Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of Asbestos Surveys, Air Monitoring and Bulk Analysis
Authority: NORWICH CITY SERVICES LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)
Published estimate£525,000≈ £175k / year · £630,000 inc. VAT35% above published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Mar 2026awarded 17 Apr 2026
Award (standstill) to The Hazard Management & Environmental Services
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAsbestos Surveys, Air Monitoring and Bulk Analysis on the properties NCSL maintain on behalf of Norwich City Council
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 27 Jan 2031, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Building surveying services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£525,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As included in the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As included in the tender documents
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As included in the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As included in the tender documents
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Yes · next expected 27 Jan 2031
- First published
- 5 Jan 2026, 11:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2026, 13:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
NCSL001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010543- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ff21Find a Tender
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
- Submission deadline
- 5 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
5 Jan 2026 → 6 May 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published294 days ago5 Jan 2026, 11:22 GMT
- Market engagement278 days ago20 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
To take part in this pre-market engagement activity, please complete the MSForm, which can be found here:
- Next notice expected271 days ago27 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published263 days ago5 Feb 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Submission deadline235 days ago5 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by226 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent193 days ago17 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published192 days ago17 Apr 2026, 13:22 BST
- Standstill ends173 days ago6 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Jan 2026, 11:22 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Jan 2026, 08:48 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published5 Feb 2026, 14:32 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active5 Feb 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Procurement method changed5 Feb 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Deadline published: 5 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT5 Feb 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Contract award notice published17 Apr 2026, 13:22 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Apr 2026, 13:22 BST
- Contract signature expected7 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
New link to MsForm included.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 5 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £708,4751 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hazard Management & Environmental ServicesSME14 May 2026 – 14 May 2029 · up to 14 Apr 2031Extensions: At the discretion of the contracting authority Initial term: 14/5/26 to 14/5/2029 Extentiom period: 15/5/2029 to 14/5/2030 & 15/5/2030 to 14/5/2031 | £708,475 | 17 Apr 2026standstill to 6 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Hazard Management & Environmental ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender