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Published 8 Dec 2025, 10:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Refuge Communication System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Weston College (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcessionReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£30,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 16 Jan 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 2 Mar 2028 · up to 2 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 2 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Weston College is seeking tenders for the servicing, repair and maintenance of Refuge Communications Systems across its estate. These systems are critical for emergency evacuation and compliance with BS5839-9. The contract will cover five main system types: Complus Teltronic, Sovereign Fire and Security, Cooper VoCALL, EVCS Compact, and Pentech Electronics Ltd Model Series 6000. These communications systems are based across the Weston College Estate Campuses.

CPV: Communications system maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£30,000
Contract period: 2 Mar 2026 – 2 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 2 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £30,000 exc. VAT · £36,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The initial period of the contract will be 2 years + 1 year, to be reviewed prior to the end of the initial period.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Suppliers must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) by the stated deadline in order to receive the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. The ITT contains the full instructions and mandatory requirements for responding to this opportunity. Failure to submit an EOI will mean the ITT is not issued, and any subsequent submission will not be evaluated.

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: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Innovation and added value: 10%
  • Account management: 10%
  • People and mobilisation: 10%
  • Service specific detail: 20%
  • Business continuity and Disaster planning: 10%
  • Presentation: 10%
  • Financial: 20%
  • Added & Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Innovation and added value
  • Account management
  • People and mobilisation
  • Service specific detail
  • Financial
  • Added & Social Value
  • Business continuity and Disaster planning
  • Presentation
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Suppliers must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) by the stated deadline in order to receive the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. The ITT contains the full instructions and mandatory requirements for responding to this opportunity. Failure to submit an EOI will mean the ITT is not issued, and any subsequent submission will not be evaluated.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Dec 2025, 10:48 GMT
Last source update
11 Dec 2025, 11:54 GMT
Authority reference
WCPR-208
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080485
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Communications system maintenance services
Delivery area
South West (UKK12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f078 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

(1) Completed ITT documents must be returned via email to [email protected] by 16/01/2026 at midday. Late submissions or submissions sent, or copied, to any other address will not be considered.

Timeline

8 Dec 2025 → 2 Mar 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published322 days ago
    8 Dec 2025, 10:48 GMT
  2. Latest notice published319 days ago
    11 Dec 2025, 11:54 GMT
  3. Clarification questions by311 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadline283 days ago
    16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract starts239 days ago
    2 Mar 2026

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Dec 2025, 10:48 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    11 Dec 2025, 11:54 GMT
    UK4
Published amendments (1)

Addition of the following instructions: Suppliers must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) by the stated deadline in order to receive the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. The ITT contains the full instructions and mandatory requirements for responding to this opportunity. Failure to submit an EOI will mean the ITT is not issued, and any subsequent submission will not be evaluated.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Weston College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDXW-8796-BVPP · GB-UKPRN: 10007459 Knightstone Road, Weston-super-Mare, South West, BS23 2ALContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender