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Published 1 May 2026, 09:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tender for Gas Third Party Audit Inspections

Official notice

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£115,000≈ £28k / year · £138,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Jun 2026awarded 21 Jul 2026
Awarded to Morgan Lambert Ltd
Contract term 4 yrs 1 moends 31 Aug 2030 · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract requires a suitably qualified auditor to complete Gas Quality Audits, supplementing the in-house quality assurance team.

Post Service Audits will be undertaken as required, encompassing post inspections within 4 weeks of the annual inspection being completed, involving a full strip down of the serviceable appliances (SMBC service tenants appliances connected to a flue) and a visual inspection of flueless appliances owned by the tenant. As well as annual inspections and as part of our on-going maintenance, Sandwell MBC carry out a significant number of boiler replacements per year. Post inspection audits may also be required on new installations to make sure that they are compliant with the current gas regulations, building regulations inc. boiler plus and any specific SMBC’s specification requested. The audits will need to be carried out by a suitably qualified officer, who in addition to the ACS (CCN1 (CPA1), CENWAT, HTR1, CKR1, DAH1), must hold a suitable assessor/auditor’s qualification - (A1, A2 (D32, D33) or similar (e.g. TAQA) and have at least 7 years’ experience in the gas industry. Included in the price for both types of audit, will be an assessment of all completed paperwork (LGSR (for compliance with the 9 points in 36. 3 C of the GSIUR98) for service & Completion certificate and benchmark for installations) with omissions and discrepancies highlighted, a record and report of each inspection will be required. On occasions you may be asked to carry out a work in progress inspection on either the in-house team or contractor to assess that their procedures are adequate regarding gas safety and that there are no health and safety issues such as failing to use PPE etc.

CPV: Auditing services · Technical inspection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 yrs 1 moPublished value£115,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2030 (4 yrs 1 mo)Value: £115,000 exc. VAT · £138,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West Midlands

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • 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.

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
1 May 2026, 09:17 BST
Last source update
21 Jul 2026, 15:52 BST
Authority reference
SMBC 25014
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040270
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Auditing servicesTechnical inspection services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG37)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068fe8 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 allowed
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Submission deadline
1 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 May 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 May 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published174 days ago
    1 May 2026, 09:17 BST
  2. Clarification questions by149 days ago
    26 May 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline143 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published93 days ago
    21 Jul 2026, 15:52 BST
  5. Contract starts83 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    1 May 2026, 09:17 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Jul 2026, 15:52 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    21 Jul 2026, 15:52 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £115,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Morgan Lambert LtdSMEGas Third Party Audit Inspections1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030£115,00021 Jul 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJHD-8764-YRJJ Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3DEContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Morgan Lambert LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJTM-2766-RQDX Unit 5 Old Building Yard Cortworth Lane Wentworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire & Humber, S62 7SBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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