Official UK procurement notice
Pump Lifting Chains · UK public procurement notice
Authority: YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis initiative involves Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) of pump lifting chains, aligned with LOLER and PUWER regulations, and will include the cleaning, inspection, reinstallation, and recertification of ~7,500 pump lifting chains
- How the procedure runs: Two rounds of commercial assessment and one qualitative, interviews/presentations with key personnel
CPV: Technical inspection and testing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
All bidders who express interest in the tender will be invited to participate in the Selection Questionnaire stage.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 30%
- Commercial: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial
- Quality
- Condition of participationshortlisting
All bidders who express interest in the tender will be invited to participate in the Selection Questionnaire stage.
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Oct 2025, 10:07 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2026, 17:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
CM3083- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064598- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ade9Find a Tender
- How it runs
Two rounds of commercial assessment and one qualitative, interviews/presentations with key personnel
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 8 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 8 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw/10959007… ↗
If you interested in participating in the tender reach out to [email protected] and you will be added to the event in the platform Ariba SAP.
Timeline
13 Oct 2025 → 31 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published372 days ago13 Oct 2025, 10:07 BST
- Clarification questions by360 days ago25 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline346 days ago8 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by237 days ago25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent91 days ago22 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published90 days ago22 Jul 2026, 17:06 BST
- Standstill ends81 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2025- Tender notice published13 Oct 2025, 10:07 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Jul 2026, 17:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2026, 17:06 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSE (Ross-shire Engineering Ltd)1 Oct 2026 – 1 Oct 2030 · up to 1 Oct 2034Extensions: Contract may be extended for a 4 year period | £3,000,000 | 22 Jul 2026standstill to 31 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ROSS-SHIRE ENGINEERING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender