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Published 1 Aug 2024, 16:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement of a Contractor for Housing Repairs and Maintenance Works and Services Contract

Official notice

Authority: Milton Keynes Council (Local council)

WorksCompetitive procedure with negotiationSME suitable
Published estimate£475,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2024awarded 29 Jul 2025
Awarded to Mears Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Milton Keynes City Council (the 'Authority') invites expression of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations in relation to its contract for housing repairs and maintenance works and services (the Contract). The Contract is to deliver a programme of both planned and reactive repairs and maintenance works across its housing stock which is made up of various residential blocks of flats, houses, maisonettes, bungalows, garages and travellers sites. The Authority is seeking a contractor to deliver the works and services in a manner that will maximise the use of the latest technology, processes and management techniques to deliver high quality services that are customer focused, right first time and provide excellent value for money for the Authority whilst supporting and enhancing the Authority’s values and aims.

  • Recurrence: 2034

CPV: Asbestos removal services · Asbestos-removal work · Bathrooms construction work · Building installation work · Building surveying services · Central-heating equipment · Electrical wiring work · Erection of fencing · Fitted kitchens · Floor and wall covering work · Floor coverings · Installation of door and window frames · +27 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The procurement is for the Authority's contract for Housing Repairs and Maintenance…AwardedRenewalPublished value£475,000,000

The procurement is for the Authority's contract for Housing Repairs and Maintenance works and services (R&M Works and Services). The Authority is seeking a single contract to deliver a programme of both planned and reactive repairs and maintenance works across its housing stock which is made up of various residential blocks of flats, houses, maisonettes, bungalows, garages and travellers sites. The Authority is conducting this procurement through the competitive procedure with negotiation in accordance with Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (‘PCR’) and will be carrying out the procurement procedure in successive stage. Further information is set out in the procurement documents. To express interest, economic operators must complete and return responses to the selection questionnaire which uses the Common Assessment Standard (the CAS Questionnaire or CQ) in accordance with the instructions set out in the procurement documents. The Authority’s needs and requirements for the Contract are included in the procurement documents published with this notice. This procurement is undertaken pursuant to the competitive procedure with negotiation using an electronic tendering system. Economic operators will need to register on the portal to participate and the registration is free. All documentation is available from and all communication is to be conducted via the portal at in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/ ↗ This procurement shall take place in successive stages as referenced in Regulation 29(19) of the PCR. Following submission of the completed CQs, the Authority will apply the selection criteria, as set out in the procurement documents. Based upon the selection criteria set out in the CQ, the Authority intends to shortlist and invite the top four (4) scoring economic operators to progress from the selection stage to the invitation to participate in negotiation and submission of initial tender stage provided there are sufficient economic operators that submit and pass the selection stage. Each of the economic operators shortlisted at the selection stage will be invited to submit initial tenders. Following the evaluation of the initial tenders, in accordance with the evaluation methodology set out in the procurement documents, the Authority will, either make an award based on the initial tenders or, as is the Authority’s current intention, invite the economic operators to participate in negotiation. Following conclusion of the negotiation the Authority shall invite the economic operators to submit final tenders. The final tenders shall be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation methodology set out in the procurement documentation and the Authority shall make an award accordingly. The Authority reserves the right to add stages or revise this process and/or to discontinue all or part of this procurement process at any stage at any time and not to award a contract for some or all of the R&M Works and Services for which responses are invited for any reason. Additional information: The Contract Period will be for a term of 5 (five) years commencing on 05 August 2025 with an option for the Authority to extend the Contract Period for a further period of 5 (five) years on not less than 6 (six) months prior written notice to the Contractor prior to the end of the initial Contract Period.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: The Contract Period will be for a term of 5 (five) years commencing on 05 August 2025 with an option for the Authority to extend the Contract Period for a further period of 5 (five) years on not less than 6 (six) months prior written notice to the Contractor prior to the end of the initial Contract Period.Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in procurement documents

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.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 2034
First published
1 Aug 2024, 16:24 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2025, 15:36 BST
Authority reference
2023-185
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054742
Classification (CPV)
Asbestos removal servicesAsbestos-removal workBathrooms construction workBuilding installation workBuilding surveying servicesCentral-heating equipmentElectrical wiring workErection of fencingFitted kitchensFloor and wall covering work
+29 moreFloor coveringsInstallation of door and window frames
Delivery area
South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0486ee Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in tender documents

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. If any clarification regarding the award of the Contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action.Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authority to amend any document and may award damages.If a contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the Development Agreement is entered into.

Publisher note: The total contract award value provided in Section V.2.4 is the maximum contract value for the whole term of contract (including contingency and extensions). The spend under the contract will be affected by the volume of capital works.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Sept 2024 → 8 Sept 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    11 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 15:36 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Sept 2025, 15:36 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £475,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 82 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mears LimitedHousing Repairs and Maintenance Works and ServicesSubcontracting: Some elements of the contract are subcontracted however it is difficult to estimate value as the spend is dependent on investment demand for capital and insurance works and is dictated by surveys and inspections. And revenue works are demand driven.£475,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Housing Repairs and Maintenance Works and Services · Mears Limited

    Signed
    29 Jul 2025
    Value
    £475,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Milton Keynes City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Office, 1 Saxon Gate East, Milton Keynes, South East, MK9 3EJContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Mears LimitedAwarded supplier2519234 1390, Montpellier Court Gloucester Business Park Brockworth , Gloucestershire, UK, GL3 4AH

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria