Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-4620 Asbestos Removal Services
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought12 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe contract awarded is with a specialist supplier to complete all planned and reactive asbestos removal works across STFC Estate.
CPV: Air-conditioning installations · Alarm-monitoring services · Asbestos removal services · Asbestos-removal work · Building surveying services · Building-cleaning services · Checking and testing apparatus · Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy · District heating · District heating boiler · Electrical installation work · Electrical services · +26 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 999 suppliers · 17 bids received (0.0 per place) · 63 appointed
Lots and requirements (12)Procurement structure
12 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #11A - Asbestos ConsultancyAwarded
The aim of this procurement is to contract with a specialist supplier to complete all planned and reactive asbestos removal works across STFC Estate. This contract is for 3 years, with an optional extension of 1 year (3+1).
We are looking to contract with specialist asbestos removal supplier who has technical capability to deliver all aspects of the services. Ideally, they should have the direct in-house labour to be able to maintain a
variety of asset categories and asset types. All project & reactive works are an estimate, and they are not guaranteed. Additional information: The term and conditions relating to this purchase are provided in the Contract, which matches the Contract number cited in the narrative to this Purchase Order and are specific to this Contract. Where the Contract number is not so cited, then our standard terms and conditions will apply which are available at :- www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2… ↗
Lot #21B - Asbestos Surveys & TestingAwarded
Lot 1B covers Asbestos survey and testing services offering experienced organisations who provide specialist asbestos sampling, testing and analysis services to assist partners with the
management of asbestos within their properties.
The scope of this lot will include:
> Asbestos Management Surveys
> Asbestos Refurbishment & Demolition Surveys
> Reinspection Surveys
> Air monitoring and 4 stage clearance
Lot #31C - Asbestos Removal & Disposal WorksCancelled
Workstream 1C covers Asbestos Consultancy offering experienced organisations who provide specialist asbestos management services to assist partners with the containment, protection and removal of asbestos within their properties.
The scope of this lot will include:
> Asbestos remediation, removal and encapsulation / protection works
> Disposal of asbestos containing materials
Lot #42A - Property Protection and Associated ServicesCancelled
Lot 2A covers property protection and associated services offering experienced organisations who provide a wide range of specialist property protection and associated services for both vacant and occupied properties.
The scope of this lot will include:
> Installation of physical security such as security screens, doors, barricades and fencing
> Installation of CCTV and other electronic access control and alarm systems
> Utilities shut off, drain down and recommission
> Boarding up services
> Internal and external property general cleaning and clearance services
> Specialist cleaning services
> Mould treatment and management
> Pest control
Lot #53A - Water Hygiene Testing and ConsultancyCancelled
Lot 3A covers water hygiene testing and consultancy offering experienced organisations who can provide specialist water hygiene testing, advice and consultancy services to assist partner with the management of risk related to legionella and other water borne pathogens.
The scope of this lot will include:
> Independent consultancy and advice on water risk management plans and procedures (new and existing plans)
> Legionella risk assessment services
> Water testing and analytical services
> Legionella and water risk awareness training
> Providing guidance on remedial actions to reduce exposure
Lot #63B - Water System Maintenance, Remedials and Associated ServicesAwarded
Lot 3B covers water system maintenance, remedials and associated services offering experienced organisations who can provide specialist water maintenance services to assist partners with the proactive management of their water systems within their properties to reduce the risk of legionella and other water borne pathogens.
The scope of this lot will include:
> Implementation of legionella prevention management plans
> Installation and maintenance of water system cleansing, filtration and other treatment systems
> Hydrostatic pressure testing
> New mains and internal water system chlorination service
> Closed system flushing, dosing, and analysis
> TMV (Thermostatic Mixing Valves) and filter installation, service and maintenance
Lot #74B - Gas Heating Systems Inspection, Servicing & Remedial (Commercial)Cancelled
Lot 4B covers gas safety & heating systems inspection, servicing & remedial (commercial) services offering experienced organisations who can provide commercial / non domestic gas inspection (LGSR), servicing, maintenance, and remedial services to assist partners with the management of their non domestic gas appliances within their properties.
The scope of this lot will include:
> Annual inspection of commercial / non domestic gas burning and heating system appliances
> Responsive maintenance works, both proactive and reactive
> Installations of replacement systems, either in part or full
Lot #84D - HVAC (Air Conditioning) Servicing and MaintenanceCancelled
Lot 4D covers HVAC systems inspection, servicing and maintenance offering experienced organisations who can provide inspection, servicing, maintenance, and remedial services for a range of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems within their properties.
