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Published 5 Jun 2025, 13:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

IPRFQ03/25-01 HVAC Replacement · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£90,000£90,000 inc. VAT25% below published estimate
Submissions closed 27 Jun 2025awarded 7 Aug 2025
Awarded to William Freer Ltd
Contract term 1 moends 12 Sept 2025 · starts 8 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ESPO conducted a procurement exercise (UK4 Tender Notice: 2025/S 000-033964; Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-054399) seeking replacement of the existing Heating, Ventilation and Air Condition (HVAC) System on the 1st and 2nd floor of the ESPO building, Leicester (Grove Park, Enderby).

CPV: Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipment · HVAC packages

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 moSMEPublished value£90,000
Contract period: 8 Aug 2025 – 12 Sept 2025 (1 mo)Value: £90,000 exc. VAT · £90,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Refer to Request for Quotation documents for conditions of participation.

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Refer to Request for Quotation documents for conditions of participation.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
5 Jun 2025, 13:34 BST
Last source update
19 Sept 2025, 10:59 BST
Authority reference
IPRFQ03/25-01
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030244
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Electrical installation work of heating and other electrical building-equipmentHVAC packages
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054399 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: East Midlands Tendering
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Submission deadline
27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
12 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please refer to all instructions captured via www.eastmidstenders.org ↗.

Timeline

5 Jun 2025 → 19 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 13:34 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    12 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    8 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    19 Sept 2025, 10:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 13:34 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 10:18 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
    20 Jun 2025, 10:18 BST
    +7 days · was 20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract details notice published
    19 Sept 2025, 10:59 BST
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    19 Sept 2025, 10:59 BST
Published amendments (1)

Deadline for submission of tenders has been extended until 12:00 noon on Friday 27 June 2025.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £67,5001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
William Freer LtdSME£67,500 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • IPRFQ03/25-01 HVAC Replacement · William Freer LtdSME

    Signed
    7 Aug 2025
    Value
    £67,500 inc. VAT
    Period
    27 Oct 2025 – 5 Dec 2025
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYDD-1122-TCVN Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, East Midlands, LE19 1ESContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • WILLIAM FREER LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00229334GB-PPON: PGCM-9386-JGVV 360 Melton Road, Leicester, East Midlands, LE4 7SLContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsTo quote: (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for opportunity 'IPRFQ03/25-01' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); d) Express an interest; (e) Download the Request for Quotation doc…
  • Technical specifications tenderTechnical specificationsPlease refer to the Request for Quotation documentation (see above for further details including summary instructions on how to access these).

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender