Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 16 Jul 2026, 10:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Site Steam Management and Boiler Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,400,000≈ £467k / year · £1,400,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 28 Aug 2026awarded 14 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to CJB Commissing Services
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Steam Management and Boiler Maintenance and repair of specialised steam boilers

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of boilers · Steam-generating boilers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,400,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Nov 2030 with extensionsValue: £1,400,000 exc. VAT · £1,400,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: Optional 1 year extension

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
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
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
Yes · next expected 5 Oct 2026
First published
16 Jul 2026, 10:40 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2026, 17:06 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 5 Oct 2026
Authority reference
EMS/STEAM/2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069324
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of boilersSteam-generating boilers
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc92 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/thepirbrightinstitut… ↗

All submissions must be made via the link provided above.

Timeline

16 Jul 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published98 days ago
    16 Jul 2026, 10:40 BST
  2. Tender notice published92 days ago
    22 Jul 2026, 16:10 BST
  3. Next notice expected86 days ago
    27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Submission deadline55 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by16 days ago
    5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent8 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published8 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 17:06 BST
  8. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  9. Standstill endsin 2 days
    23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  10. Contract startsin 40 days
    1 Dec 2026

Notice history

10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2026
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    16 Jul 2026, 10:40 BST
    UK3
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    16 Jul 2026, 10:45 BST
    UK3
  3. Published value updated
    16 Jul 2026, 10:45 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    22 Jul 2026, 16:10 BST
    UK4
  5. Status changed to active
    22 Jul 2026, 16:10 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    19 Aug 2026, 08:44 BST
    UK4
  7. Deadline moved to 28 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
    19 Aug 2026, 08:44 BST
    +7 days · was 21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  8. Contract award notice published
    14 Oct 2026, 17:06 BST
    UK6
  9. Status changed to complete
    14 Oct 2026, 17:06 BST
  10. Contract signature expected
    11 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2026-07: 2 releases · 16 Jul 2026, 16 Jul 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,653,3611 award exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CJB Commissing Services1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2030Extensions: Optional 1 year Extension · Options: Any unforeseen additional requirements not covered by the contract may be included where necessary to ensure the systems are working and compliant with the HSE.£1,653,36114 Oct 2026standstill to 23 Oct 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 00559784 Pirbright Laboratory Ash Road, Woking, South East, GU24 0NFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CJB Commissing ServicesAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PVJG-4913-VLNM 59 High Street, Alconbury, Huntingdon, East of England, PE28 4DPContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender