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Published 22 Jun 2026, 16:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Trend BEMS Comprehensive Maintenance, Replacement and Upgrade Works

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Sept 2026
Next notice expected 3 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Edinburgh will very shortly be publishing an Invitation to Tender (ITT) via an Open Procedure to invite competitive tenders to establish contracting arrangements with a single supplier for a fully comprehensive planned and reactive maintenance service for the UoE Trend building energy management system (BEMS) and associated control equipment.

Fully comprehensive includes for supply, replacement and commissioning of faulty items associated with the BEMS. In addition, the Contract includes the provision for planned upgrade works.

The purchase of replacement equipment and provision for planned upgrades shall remain optional, at the sole discretion of the University, throughout the Contract Term.

The Contract is across the entire University of Edinburgh estate, which includes approximately 47 sites, 1226 controllers, and 18952 hardware points.

It is intended that the contract will in place for an initial term of 2 years with four options to extend for periods of 1-year each (2+1+1+1+1).

Estimated Total Contract Value (over 6 years): 2,500,000 GBP excluding VAT

Maintenance Services Estimated Total Value (over 6 years): 1,000,000 GBP excluding VAT

Planned Upgrade Works Estimated Total Value (over 6 years): 1,500,000 GBP excluding VAT

It is important to note that these values are estimates only. The University will not guarantee these spend levels or any volume of business under this Contract. There shall be no obligation on the part of The University of Edinburgh to issue orders in relation to replacement equipment and provision for planned upgrade works aspects of this Contract to the appointed Service Provider.

Full requirements are detailed in the tender documents.

  • Recurrence: Tendering process for renewal of this contract is likely to be approx. 6 to 9 months prior to the expiry of the contract.

CPV: Energy-management services · Repair and maintenance services of building installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The University of Edinburgh has a requirement to establish contracting arrangements…Renewal

The University of Edinburgh has a requirement to establish contracting arrangements with a single supplier to provide fully comprehensive maintenance for Trend building energy management system (BEMS), including replacement works and planned upgrade works, throughout the University’s estate.

This procurement will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender portal (PCS-T).

It is proposed this procurement will be conducted through the use of the Open Procedure. The evaluation will be contain three stages as follows.

Stage 1 - the SPD (Scotland) will include a series of Minimum Standards in relation to mandatory and discretionary criteria which govern the public sector and this specific requirement. These are pass/fail requirements and failure to provide adequate evidence on request of how these requirements shall be met will result in automatic exclusion from the Tendering process. In addition, project specific technical minimum standards apply. Each Bidder passing the Minimum Standards will then be subject to a technical and commercial evaluation.

Stage 2 - Technical questions are allocated a total weighting of 80 percent. Scores shall be allocated based on the total percentage achieved by the response out of the maximum possible percentage. This takes into account the score out of 4 and the weighting allocated to individual questions. For example if a question is weighted 10 percent and the submission scores 3 points out of 4 for that question then the score achieved will be 7.5 percent out of a possible 10 percent. Bidders will be required to achieve a minimum score of 50 percent (40 percent after technical weightings are applied) or more of the technical score. Each supplier achieving a score greater or equal to 50 percent will only then progress through to the commercial evaluation.

Stage 3 - Commercial (Price) shall be allocated a total weighting of 20 percent. The bidder who submits the lowest price will be awarded the maximum score for the associated cost area, and all other bids awarded a score pro rata, in relation to the lowest bid.

Both Technical and Commercial scores will be added together at the end of the evaluation process to calculate the most economically advantageous tender, to be recommended as the winning bidder.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Initial contract period of 2 years with the option to extend for a period of up to 4 years in total (2+1+1+1+1).Variant bids: not allowed

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    SPD 4A.2 Statement 1:

    Bidder’s designated operatives directly involved in the provision of services must include a minimum of three (3) Trend Expert Engineers accredited in IQ Vision Building Management Systems. These engineers need to have completed the Trend Engineering, SET Engineering, Cyber Security and IQVision Operator and Engineering training courses. Upon request, the bidder must provide cards and certificates of a minimum of three Trend Expert Engineers operatives to demonstrate their accreditation to meet this requirement.

    SPD 4A.2 Statement 2:

    Operatives must be capable of carrying out LV and ELV Control panel modifications and component replacements. Upon request, the bidder must provide Electrical competency cards and certificates of operatives to demonstrate their accreditation to meet this requirement.

    SPD 4A.2 Statement 3:

    The bidding entity must hold IQVision and SET software licence agreements from the installed systems manufacturer. Upon request, the bidder must provide the Licence agreement certification or relevant documentation to demonstrate they meet this requirement.

  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: SPD Statement 4B.1.1: Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 2,000,000 GBP for each of the last 3 years. SPD Statement 4B.3: Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the Bidder will be required to state the date w…
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · Tendering process for renewal of this contract is likely to be approx. 6 to 9 months prior to the expiry of the contract.

First published
22 Jun 2026, 16:58 BST
Last source update
5 Aug 2026, 16:37 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Sept 2026 – …
Authority reference
EC1069
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074377
Classification (CPV)
Energy-management servicesRepair and maintenance services of building installations
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ba7a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

As detailed within the ITT documentation.

Publisher note: SPD 4D.1 Statement 1 (Quality Management): The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent). Please confirm you hold the required accreditation. If the bidder does not hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent), The bidder must have the following: Equivalent, documented policy and procedures regarding quality management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. These must include the following documented items relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be carried out, which are equivalent to the standards listed above — a policy with set responsibilities, review and improvement procedures, quality management and performance process, workforce training, skills, and information process, monitoring arrangements, bidder quality management arrangements, and a process for managing complaints. SPD 4D.1 Statement 2 (Health & Safety): The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum. If the bidder does not hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum, then the bidder must have the following: Equivalent, regularly reviewed and documented policy and procedures for Health and Safety (H&S) management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. These must include the following documented processes and arrangements relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be carried out, which are equivalent to the standards listed above – ensuring H&S effectiveness, obtaining H&S advice and assistance, training, skills and information for bidder workforce, workforce H&S qualifications, checking and reviewing H&S performance, involving workforce in planning and implementation, recording accidents/incidents and follow-up actions, ensuring bidder’s suppliers apply H&S appropriate measures, risk assessment, and coordinating with bidder’s suppliers. Note - Organisations with fewer than five employees are not required by law to have a documented policy statement. SPD Statement 4D.2: The Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate... [see tender documents for full SPD 4D text] The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32490. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community Benefits will apply. Further information will be detailed within our ITT documentation. (SC Ref:839339)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline
7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Aug 2026 → 7 Sept 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected81 days ago
    3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published78 days ago
    5 Aug 2026, 16:37 BST
  3. Submission deadline45 days ago
    7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids opened45 days ago
    7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2026
  1. Status changed to active
    5 Aug 2026, 16:37 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    5 Aug 2026, 16:37 BST
  3. Deadline published: 7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    5 Aug 2026, 16:37 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.