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Published 24 Jan 2023, 17:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Hard FM Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£10,000,000≈ £2.0m / year25% below published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Feb 2023awarded 18 Sept 2023
Awarded to Lorne stewart PLC
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hard FM and PPM

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of building installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Hard FM Services delivering mechanical, electrical, building fabric and specialist…AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£10,000,000

Hard FM Services delivering mechanical, electrical, building fabric and specialist maintenance across the estate. The service includes planned, reactive and remedial works, statutory compliance, asset management, sustainability initiatives and collaborative service delivery to ensure safe, efficient, reliable and cost-effective healthcare environments.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2023 – 30 Sept 2028 (5 yrs)
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Option to extend for a further period of up to 2 years, to a maximum term of 7 years.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Price: 30
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Cost: 30
Published award criteria (1)
  • Cost: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 30 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
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
24 Jan 2023, 17:48 GMT
Last source update
17 Sept 2026, 14:48 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088296
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of building installations
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039a52 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
22 Feb 2023, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Feb 2023 → 17 Sept 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Feb 2023, 23:59 GMT
  2. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published39 days ago
    17 Sept 2026, 14:48 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2026
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Sept 2026, 14:48 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    17 Sept 2026, 14:48 BST
  3. Buyer details updated
    17 Sept 2026, 14:48 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £7,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Sept 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lorne stewart PLC£7,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 088296-2026-1 · Lorne stewart PLC

    Signed
    18 Sept 2023
    Value
    £7,500,000
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Unit 7 & 8 Talisman Business Centre, Talisman Road, Bicester, South East, OX266HRContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • South Central Ambulance Service NSH Foundation TrustContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth BICESTER, South EastContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.