Official UK procurement notice
Salvation Army Homes Domestic and Commercial Heating Services Contracts
Authority: Salvation Army Housing Association (Housing)·On behalf of: Faithorn Farrell Timms
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSalvation Army Homes has procured Contractors for the delivery of their Domestic and Commercial Heating Services Contracts. The opportunity is split into three geographic Lots. Full details of the required services was included within the procurement documents.
The estimated annual contract values do not take into account annual indexation considerations or VAT.
It is intended that the contracts will run for a period of three years with the option for renewal, as decided by Salvation Army Homes, for an extension of up to a further two years, followed by another two years, subject to satisfactory reviews. The maximum duration of the contracts is therefore seven years. The contract values in this notice are therefore subject to review and not guaranteed, as this is based upon the maximum term.
- No preliminary market engagement: please see documents and description
CPV: Heating-plant repair and maintenance work · Mechanical installations · Repair and maintenance services of central heating · Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£8,750,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1NorthAwardedRenewal North East, North West +1Published value£3,966,667
Domestic and Commercial Heating Services Contract for North region.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the full procurement documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the full procurement documents.
Lot #2London and South EastAwardedRenewal East of England, London +1Published value£3,441,666
Domestic and Commercial Heating Services Contract for London and South East region.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the full procurement documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the full procurement documents.
Lot #3South WestAwardedRenewal South WestPublished value£1,341,667
Domestic and Commercial Heating Services Contract for South West region.
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the full procurement documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the full procurement documents.
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 (3)
- Quality - Written Responses: 25%
- Quality - Presented Responses: 35%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality - Written Responses
- Quality - Presented Responses
- Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the full procurement documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the full procurement documents.
- 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
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Apr 2026, 17:41 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038240- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068c13Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please refer to the full Contract and Schedule of Amendments.
- Risks
The following risks have been identified that would impact the performance of the Contract, where the impact cannot be known at this stage but may relate to a Contract modification if the risk was to materialise:
- Risk of legislative changes, regulatory changes or changes in law during the term of a Contract
- Risk of unforeseen changes to delivery/operational standards
- Risk of changes in technology, IT solutions or systems
- Risk of unforeseen increase in Contracting Authority budgets/increased volume of works/services
- Risk of unforeseen circumstances that cause the value of the Contract to increase (previous examples include BREXIT, war, pandemic and the cost of living crisis)
- Risk of unforeseen political impact
- Risk of unforeseen increase in property volume.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please refer to the full procurement document suite.
Timeline
27 Apr 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published177 days ago27 Apr 2026, 17:41 BST
- Clarification questions by156 days ago18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline145 days ago29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent58 days ago24 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published58 days ago24 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST
- Standstill ends47 days ago3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by36 days ago14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 41 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Apr 2026- Tender notice published27 Apr 2026, 17:41 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Aug 2026, 12:12 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · North1 award | |||
| DFP Services LtdSME1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2033Extensions: It is intended that the Contract will run for a period of three years with the option for renewal, as decided by Salvation Army Homes, for an extension of up to a further two years, and then an additional two years, subject to satisfactory reviews based upon performance and quality of service and delivery. The maximum duration of the Contracts is therefore seven years. | £3,966,667 | 10 Aug 2026standstill to 3 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · London and South East1 award | |||
| T.S.G. BUILDING SERVICES PLC1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2033Extensions: It is intended that the Contract will run for a period of three years with the option for renewal, as decided by Salvation Army Homes, for an extension of up to a further two years, and then an additional two years, subject to satisfactory reviews based upon performance and quality of service and delivery. The maximum duration of the Contracts is therefore seven years. | £3,441,666 | 10 Aug 2026standstill to 3 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 3 · South West1 award | |||
| Robert Heath Heating Limited1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2033Extensions: It is intended that the Contract will run for a period of three years with the option for renewal, as decided by Salvation Army Homes, for an extension of up to a further two years, and then an additional two years, subject to satisfactory reviews based upon performance and quality of service and delivery. The maximum duration of the Contracts is therefore seven years. | £1,341,667 | 10 Aug 2026standstill to 3 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · North | 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · London and South East | 4final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
| 3 · South West | 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Faithorn Farrell TimmsProcuring entityProcurement Consultant
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- DFP SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- ROBERT HEATH HEATING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- T.S.G. BUILDING SERVICES PLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (10)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix D - SoR
- Bidding documents and specifications Contents
- Technical specificationsFull requirements within procurement document suite.
- Bidding documents and specifications A - Information
- Bidding documents and specifications B - Response
- Bidding documents and specifications A2 Appendixes
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender