Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 25 Apr 2025, 09:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Lift Maintenance Services (Planned & Reactive)

Official notice

Authority: Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£260,000≈ £87k / year · £260,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Jun 2025awarded 8 Jul 2025
Awarded to RUBAX LIFTS LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Lift Service contract which encompasses both reactive requirements and planned requirements.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Mar 2030, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Lift-maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£260,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensionsValue: £260,000 exc. VAT · £260,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The term of the Contract may be extended for two (2) further one (1) year periods at the sole option of the Authority. Any extension of the Contract will be on the terms and conditions agreed in the Initial Term of Service provision, unless such terms have been amended with the agreement of both parties.

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality and Technical Ability Assessment: 40%
  • Costs For Service and Maintenance Activities: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Costs For Service and Maintenance Activities
  • Quality and Technical Ability Assessment
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Mar 2030
First published
25 Apr 2025, 09:05 BST
Last source update
12 Aug 2025, 13:37 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 7 Jul 2025
Authority reference
Lift Maintenance
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016914
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Lift-maintenance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050753 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
2 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Apr 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Apr 2025, 09:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    2 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by
    7 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent
    8 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Standstill ends
    18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Latest notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 13:37 BST
  7. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Apr 2025, 09:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Jul 2025, 14:38 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 Jul 2025, 14:38 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    21 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 13:37 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £260,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RUBAX LIFTS LIMITEDSME1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030Extensions: The term of the Contract may be extended for two (2) further one (1) year periods at the sole option of the Authority. Any extension of the Contract will be on the terms and conditions agreed in the Initial Term of Service provision, unless such terms have been amended with the agreement of both parties.£260,000 inc. VAT8 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · RUBAX LIFTS LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    1 Aug 2025
    Value
    £260,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The term of the Contract may be extended for two (2) further one (1) year periods at the sole option of the Authority. Any extension of the Contract will be on the terms and conditions agreed in the Initial Term of Service provision, unless such terms have been amended with the agreement of both parties.
    6 agreed KPIs: Percentage of PPM visits completed · Percentage of first-time fixes · Percentage of visits attended in accordance with the priority codes …
    • Percentage of PPM visits completed
    • Percentage of first-time fixes
    • Percentage of visits attended in accordance with the priority codes
    • Timely and Accurate Reporting of KPIs
    • Timely Invoicing
    • Accuracy of Invoicing

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one50—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJQM-1124-QDHW St Ives Road, Maidenhead, South East, SL6 1RFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RUBAX LIFTS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01509899GB-PPON: PPDN-9347-NDPP Wilson House Cinnamon Park, Warrington, North West, WA2 0XPContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender