Official UK procurement notice
Windsor Forest Colleges Group - M&E Tender
Authority: The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of M&E Services to the Windsor Forest Colleges Group
CPV: Mechanical engineering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,060,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Staffing & Governance: 25%
- Quality Assurance & Reporting: 10%
- Service Delivery: 25%
- Contract Price: 40%
Published award criteria (4)
- Staffing & Governance
- Quality Assurance & Reporting
- Contract Price
- Service Delivery
- Economic & financial standing
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 3 Mar 2026, 12:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2026, 12:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
CA17305- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018873- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0660baFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Apr 2026, 18:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
3 Mar 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published236 days ago3 Mar 2026, 12:03 GMT
- Clarification questions by216 days ago23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline205 days ago3 Apr 2026, 18:00 BST
- Contract starts55 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published3 Mar 2026, 12:03 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender