Official UK procurement notice
Service and Maintenance of Medical Baths & Lifting Equipment
Authority: Dundee City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement process is for the contract for the Service and Maintenance of Medical Baths and Lifting Equipment. This is a 3-year contract with the option to extend for 2 years then a further 2 year totalling 7 years if extension option is utilised. This will be from 2026 – 2029 for 3-year initial contract ending in 2033 if extension options are utilised.
- Recurrence: this will be re-tendered in 7 years if extension options are utilised.
CPV: Lifting equipment for health care sector · Medical equipments · Repair and maintenance services of machinery · Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The works shall comprise the inspection, testing, certification, written reporting and…Renewal
The works shall comprise the inspection, testing, certification, written reporting and subsequent servicing and maintenance of the Medical Baths & Lifting Equipment and associated elements within various Dundee City Council properties, along with minor and urgent repair works which may have not been foreseen. This work shall be carried out to the requirements and recommendations set out in current applicable British Standards, European Standards and all statutory requirements
The works shall include and take into consideration the following:
The annual thorough inspection and subsequent LOLER examination and routine servicing of electrically and manually operated Medical Baths and Lifting Equipment together with urgent repair works ordered during the period of the contract. Additional information: The Contractor is required to be a member of the British Healthcare Trade Association (BHTA) or an equivalent body approved by Dundee City Council.
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 (10)
- Resourcing of Requirements- Staffing: 15%
- Resourcing of Requirements- Development: 5%
- Continuous Improvement- Customer Care: 5%
- Resourcing of Requirements- Documentation and Timescales: 5%
- Resourcing of Requirements- Disruption: 7%
- Resourcing of Requirements- Emergency Call out: 10%
- Resourcing of Requirements- Programme of Works: 10%
- Fair Work First: 1.5%
- Community Benefits: 1.5%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (17)
- Compliance with Specification of Requirements: PASS/FAIL
- Duty of Care, Health and Safety & Risk Management: PASS/FAIL
- Site Specific Risk Assessment and Method Statement: PASS/FAIL
- Health and Safety: PASS/FAIL
- Resourcing: PASS/FAIL
- Environment: PASS/FAIL
- Fair Tax Declaration: PASS/FAIL
- Resourcing of Requirements- Staffing: 15
- Resourcing of Requirements- Development: 5
- Continuous Improvement- Customer Care: 5
- Resourcing of Requirements- Documentation and Timescales: 5
- Resourcing of Requirements- Disruption: 7
- Resourcing of Requirements- Emergency Call out: 10
- Resourcing of Requirements- Programme of Works: 10
- Fair Work First: 1.5
- Community Benefits: 1.5
- Price: 40
- Suitability
The Contractor is required to be a member of the British Healthcare Trade Association (BHTA) or an equivalent body approved by Dundee City Council.
- Economic & financial standing
Equifax Score Check
Minimum: The Council will utilise Equifax Score check to assess the Economic and financial standing of organisations bidding for contracts. Tenderers (including all participants in a group) are required to have a Score check Score of 35 or above in order to demonstrate their financial str…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · this will be re-tendered in 7 years if extension options are utilised.
- First published
- 9 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 09:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Oct 2026 – …
- Authority reference
DCC/CD/84/26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095012- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5ecFind a Tender
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=842599. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: 2 community benefits will be required across the lifetime of the contract. The type of benefit is detailed in the tender documents. (SC Ref:842599) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=842599
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
8 Oct 2026 → 8 Jan 2027 · 4 dates- Notice published20 days ago8 Oct 2026, 09:25 BST
- Bids opened19 days ago9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline12 days ago16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Bids must remain valid untilin 71 days8 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Sept 2026- Deadline moved to 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST30 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST+3 days · was 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Deadline moved to 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST8 Oct 2026, 09:25 BST+4 days · was 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 9 Oct 2026 | 12 Oct 2026 | +3 d |
| — | Bid validityMinimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender · IV.2.6 | 8 Jan 2027 | 8 Jan 2027 | +0 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 9 Oct 2026 | 12 Oct 2026 | +3 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 12 Oct 2026 | 16 Oct 2026 | +4 d |
| — | Bid validityMinimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender · IV.2.6 | 8 Jan 2027 | 14 Jan 2027 | +6 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 12 Oct 2026 | 16 Oct 2026 | +4 d |
Please note that the tender submission deadline has been extended by one day to allow the Authority additional time to respond to outstanding clarification questions. This will also provide tenderers with additional time to consider the responses prior to submitting their tender.
Pricing schedule updated to clarify what items require 6 month LOLER visit.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dundee Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
- Scottish Courts ServiceMediation body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria