Official UK procurement notice
Plumbing and Heating Services
Authority: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Plumbing and Heating Services was completed to establish a compliant contract for delivering ad hoc plumbing and heating maintenance services across the Trust’s sites. The contract will be to provide plumbing and heating maintenance services in respect of sanitary ware, pipework, and ground level drainage at the Trust’s sites in terms of repairs, supply, new installations, commissioning, servicing and statutory checks.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,390,000
- Economic & financial standing
Detailed within the specification and Questionnaire 1 - Supplier Information Questionnaire.
- Technical & professional ability
Detailed within the specification and Questionnaire 1 - Supplier Information Questionnaire.
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 (3)
- Technical Questionnaire: 50%
- Commercial Questionnaire: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial Questionnaire
- Technical Questionnaire
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Detailed within the specification and Questionnaire 1 - Supplier Information Questionnaire.
- Technical & professional ability
Detailed within the specification and Questionnaire 1 - Supplier Information Questionnaire.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Jan 2026, 16:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 16:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
C406356- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011567- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061143Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
The payment profile for this Contract shall be monthly in arrears.
Invoices to be submitted to the following email address:
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please download the tender documents, complete and upload back into the E-tendering portal.
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Timeline
28 Jan 2026 → 7 Aug 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published261 days ago28 Jan 2026, 16:24 GMT
- Next notice expected256 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published249 days ago9 Feb 2026, 17:04 GMT
- Clarification questions by240 days ago18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline224 days ago6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by205 days ago25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts187 days ago13 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent155 days ago15 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends142 days ago27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published70 days ago7 Aug 2026, 16:07 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Jan 2026, 16:24 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published9 Feb 2026, 17:04 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active9 Feb 2026, 17:04 GMT
- Procurement method changed9 Feb 2026, 17:04 GMT
- Deadline published: 6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT9 Feb 2026, 17:04 GMT
- Contract award notice published15 May 2026, 16:07 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 May 2026, 16:07 BST
- Contract signature expected29 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Aug 2026, 16:07 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 28 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SENCAT LTDSME1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030Extensions: 1 +1 years optional extension | £1,390,000 | 15 May 2026standstill to 27 May 2026 | Standstill |
| SENCAT LTDSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Plumbing and Heating · SENCAT LTDSME
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2026
- Value
- £1,390,000
- Period
- 30 Jun 2026 – 29 Jun 2028 · up to 29 Jun 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 + 1 year optional extensions
1 agreed KPI: Plumbing and Heating KPIs
- Plumbing and Heating KPIs, KPIs Set: 1. Emergency (major leaks, heating failures, water loss, urgent callouts) = Attendance within 2 hours ≥ 98% compliance 2. Routine repairs (sanitary ware/pipework faults) = Attendance within 1 working day ≥ 95% compliance 3. Attendance for new installations following acceptance = Attendance within 5 working days on acceptance of quote (unless agreed otherwise) ≥ 95% compliance 4. First time fix rate = No return visit required due to poor workmanship or incorrect parts ≥ 95% compliance 5. Emergency Call Out Service = Phone to be answered and the job accepted within 10 minutes of first call received ≥ 98% compliance 6. Emergency Call Out Service – Follow up = Follow-up report sent to Trust lead within 1 working day of any emergency callout attended ≥ 95% compliance
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lancashire GasAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender