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Published 24 Sept 2025, 10:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5154 HVAC Maintenance · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£1,860,000≈ £930k / year · £2,232,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Oct 2025awarded 25 Nov 2025
Awarded to Kimpton2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 26 Nov 2027 · up to 26 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 27 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HVAC Maintenance, Maintenance, Reactive, Remedial and Project works

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 24 Sept 2029, 23:59 BST.
  • No preliminary market engagement: Re-run of a previous procurement

CPV: Facilities management services · Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£1,860,000
Contract period: 27 Nov 2025 – 26 Nov 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 26 Nov 2029 with extensionsValue: £1,860,000 exc. VAT · £2,232,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The Contract duration shall be for a period of 2 years with optional extensions of - 1 + 1 year’s period from commencement of the Contract. · 1 + 1 option years

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 24 Sept 2029
First published
24 Sept 2025, 10:41 BST
Last source update
15 Jan 2026, 10:36 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 Nov 2025
Authority reference
C0357
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059135
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Facilities management servicesRepair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a0c3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: UKRI eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Sept 2025 → 15 Jan 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published391 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 10:41 BST
  2. Clarification questions by372 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline365 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts327 days ago
    27 Nov 2025
  5. Award decision expected by326 days ago
    27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Assessment summaries sent313 days ago
    11 Dec 2025
  7. Standstill ends301 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Latest notice published278 days ago
    15 Jan 2026, 10:36 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Sept 2025, 10:41 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Dec 2025, 09:09 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Dec 2025, 09:09 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    7 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    15 Jan 2026, 10:36 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,860,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 52 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
KimptonSMEUKRI-5154 HVAC Maintenance, Reactive, Remedial and Project Works8 Jan 2026 – 6 Jan 2028 · up to 6 Jan 2030Extensions: optional extensions of - 1 + 1 year · Options: optional extensions of - 1 + 1 year£1,860,00025 Nov 2025standstill to 22 Dec 2025Standstill
KimptonSME£1,860,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5154 HVAC Maintenance, Reactive, Remedial and Project Works · KimptonSME

    Signed
    14 Jan 2026
    Value
    £1,860,000
    Period
    15 Jan 2026 – 14 Jan 2028 · up to 11 Jan 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    optional extensions of - 1 + 1 year
    Options
    optional extensions of - 1 + 1 year
    10 agreed KPIs: Completion of reactive instructions · Complete the ‘routine PPM maintenance’ as specified in the contract. · Site Familiarisation …
    • Completion of reactive instructions
    • Complete the ‘routine PPM maintenance’ as specified in the contract.
    • Site Familiarisation
    • Quotations issued on time
    • Cost
    • Attendance of remedial instructions
    • SHE- To ensure the adherence to all Health and Safety regulations and policies.
    • Completion of remedial instructions
    • Attendance of reactive instructions
    • Documentation

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Kimpton LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXQW-5571-RNZG Unit 5-6, Hawkshead Road, Greenfields Technology Park, Bromborough, Wirral, North West, CH62 3RJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender