Official UK procurement notice
Painting and Decorating Framework · UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER (Oct 2025)
Authority: UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER (Education)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£937,500framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 29 Oct 2025awarded 27 Feb 2026
Awarded to GEORGE JONES & SON (CONTRACTORS) LTD +2 more
Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis framework will cover Painting and Decorating services across our large campus.
This will include:
- External painting, including, potentially: masonry, rendered panels, steelwork. This is very likely to involve the requirement to work at height.
- Internal small/low value maintenance type repair works in live buildings (both academic and residential).
- How the procedure runs: Invitation to Participate stage will be used to select a list of suppliers to be invited to tender stage. See documentation for application requirements.
CPV: Building completion work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 5 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
Published description of the framework
Rates are fixed for first 24 months.
Award is on rotational or mini-competition basis, dependent on value.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£937,500
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
See ITP document for information.
- Technical & professional ability
See ITP document for information.
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
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: Criteria and weighting is subject to change will be outlined in tender documentation
- Price: Criteria and weighting is subject to change will be outlined in tender documentation
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
See ITP document for information.
- Technical & professional ability
See ITP document for information.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Painting and Decorating Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Oct 2025, 09:52 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 12:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
SP/25/1430- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061148- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a582Find a Tender
- How it runs
Invitation to Participate stage will be used to select a list of suppliers to be invited to tender stage. See documentation for application requirements.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 29 Oct 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 29 Oct 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published391 days ago1 Oct 2025, 09:52 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends363 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown29 Oct 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent242 days ago27 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by236 days ago4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends230 days ago10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published210 days ago30 Mar 2026, 12:43 BST
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Oct 2025- Tender notice published1 Oct 2025, 09:52 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Feb 2026, 16:17 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Feb 2026, 16:17 GMT
- Contract signature expected11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published30 Mar 2026, 12:43 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 31 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 54 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE JONES & SON (CONTRACTORS) LTDSME, IAN WILLIAMS, S.J. BOWKER LIMITED1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Initial two-year contract, with three potential additional year-long extensions (total contract duration 5 years) | £937,500 | 27 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · GEORGE JONES & SON (CONTRACTORS) LTDSME, IAN WILLIAMS, S.J. BOWKER LIMITED
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2026
- Value
- £937,500
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extensions of three single years available
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- GEORGE JONES & SON (CONTRACTORS) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- IAN WILLIAMS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- S.J. BOWKER LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications To view the tender, please register on In Tend and download the ITP documents.
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