Person Scheme' for oil-fired heating work, such as OFTEC or equivalent body.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £333,029 (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 The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe buys Repair and maintenance services of central heating (CPV 5072), and who usually turns up
The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe’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: Repair and maintenance services of central heating (CPV 5072) →
How the contest usually goes
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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 in 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 51 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.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.
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 bid5% / 15%
2–318% / 26%
4–618% / 41%
7+59% / 19%
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 estimate41% / 42%
Within ±2%41% / 58%
Above estimate18% / 0%
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 5072Published estimate£500k
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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 bid3%
2–332%
4–639%
7+26%
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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%£500k
Estimate£500k
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 |
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| T Brown Group LtdLive contract | Commercial Gas Servicing, Maintenance and Associated Works 2026-29runs to Mar 2029 | — | £715k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| HEADCORN HEATING LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | Oil Heating Servicing and Maintenance Contract 2026/7notice published Aug 2026 | — | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £8.3m9 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 5 live · £8.3m 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=3 | |
| £30m56 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 10 live · £7.8m 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=11 | |
| £324m10 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 3 live · £11m 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=5 | |
| £24m5 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 2 live · £7.3m 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. | 24% below n=2 | |
| £90k1 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £90k 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. | no comparable pairs |
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
- 7 Aug 2026, 09:55 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 14:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
FH2608060- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098568- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06deb6Find a Tender
- Risks
Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) may result in significant changes to the council's structure, responsibilities, or service requirements during the term of any resulting contract. The council reserves the right to vary the terms of the contract, or to exercise its right to terminate the contract early in accordance with the contract's standard termination provisions. The council does not accept any liability or responsibility for any costs incurred by a tenderer (whether directly or otherwise) in relation to the preparation or submission of an offer, or any potential loss of earnings or profits if the contract is varied or terminated early as a result of the review.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 19 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Aug 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published76 days ago7 Aug 2026, 09:55 BST
- Next notice expected5 days ago16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published3 days ago19 Oct 2026, 14:47 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 21 days11 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 28 days19 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 51 days11 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 161 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Aug 2026- Planned procurement notice published7 Aug 2026, 09:55 BSTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published5 Oct 2026, 08:09 BSTUK3
- Deadline moved to 19 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT5 Oct 2026, 08:09 BST+48 days · was 2 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
- Tender notice published19 Oct 2026, 14:47 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active19 Oct 2026, 14:47 BST
Published amendments (1)
Estimated date of tender publication updated. Other estimated tender dates also updated accordingly. Description updated to clarify estimated contract value figures.
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 Planned Procurement Notice notes updated 5 October 2026
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender