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# Plumbing & Heating Materials

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/plumbing-heating-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-06a894). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** APUC Ltd: "Plumbing & Heating Materials". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £5,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [APUC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/apuc-ltd-coh-sc314764)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 June 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Bends, tees and pipe fittings, Central-heating radiators and boilers and parts, Heating equipment, Heating materials, Heating pipes (+11 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06a894`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/plumbing-heating-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-06a894#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/plumbing-heating-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-06a894#participate

## Description
The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of Plumbing & Heating Materials for all Scottish Higher (HE) and Further (FE) Education sector and some other public sector bodies in Scotland. This includes all full members, associate members and their associated and affiliated bodies of APUC Ltd, as detailed at: https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/!#/members
More details can be found within Appendix E - List of Institutions.
The Authority are also seeking to gain a level of price normalisation across the sector. A maximum of 5 Contractors will be appointed per lot.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Plumbing Consumables
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 39715300, 42130000, 42131400, 44115210, 44160000, 44167300
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The scope of this agreement is the supply of a range of Plumbing Consumables and associated products and materials.
Contractors must be able to price and supply a minimum of 74.46% (242 out of 325 items) of the products listed in the Core Product Lis...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Heating Products
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 39715000, 39715200, 44115200, 44115220, 44163121, 44620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The scope of this agreement is the supply of a range of Heating Materials and associated products.
Contractors must be able to price and supply a minimum of 74.31% (136 out of 183 items) of the products listed in the Core Product List for Lot 2. Addi...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F050719-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-29T10:17:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T02:55:23.502Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06a894