Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 14 Jul 2025, 10:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Servicing and Maintenance of Building Management Systems

Official notice

Authority: University of Chichester (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Published estimate£40,500≈ £14k / year · £40,500 inc. VAT18.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Aug 2025awarded 15 Sept 2025
Awarded to SAUNDERS SPECIALISED SERVICES LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Chichester has a requirement for a suitably qualified contractor to undertake maintenance and servicing of our Building Management Systems.

The University is located on two sites in West Sussex, one being the Bognor Regis Campus in Upper Road, Bognor Regis and other at the Bishop Otter Campus in College Lane, Chichester, plus Stockbridge E, Stockbridge Road, Chichester and other Managed'

properties. It should be noted that the University operates a non-smoking policy.

Current Service Operations

The contract will operate for 52 weeks a year. Contractors are required to submit a detailed programme and schedule for all periodic servicing of Building Management Systems before the start of the contract year, to be agreed with the University

Access Arrangements

Services normally take place between Monday and Friday after 0900 hours and before 1800 hours in all residential and communal areas Arrangements for alterations to these times will be made by agreement with the Supervising Officer before commencing operations.

Entry to any building or student room is by appointment only, arranged by the Estate Management Department. The contractor is required to give the University's Estate Management Department 48 hours' notice minimum of its intention to carry out a service visit.

A full specification of works is available and marked Appendix 2. A schedule list of current systems is available and marked Appendix 3. Maintenance documents for automatic control valves and actuators are provided in Appendix 6. Maintenance documents for optimisers and compensators are provided in Appendix 7. These documents should be read and understood.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£40,500
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensionsValue: £40,500 exc. VAT · £40,500 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: An option is included for a 24 month extension to the 3 year initial contract. This will be at the mutual agreement between parties.

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: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Coherence and clarity to the University's requirement: 20%
  • Organisational experience and capability: 15%
  • Health & Safety: 15%
  • Costs: 40%
  • Compliance with the Social Value Model: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Coherence and clarity to the University's requirement
  • Organisational experience and capability
  • Health & Safety
  • Compliance with the Social Value Model
  • Costs
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
14 Jul 2025, 10:44 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2025, 15:18 BST
Authority reference
TND-0001135
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039509
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
Delivery area
South East (UKJ27)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055e39 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
14 Aug 2025, 10:00 BST
Clarification deadline
7 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The tender document and any supporting documents should be submitted to [email protected].

Full details are available at help.chi.ac.uk/tenders ↗

Timeline

14 Jul 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Jul 2025, 10:44 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    7 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    14 Aug 2025, 10:00 BST
  4. Contract starts387 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published387 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 15:18 BST

Notice history

7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Jul 2025, 10:44 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    21 Jul 2025, 15:41 BST
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    24 Jul 2025, 15:28 BST
    UK4
  4. Contract award notice published
    15 Sept 2025, 15:28 BST
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    15 Sept 2025, 15:28 BST
  6. Contract details notice published
    1 Oct 2025, 15:18 BST
    UK7
  7. Contract signature expected
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (2)

Amended question in main tender document to relate to this specific project.

Corrected submission date

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-07: 2 releases · 14 Jul 2025, 21 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £48,0781 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 87 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SAUNDERS SPECIALISED SERVICES LIMITED1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: An option is included for a 24 month extension to the 3 year initial contract. This will be at the mutual agreement between parties.£48,078 inc. VAT15 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · SAUNDERS SPECIALISED SERVICES LIMITED

    Signed
    1 Oct 2025
    Value
    £48,078 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    An option is included for a 24 month extension to the 3 year initial contract. This will be at the mutual agreement between parties.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8final-stage tenders70—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 04740553 · GB-PPON: PPPG-3697-WRBH Bishop Otter Campus, Chichester, South East, PO19 6PEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (13)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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