The scope of this lot will include:
> Annual inspection services
> Maintenance works, both proactive and reactive
> Installation of replacement systems either in part or full
Lot #95A - Fixed Wire Testing (EICR) and RemedialsCancelled
Lot 5A covers fixed wire testing (EICR) and associated remedial works offering experienced organisations who can provide periodic inspection and testing of electrical installations within their properties, and the provision of EICRs. In addition (where requested) clients may require remedial of faults identified during inspection.
Full details of the scope can be found in the procurement documents provided however the scope of this lot will include:
> Testing and certification of electrical installations and provision of electrical safety certificates
> Testing and certification of associated electrical elements (e.g. EV chargers)
> Remedials and replacements of electrical components
Lot #105B - Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)Cancelled
Lot 5B covers portable appliance testing (PAT) offering experienced organisations who can provide inspection, testing and certification of portable electrical appliances and equipment.
Lot #115A - Fixed Wire Testing (EICR) and Remedials
Lot 5A will cover fixed wire testing (EICR) and associated remedial works.
LHC is looking for experienced organisations who can provide periodic inspection and testing of electrical installations within their properties, and the provision of EICRs. In addition (where requested) LHC clients may require remedial of faults identified during inspection.
Full details of the scope can be found in the procurement documents provided however the scope of this lot will include:
> Testing and certification of electrical installations and provision of electrical safety certificates
> Testing and certification of associated electrical elements (e.g. EV chargers)
Remedials and replacements of electrical components
Full details of the minimum requirements to be considered eligible to bid for this lot can be found in the procurement documents provided. Additional information: LHC intend to appoint up to six (6) bidders per regional area to ensure LHC clients have adequate service coverage within each region. LHC reserve the right to appoint additional bidders where LHC deems it appropriate to support client needs and local / regional representation of appointees to the Framework.
Lot #125B - Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)
Lot 5B will cover portable appliance testing (PAT).
LHC is looking for experienced organisations who can provide inspection, testing and certification of portable electrical appliances and equipment.
Full details of the scope can be found in the procurement documents provided.
Full details of the minimum requirements to be considered eligible to bid for this lot can be found in the procurement documents provided. Additional information: LHC intend to appoint up to six (6) bidders per regional area to ensure LHC clients have adequate service coverage within each region. LHC reserve the right to appoint additional bidders where LHC deems it appropriate to support client needs and local / regional representation of appointees to the Framework.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Suitability
The required registrations, accreditations and certifications required vary by lot. Full details of the minimum requirements to be considered eligible to bid for each lot can be found in the procurement documents provided.
- Economic & financial standing
LHC will conduct a financial assessment. This assessment will allow LHC to carry out a robust assessment of a Bidders' financial standing.
The assessment will have 2 stages:
- Credit score - LHC will use Creditsafe to carry out initial checking of a Bidders' financial status.
- Profitability, Stability and Liquidity Assessment - Bidders will be assessed on their financial stability based on a range of financial information obtained from the Bidders annual accounts.
Bidders will be required to have the following minimum levels of insurance for all lots applied for:
Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance: 5,000,000 GBP
Public Liability Insurance: 5,000,000 GBP
Dependent on the lots applied for, Bidders will also be required to have one or both of the following levels of insurance:
Professional Indemnity Insurance: 2,000,000 GBP
Product Liability Insurance: 2,000,000 GBP
Full details of the minimum requirements to be considered eligible to bid for each lot can be found in the procurement documents provided.
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders are required to have the following ISO qualifications (UKAS) or equivalent:
Health and Safety certification in accordance with ISO 45001 (please refer to ITT for accepted equivalents)
Environmental Management certification in accordance with ISO 14001 (please refer to ITT for accepted equivalents)
Quality Management certification in accordance with ISO 9001 (please refer to ITT for accepted equivalents)
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 25–30 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 30 points.
- “UKRI-4620 Asbestos Removal Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 999 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
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Aug 2022, 13:00 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jun 2025, 10:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Mar 2023 – …
- Authority reference
UKRI-4620- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032478- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03640cFind a Tender
- Performance terms
As part of it's monitoring of the performance of projects delivered through this framework, following completion of each project LHC will require the relevant appointed company to provide project performance data based on a standardised set of key performance metrics.
