Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 4 Jul 2025, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of MRF Specialist Engineering Services

Official notice

Authority: Norse Commercial Services Limited (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East of England (UKH1)

Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £327k / year · £1,800,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 8 Aug 2025awarded 14 Aug 2025

Awarded to Rob Brooks Engineering Limited

Contract term 4 yrs 7 moends 1 Apr 2030 · starts 2 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NEWS currently owns and manages a Materials Recycling Facility (MFR) at its Costessey location. The plant operates 24/7/365 days per year. The waste that is treated or passed through the plant is critical to the successful operation of the waste production for the Councils identified above.

The original CP plant was installed in 2003 and upgraded by machineX in 2014. The plant is a 35tonne per hour MRF with screens, air separators and 11 bailers. It has a mix of American, Canadian & UK equipment of mixed of ages. The MRF processes mixed dry recyclable materials, and the facility has the capacity to process up to 120,000 tonnes of mixed recyclables per year.

NEWS is seeking suitably qualified bids for the servicing, planned preventative maintenance (ppm) and general maintenance of the whole plant along with reactive repairs and breakdowns.

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CPV: Engineering services · Engineering support services · Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Mechanical engineering installation works · Mechanical engineering services · Miscellaneous engineering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 4 yrs 7 moSMEPublished value£1,500,000

Contract period: 2 Sept 2025 – 1 Apr 2030 (4 yrs 7 mo)Value: £1,500,000 exc. VAT · £1,800,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible

45351000 Mechanical engineering installation works 71300000 Engineering services 71330000 Miscellaneous engineering services 71333000 Mechanical engineering services 71334000 Mechanical and electrical engineering services 71336000 Engineering support services

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 sub-criteria (2)

Criterion 2: 60%
Criterion 1: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Criterion 1
Criterion 2

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

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: 4 Jul 2025, 10:05 BST
Last source update: 29 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 20 Aug 2025
Authority reference: NGRP0106
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-037316
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Engineering servicesEngineering support servicesMechanical and electrical engineering servicesMechanical engineering installation worksMechanical engineering servicesMiscellaneous engineering services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0558d3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 8 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 15 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

4 Jul 2025 → 2 Sept 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
4 Jul 2025, 10:05 BST
Clarification questions by
15 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Submission deadline
8 Aug 2025, 11:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent
15 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by
20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Standstill ends
27 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published
29 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
Contract starts
2 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2025

Tender notice published
4 Jul 2025, 10:05 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
15 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
15 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
Contract signature expected
28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
29 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,500,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Rob Brooks Engineering LimitedSME29 Aug 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 1 Apr 2030Extensions: Three 1 year extensions available	£1,500,000	14 Aug 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Rob Brooks Engineering LimitedSME
Signed
28 Aug 2025
Value
£1,500,000
Period
29 Aug 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 1 Apr 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Three 1 year extensions available
2 agreed KPIs: Criterion 1 · Criterion 2
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norse Commercial Services Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRLT-2616-PGPY 280 Fifers Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR6 6EQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Rob Brooks Engineering LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09190687 43 Richmond Road, Poole, South West, BH14 0BSContact 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 Tender29 Aug 2025, 10:05 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender15 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender4 Jul 2025, 10:05 BST