Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of Water Features
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe procurement is for Maintenance of Water Features Contract.
Manchester City Council is looking to procure a contract to deliver maintenance services for seven water features located within the city centre as outlined in the tender documents.
The contract period will be for 4 years with an option to extend for an additional 4 years.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services for pumps, valves, taps and metal containers and machinery
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£520,000
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
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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 award criteria (4)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Environmental
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Jul 2025, 16:43 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 15:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
P-0566- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037245- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05589eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 15th August 2025 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.
Timeline
3 Jul 2025 → 30 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published3 Jul 2025, 16:43 BST
- Clarification questions by8 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline15 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
- Award decision expected by386 days ago25 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts333 days ago18 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent323 days ago28 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends309 days ago11 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published200 days ago30 Mar 2026, 15:58 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2025- Tender notice published3 Jul 2025, 16:43 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published28 Jul 2025, 14:43 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 15 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST28 Jul 2025, 14:43 BST+14 days · was 1 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
- Contract award notice published1 Dec 2025, 11:54 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Dec 2025, 11:54 GMT
- Contract signature expected15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published30 Mar 2026, 15:58 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
The tender submission deadline and the submission enquiry deadline have been extended by two weeks. Submission enquiry deadline now 08/08/2025 by 11.59pm Tender submission deadline now 15/08/2025 by 11am. Updated CPV Code to include 71000000.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 3 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fountain Company LtdSME12 Jan 2026 – 11 Jan 2030 · up to 11 Jan 2034Extensions: The contract period is for four years with an option to extend for an additional 4 years. | £663,040 | 28 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
P-0566 Maintenance of Water Features · The Fountain Company LtdSME
- Signed
- 6 Feb 2026
- Value
- £663,040
- Period
- 6 Feb 2026 – 12 Jan 2030 · up to 11 Jan 2034 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract period is for four years with an option to extend for an additional 4 years.
3 agreed KPIs: Not applicable · Not applicable · Not applicable
- Not applicable
- Not applicable
- Not applicable
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE FOUNTAIN COMPANY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsThe Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation r…
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender