Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Maintenance of Woodchip Biomass Boiler
Procurement agent: Hywel da University Health Board·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMaintenance of Woodchip Biomass Boiler located at Glangwili General Hospital, Hywel Dda University Health Board. The Health Board will appoint one provider to provide the maintenance. The Health Board encourages participation from local businesses. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).The contract will be for a thirty six (36) month period with optional 12 months plus 12 months extensions.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£175,000
- Economic & financial standing
Must meet the requirements outlined in the tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
Must meet the requirements outlined in the Specification document
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 30%
- Commercial: 60%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: Method Statement & RAMS, Experience and expertise to demonstrates your abilities to deliver the contract, Call Out Reports Call out procedure plus evidence /examples of the Service & Call Out Reports & Evidence of a good working relationship with the OEM Uniconfort.
- Commercial: Planned Maintenance, Call Out Scenario & Priority Supplier Programme
- Social Value: Wellbeing & Future Generation Act 2015, Foundational Economy & Carbon Footprint.
- Economic & financial standing
Must meet the requirements outlined in the tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
Must meet the requirements outlined in the Specification document
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Aug 2026, 10:45 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
MAI-ITT-127483-PS5144-26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090134- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ea40Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/home.html ↗
Tender reference MAI-ITT-127483-PS5144-26
Timeline
24 Aug 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published66 days ago24 Aug 2026, 10:45 BST
- Market engagement64 days ago25 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
The Health Board is particularly keen to hear from
Biomass Boiler service providers including SMEs.
The proposed procurement is expected to allow
bidding for a single lot, encouraging participation from smaller providers and nationwide businesses.
Please note that the details within this notice maybe subject to change.
- Next notice expected63 days ago26 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published35 days ago23 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST
- Clarification questions by19 days ago9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline9 days ago19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 13 days11 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 32 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Aug 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Aug 2026, 10:45 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published23 Sept 2026, 13:32 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £175,00023 Sept 2026, 13:32 BSTwas £135,000
- Status changed to active23 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST
- Deadline published: 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST23 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Beneficiary authority
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement ServicesProcuring entityUndertaking the procurement process
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender