Official UK procurement notice
Swimming pool planned maintenance programme and reactive maintenance arrangements
Authority: Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk (Local council)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East of England (UKH16)
Published estimate£100,000≈ £50k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT58.1% below final estimate
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2025awarded 12 Dec 2025
Awarded to Sterling Hydrotech ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Dec 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo establish a contract with a swimming pool contractor / swimming
pool engineers for the servicing of the pool equipment across our three sites incorporating
our planned maintenance programme and reactive maintenance (where necessary).
CPV: Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£120,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Methodology: 20%
- Response times for call outs: 10%
- Example job sheets/service sheet: 5%
- Accreditations: 5%
- Two year service contract price: 50%
- Hourly rates for call outs/additional jobs: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Two year service contract price
- Hourly rates for call outs/additional jobs
- Methodology
- Response times for call outs
- Example job sheets/service sheet
- Accreditations
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 4 Sept 2025, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Dec 2025, 12:44 GMT
- Authority reference
BCKLWN710- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054034- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059468Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
4 Sept 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published4 Sept 2025, 16:05 BST
- Clarification questions by375 days ago10 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline369 days ago17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published310 days ago15 Dec 2025, 12:44 GMT
- Contract starts293 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025- Tender notice published4 Sept 2025, 16:05 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published15 Dec 2025, 12:44 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete15 Dec 2025, 12:44 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £41,9231 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Hydrotech ltdSME | £41,923 inc. VAT † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Sterling Hydrotech ltdSME
- Signed
- 12 Dec 2025
- Value
- £41,923 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The agreement will start on 1st January 2026. It will run for 2 years with a provision for the Council to offer an extension or series of extensions of up to a further 2 years.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sterling Hydrotech LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender