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Published 29 Aug 2025, 13:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MTC for Repair, Maintenance & Minor Works for swimming pools filtration and ozone installations at Belfast City Council properties and locations

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£2,300,000≈ £2.3m / year · £2,760,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Sept 2025awarded 6 Oct 2025
Awarded to WJM Building Services Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 7 Oct 2026 · up to 7 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 7 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The works covered by this Contract comprises the repair, maintenance and minor works swimming pool installations steam & sauna equipment at various Belfast City Council Properties and fountains at various locations. Any or all of the locations as listed may be added to the Contract at the sole discretion of the Contract Administrator subject to agreement with the Contractor.

The provision of a emergency, 24 hour, seven days per week call-out services to secure and make safe Council property is an essential and integral part of this work and is ‘of the essence’ with regards to the award and performance of the contract. The Contractor is required to have his representative on site within one hour to make safe the location within the Contract area. The Contractor shall provide the Council with one contact name and telephone number for this purpose.

  • No preliminary market engagement: As this is an MTC it is not possible to define specific works in advance

CPV: Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£2,300,000
Contract period: 7 Oct 2025 – 7 Oct 2026 (1 yr) · up to 7 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £2,300,000 exc. VAT · £2,760,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract up to a further [4 years]. Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of fund ing and satisfactory performance of the Contractor.

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality including Social Value at 10%: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality including Social Value at 10%
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Aug 2025, 13:04 BST
Last source update
28 Apr 2026, 11:38 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 7 Oct 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052447
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05906b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018484-2025 ↗

This procurement has concluded this notice is for administrative purposes only, refer to FTS:

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-018484

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050b85

Timeline

29 Aug 2025 → 28 Apr 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 13:04 BST
  2. Submission deadline399 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Assessment summaries sent387 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Contract starts386 days ago
    7 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by385 days ago
    7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Standstill ends377 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Latest notice published183 days ago
    28 Apr 2026, 11:38 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 13:04 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    6 Oct 2025, 15:06 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    6 Oct 2025, 15:06 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    28 Apr 2026, 11:38 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £644,6851 award exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Named bidders 2published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
WJM Building Services LtdSME17 Oct 2025 – 3 Sept 2026 · up to 3 Sept 2030Extensions: Contract Period – Initial period for 1 year up to 3 September 2026 with the option to renew for a further 4 years£644,6856 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · WJM Building Services LtdSME

    Signed
    31 Mar 2026
    Value
    £3,223,425
    Period
    31 Mar 2026 – 3 Sept 2026 · up to 3 Sept 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Contract Period – Initial period for 1 year up to 3 September 2026 with the option to renew for a further 4 years
    8 agreed KPIs: 1. Work started & completed within agreed time frame · 2. Ease of Communication / resolution of queries, returning phone calls etc. · 3. Overall quality of service delivered including workmanship, materials and service sheets etc. …
    • 1. Work started & completed within agreed time frame
    • 2. Ease of Communication / resolution of queries, returning phone calls etc.
    • 3. Overall quality of service delivered including workmanship, materials and service sheets etc.
    • 4. Works on-site carried out as per instructions with acceptable labour, materials and quantities
    • 5. Health and Safety - equipment/procedures/RAMS
    • 6. Time valuation provided from date of completion, 2 months (20 points) 3 months (15 points) 5 months (10 points) over 6months (0 points)
    • 7. Valuation submitted in accordance with contract, including arithmetically, rates, backup invoices and signed daywork sheets., All provided ( 10 points) Small errors (5 points) Large number of errors (0 points)
    • 8. Percentage difference in agreed amount to submitted valuation, 0 % (20 points) 0 to 5% (10 points) 6 to 15% (5 points) over 15% (o points)

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders10—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQXY-5321-CGZM 9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded
  • Sterling Hydrotech LtdBidder / tendererGB-COH: 02275897 Freshwaters, Park Road, Holmewood, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, East Midlands, S42 5UY
  • WJM Building Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI043406 574-576 Ballysillan Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT14 6RNContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender