Official UK procurement notice
This Framework is for the survey, design, supply, install, remove, recondition re-siting and/ or store of External Platform Lifts and associated works in the Community
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Framework is for the survey, design, supply, install, remove, recondition re-siting and/ or
store of External Platform Lifts and associated works in the Community.
The scope of lifts currently delivered encompasses External Platform Lifts of which a
combined total of approximately 3 are delivered on an annual basis across the County
Successful Service providers will visit clients, carry out surveys and submit quotes to the
Home Improvement Agency (HIA).
Following submission of quotes, the HIA will approve grants and allocate funding based on
the eligibility of clients and works as detailed in the Housing Grants, Construction and Repair
Act 1996 and Durham County Council policies.
For this Framework the Council following this tender exercise will appoint a maximum of 2
Bidding organisations onto the framework. 1 main and 1 reserve contractor who achieve the
highest weighted overall scores
This Framework will be available for use by Durham County Council and the following
additional Contracting Authorities, where they have entered into a Procurement Service
Level Agreement (SLA) with Durham County Council.
CPV: Construction work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 2 suppliers · 2 bids received (1.0 per place) · 2 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 1 Aug 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewal
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 (2)
- Quality: 30%
- pricing: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 30
- pricing: 70
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “This Framework is for the survey, design, supply, install, remove,…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Jan 2025, 08:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2025, 11:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
OPEN202539- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016168- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d47bFind a Tender
Publisher note: The amounts are a approximate over the duration of the framework over the 4 years in totality for both contractors budgets subject to approval
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Feb 2025, 09:00 GMT
Timeline
25 Feb 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown25 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened26 Feb 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Notice published22 Apr 2025, 11:03 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2025- Status changed to complete22 Apr 2025, 11:03 BST
- Buyer details updated22 Apr 2025, 11:03 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £350,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
survey, design, supply, install, remove, recondition re-siting and/ or store of External Platform Lifts and associated works in the Community
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2027
- Status
- active
survey, design, supply, install, remove, recondition re-siting and/ or store of External Platform Lifts and associated works in the Community
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of England and WalesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- TK Access Solutions LimitedFramework contractor
- Terry Group LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria