Official UK procurement notice
RRE-00388 - The Maintenance and Testing of Heating and Hot Water Systems and Gas Appliances
Authority: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UKWest Midlands (UKG2)
Published estimate£480,000≈ £160k / year · £576,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Feb 2026awarded 5 May 2026
Award (standstill) to Lord Combustion Services Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRRE-00388 The Maintenance and Testing of Heating and Hot Water Systems and Gas Appliances across Staffordshire & Shropshire
CPV: Gas appliance maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of boilers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£480,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 40%
- Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: Quality Criteria - see attached documents for details
- Commercial: Commercial - see attached documents
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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jan 2026, 19:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 May 2026, 15:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
RRE-00388- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006402- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060de0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 24 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
23 Jan 2026 → 15 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published279 days ago23 Jan 2026, 19:00 GMT
- Clarification questions by254 days ago17 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline247 days ago24 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by219 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026
- Assessment summaries sent177 days ago5 May 2026
- Latest notice published176 days ago6 May 2026, 15:42 BST
- Standstill ends166 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026- Tender notice published23 Jan 2026, 19:00 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 May 2026, 15:42 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 May 2026, 15:42 BST
- Contract signature expected19 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £480,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Combustion Services LimitedSME29 Jun 2026 – 28 Jun 2029 · up to 28 Jun 2031Extensions: 1+1 | £480,000 | 5 May 2026standstill to 15 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lord Combustion ServicesAwarded 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