Official UK procurement notice
Gas Maintenance Services and Pressure Systems
Authority: University of Chester (Charity / VCSE)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Award Notice follows the University of Chester seeking tenders through the 2 Stage Restricted Tender Procedure under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 for the provision of Gas fired boilers, Water Heaters, and Pressurisation Units PPM servicing and Reactive Maintenance throughout its sites. This contract will start in August 2025 for a period of 3 years (with the two possible extension periods of 1 and 1 years).The total potential contract value, based on previous and foreseeable requirements is approximated to range from £800,000 to £1.2million. However, as services are "needs specific", actual demand and requirements will vary over the period of the contract term and no guarantee can therefore be given regarding the volume, nor value, of business placed with appointed contractor/s. Please note all values in this award notice have been rounded up.
CPV: Gas appliance maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1University of Chester was seeking tenders through the 2 Stage Restricted Tender…AwardedRenewal
University of Chester was seeking tenders through the 2 Stage Restricted Tender Procedure under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 for the provision of Gas fired boilers, Water Heaters, and Pressurisation Units PPM servicing and Reactive Maintenance throughout its sites. This contract is intended to start in August 2025 for a period of 3 years (with the two possible extension periods of 1 & 1 years).The total potential contract value, based on previous and foreseeable requirements is approximated to range from £800,000 to £1.2million. However, as services are "needs specific", actual demand and requirements will vary over the period of the contract term and no guarantee can therefore be given regarding the volume, nor value, of business placed with appointed contractor/s.The services required are for all reactive and planned preventative maintenance at the University of Chester’s following sites:Chester- Exton Park - Parkgate Road, Wheeler, Creative Campus - Kingsway, Queens Park, Gateway House, plus multiple accommodation properties across Chester.Warrington - Time Square, Sarah Parker RemondBirkenhead- Marriss House The service covers maintenance for all gas fired boiler and water heaters, as well as pumps/plate/plate heat exchangers. This includes PPM and callouts for all items. Further information was available in the tender documents.
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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 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 (2)
- Quality Evaluation: 45%
- Pricing Evaluation: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Evaluation: 45
- Pricing Evaluation: 55
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Technical & professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 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
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 20 Feb 2025, 15:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jul 2025, 09:28 BST
- Authority reference
2025-Feb-01- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043004- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e537Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Please contact the University.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Mar 2025 → 25 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline24 Mar 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected8 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published25 Jul 2025, 09:28 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete25 Jul 2025, 09:28 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KimptonSME | £1,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 043004-2025-2025-Feb-01-1 · KimptonSME
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2025
- Value
- £1,200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kimpton LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.