Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 6 Aug 2025, 16:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CPU 7400 - Consultancy Service for Lifts

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£220,000≈ £55k / year · £264,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Sept 2025
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Oct 2029 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Nottingham City Council are seeking a fully independent specialist elevator, escalator and access equipment consultancy service, to support the management of passenger lifts and domestic lifts across its portfolio. The consultancy shall have a wealth of experience in developing and delivering lift, escalator and access solutions for the built environment. The Practice consultants shall be experienced in dealing with the particular challenges of all types and sizes of project from large scale & high-rise to single lifts. The consultants may have to work with architects and apply their knowledge to the latest innovations and advances within the lift industry to assist Nottingham City Council with their particular maintenance management functions and project delivery as required. Further information on the scope of services can be located in the tender pack published on Proactis.

CPV: Lifts · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Cancelled 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£220,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2029 (4 yrs)Value: £220,000 exc. VAT · £264,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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: 40%Price: 50%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Cancelled
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
6 Aug 2025, 16:32 BST
Last source update
4 Sept 2025, 11:57 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 24 Sept 2025
Authority reference
CPU 7400
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046678
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
LiftsTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0582d7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
18 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Proactis

Contract Title: CPU 7400 Consultancy Services for Lifts

Timeline

6 Aug 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Aug 2025, 16:32 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 11:57 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    18 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by398 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts392 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Aug 2025, 16:32 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 11:05 BST
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 14:28 BST
    UK4
  4. Deadline moved to 18 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    21 Aug 2025, 14:28 BST
    +15 days · was 3 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Tender notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 11:55 BST
    UK4
  6. Procurement termination notice published
    4 Sept 2025, 11:57 BST
    UK12
  7. Status changed to cancelled
    4 Sept 2025, 11:57 BST
Published amendments (3)

Following our previous communication on 13 August 2025 regarding upcoming amendments to the Pricing Schedule, we can now confirm that these changes have been completed. In addition, further updates have been made to the Invitation to Tender. As a result, the original versions of both documents have been removed and replaced with updated versions dated 20 August 2025. Due to these amendments and th…

Deadline extended to 18 September 2025 at 12 noon. Tender pack also amended. Amended documents are dated 20.08.2025.

ABANDONED PROCUREMENT Thank you for your interest and participation in the above mentioned procurement process. We wish to inform you that, following internal review, we have decided to abandon the current procurement exercise. This decision has been made to ensure alignment with revised project requirements and strategic priorities. A new procurement opportunity will be issued in due course, and…

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-08: 2 releases · 6 Aug 2025, 21 Aug 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—4 Sept 2025CancelledABANDONED PROCUREMENT Thank you for your interest and participation in the above mentioned procurement process. We wish to inform you that, following internal review, we have decided to abandon the current procurement exercise. This decision has been made to ensure alignment with revised project requirements and strategic priorities. A new procurement opportunity will be issued in due course, and we encourage you to consider participating once it is published. We appreciate your time and effort in engaging with this process and look forward to your continued interest.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGG-1891-TDCX Loxley House, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 3NGContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender