Official UK procurement notice
PAN3277 - Estates Auctioneering Services
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPlease note that a UK2 PME Notice was published on 1 April 2025 under Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fb84. Due to technical issues/constraints coinciding with the implementation of the Procurement Act, the subsequent Notice could not be linked within the system at the time.
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Leicester City Council invites tenders from suitably qualified Suppliers to manage and undertake auctioneering services on behalf of the Authority. Such assets i.e. property and land are situated within the Leicester/Leicestershire areas. The requirement is in two Lots as follows: Lot 1 – Auction Location: Leicester/Leicestershire; Lot 2 – Auction Location: National. The proposed contract will be for two years with options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than up to a further three years. Further information about the opportunity can be found in the tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 14 May 2025 at the very latest via the EastMidsTenders portal: www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html ↗. Late submissions and those received by any other means will not be accepted. Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only. To assist potential Suppliers, the link, supplierhelp.due-north.com ↗ provides helpful user guides on using the ProContract portal. Furthermore, Suppliers will be required to register on the Central Digital Platform (a Find a Tender service). To assist prospective Suppliers, Cabinet Office have published video guides with accompanying PDF user manuals which will help Suppliers understand and navigate the platform, including how to register, upload organisational information and search and bid for opportunities. Please click on the following link: www.gov.uk/government/collectio… ↗.
CPV: Auction services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£500,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Auction Location: Leicester/LeicestershireAwardedRenewalPublished value£475,000
Lot 1 Auction Location: Leicester/Leicestershire. To provide auction services based in Leicester/Leicestershire
Lot #2Auction Location: NationalAwardedRenewalPublished value£25,000
Lot 2 Auction Location: National. To provide auction services based nationally in the UK.
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 (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 16 Apr 2026, 09:06 BST
- Last source update
- 20 May 2026, 14:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
PAN3277- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015047- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0502b7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Apr 2025 → 20 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published14 Apr 2025, 15:46 BST
- Clarification questions by24 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by3 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025
- Assessment summaries sent188 days ago16 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends176 days ago27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published153 days ago20 May 2026, 14:18 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025- Tender notice published14 Apr 2025, 15:46 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Apr 2026, 09:06 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected8 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 May 2026, 14:18 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Auction Location: Leicester/Leicestershire1 award | |||
| Shonki Brothers LtdSMEEstates Auctioneering Services11 May 2026 – 10 May 2028 · up to 10 May 2031Extensions: The Contract will be for two years with options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than up to a further three years. | £475,000 | 16 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Auction Location: National1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 15 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
PAN3277 - Estates Auctioneering Services · Shonki Brothers LtdSME
- Signed
- 8 May 2026
- Value
- £475,000
- Period
- 11 May 2026 – 10 May 2028 · up to 10 May 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract is for two years with options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than up to a further three years.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Auction Location: Leicester/Leicestershire | 1final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Shonki Brothers LtdAwarded 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
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender