Official UK procurement notice
Victoria Library Mini-Hub Makerspace Operator V2
Authority: Westminster City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWestminster City Council (WCC) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified organisations to operate the Victoria Library Mini-Hub Makerspace as part of our Community Hubs programme.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Adult-education services at university level · Building and facilities management services · Civic betterment and community facility support services · Community action programme · Event services · Miscellaneous membership organisations services · Operation of an educational centre · Personal development training services · Services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists · Services related to the preparation of training manuals · Tutorial services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£50,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: 70% - Technical 30% - Cost
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
- 19 Dec 2025, 17:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2026, 11:51 BST
- Authority reference
BT372- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002424- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05faf9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 22 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published307 days ago19 Dec 2025, 17:39 GMT
- Market engagement287 days ago8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
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- Tender notice published283 days ago12 Jan 2026, 16:49 GMT
- Next notice expected283 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by276 days ago19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline273 days ago22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts242 days ago23 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published183 days ago22 Apr 2026, 11:51 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Dec 2025, 17:39 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Jan 2026, 12:49 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published12 Jan 2026, 16:49 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active12 Jan 2026, 16:49 GMT
- Procurement method changed12 Jan 2026, 16:49 GMT
- Deadline published: 22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT12 Jan 2026, 16:49 GMT
- Contract details notice published22 Apr 2026, 11:51 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete22 Apr 2026, 11:51 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 19 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENABLE LEISURE AND CULTURE | £57,632 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · ENABLE LEISURE AND CULTURE
- Signed
- 9 Apr 2026
- Value
- £57,632
- Period
- 9 Apr 2026 – 23 Mar 2027 · up to 23 Sept 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 6 months optional extension
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ENABLE LEISURE AND CULTUREAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender