Official UK procurement notice
Domestic Lifts · UK public procurement notice
Authority: West Lancashire Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: North West (UKD47)
Published estimate£2,100,000≈ £700k / year · £2,520,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Feb 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 5 Apr 2029 · up to 5 Apr 2033 with extensions · starts 6 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInstallation, routine inspection, servicing, removal, and maintenance and repairs of Stairlifts, Steplifts. Platform Lifts and Through Floor Lifts
- No preliminary market engagement: Going to the open market and technical knowledge known
CPV: Installation services of lifting and handling equipment, except lifts and escalators
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£2,100,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
see tender pack
- Technical & professional ability
see tender pack
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: Price - 60%
- Quality: Social Value - 10% Quality - 30%
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
see tender pack
- Technical & professional ability
see tender pack
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- 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
- 18 Dec 2025, 15:02 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Dec 2025, 15:02 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
DN800888- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084496- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f968Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
see tender pack
Review and risk notes
- Risks
see tender pack
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
18 Dec 2025 → 6 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published313 days ago18 Dec 2025, 15:02 GMT
- Clarification questions by272 days ago28 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline265 days ago4 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by224 days ago16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago6 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published18 Dec 2025, 15:02 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