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=958503054 GO Reference: GO-2025616-PRO-31015844
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 23 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 16 Mar 2023, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Dec 2022 → 16 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected7 Dec 2022
- Bids opened16 Mar 2023, 14:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown23 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published16 Jun 2025, 10:05 BST
Notice history
9 events · 8 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jan 2023- Published value published: £135,000,00030 Jan 2023, 16:36 GMT
- Status changed to active30 Jan 2023, 16:36 GMT
- Procurement method changed30 Jan 2023, 16:36 GMT
- Deadline published: 16 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT30 Jan 2023, 16:36 GMT
- Deadline moved to 23 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT6 Mar 2023, 11:41 GMT+7 days · was 16 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete5 Sept 2023, 11:13 BST
- Buyer details updated5 Sept 2023, 11:13 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Jun 2025, 10:05 BST
- Buyer details updated16 Jun 2025, 10:05 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2. | 16 Mar 2023 | 23 Mar 2023 | +7 d |
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate extended following request from bidders
Routine re-releases (8)
- 2023-09: 2 releases · 5 Sept 2023, 20 Sept 2023
- 2023-03: 1 release · 6 Mar 2023
- 2023-01: 1 release · 30 Jan 2023
- 2022-08: 1 release · 30 Aug 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast14 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 11 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £110,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
UKRI-4620 Asbestos Removal Services
- Signed
- 16 May 2025
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Status
- active
Gas Heating Systems Inspection, Servicing & Remedial (Domestic)
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Water System Maintenance, Remedials and Associated Services
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
- Change Appointed company missed from original contract award notice., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Appointed company missed from original contract award notice.
Portable Appliance Testing
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Asbestos Surveys & Testing
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Asbestos Removal and Disposal Works
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Property Protection and Associated Services
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Water Hygiene Testing and Consultancy
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Water System Maintenance, Remedials and Associated Services
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Gas Heating Systems Inspection, Servicing & Remedial (Commercial)
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
HVAC (Air Conditioning) Servicing and Maintenance
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Fixed Wire Testing (EICR) and Remedials
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Asbestos Surveys and Testing
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2023
- Value
- £105,000,000
- Status
- active
- Change Awarded bidder missed from original contract award notice for Lot 1b Asbestos Surveys & Testing., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Bidder omitted from original contract award notice.
Asbestos Consultancy
- Signed
- 31 Aug 2023
- Value
- £11,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · 1A - Asbestos Consultancy | 13bids · 13 electronic | 7 | — | — |
| Whole notice | 17bids · 17 electronic | 15 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- LHCContracting authorityBody governed by public lawPublic Sector Framework Provider
Framework contractors & participating bidders
64 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 64 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- Aaron Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Acorn Chemical Services LtdFramework contractor
- Acron Asbestos LtdFramework contractor
- Allium Environmental LimitedFramework contractor
- Armstrong York Environmental LtdFramework contractor
- Aspect Contracts LtdFramework contractor
- Axis Europe plcFramework contractor
- BSW Building Services LimitedFramework contractor
- BSW Heating LtdFramework contractor
- Bardon Environmental LimitedFramework contractor
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- British Gas Social Housing Ltd T/A PH JonesFramework contractor
- Cablesheer Asbestos LtdFramework contractor
- Casa Environmental Services LtdFramework contractor
- Churchill Contract Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Clear Safety Services LtdFramework contractor
- Clifford Devlin LimitedFramework contractor
- Countrywide Environmental Services LtdFramework contractor
- DMA Maintenance LtdFramework contractor
- Enquin Environmental LimitedFramework contractor
- Environtec LimitedFramework contractor
- Eton Environmental Group LtdFramework contractor
- European Asbestos ServicesFramework contractor
- European Asbestos Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Franks Portlock Consulting LimitedFramework contractor
- G.D. Chalmers LimitedFramework contractor
- HBEFramework contractor
- HSL Compliance LimitedFramework contractor
- Hewer Facilities Management LtdFramework contractor
- Integrated Water Services LtdFramework contractor
- John Rowan and Partners LLPFramework contractor
- K&T Heating Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Kimpton LtdFramework contractor
- Kovia Ltd t/a Kovia ComplianceFramework contractor
- LAR LimitedFramework contractor
- Liberty Gas Group Ltd. T/A Liberty GroupFramework contractor
- Life Environmental Services LtdFramework contractor
- Lorne Stewart PlcFramework contractor
- Lucion Services LtdFramework contractor
- Niblock (Builders) LimitedFramework contractor
- Nichol Associates LimitedFramework contractor
- OHS LtdFramework contractor
- Orbis Protect LimitedFramework contractor
- PFL Electrical LtdFramework contractor
- PHH Environmental UK LimitedFramework contractor
- PHS Compliance LimitedFramework contractor
- Pennington Choices LimitedFramework contractor
- Quality Heating Services LtdFramework contractor
- Rhodar Industrial Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Robert Heath Heating LimitedFramework contractor
- SGS United Kingdom LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.