Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 23 May 2025, 17:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs of Commercial Heating Systems

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Hillingdon (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£3,375,000≈ £1.1m / year · £4,050,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates0.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Jan 2026awarded 23 Apr 2026
Awarded to BSW Heating Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

Re-procurement openService, Maintenance and Repair of Fire Alarm Systems and Fire Fighting Systems · bids close

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The London Borough of Hillingdon wishes to appoint an experienced service provider for the servicing, maintenance and repairs of Commercial Heating Systems. Hillingdon currently manages and maintains the gas installations of approximately 78 Communal plant rooms across our Housing and Corporate sites.

The objectives of this contract are to appoint one service provider (contractor) to carry out the servicing, maintenance and remedial works to maintain London Borough of Hillingdon's communal gas fired appliances, central heating and hot water system installations and Heat Interface Units, in a legally compliant and serviceable condition and to the current Gas Safety, Installation and other relevant legislation.

The Council intends to award a contract for these services for a period of up to three (3) years with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) plus two (2) years subject to agreement and satisfactory performance.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 19 Nov 2032, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of building installations · Repair and maintenance services of machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£3,375,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2033 with extensionsValue: £3,375,000 exc. VAT · £4,050,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: There may be the occasion where the successful contractor is asked to urgently deliver on small value capital works projects such as a plant room refurb or commercial boiler installation. These Capital works projects will not exceed £100k on each occasion and are not guaranteed to be issued to the successful contractor. Nor does the Council guarantee any value or number of potential Capital Works projects under this contract. Properties and assets may be added or removed from the contract during its term with any adjustment to the contract price being in accordance with the Pricing Schedule or as agreed with by Hillingdon's authorised representative. · Two (2) plus two (2) years depending on performance and / or requirement.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See tender pack

  • Technical & professional ability

    See tender pack

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: As per the schedule of rates
  • Quality: As per the quality questions and subsequent sub-weighting
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    See tender pack

  • Technical & professional ability

    See tender pack

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 19 Nov 2032
First published
23 May 2025, 17:26 BST
Last source update
22 Jul 2026, 10:44 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Mar 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078640
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of building installationsRepair and maintenance services of machinery
Delivery area
London (UKI74)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0524e5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
9 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
5 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

It will be the responsibility of interested parties to register on our nominated tender portal, Proactis - Supplier Network, using the following address supplierlive.proactisp2p.com ↗

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 22 Jul 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 17:26 BST
  2. Market engagement355 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    To participate in our Pre-Market Engagement exercise please email to the following:

    mbreen@hillingdon.gov.uk

    Please quote "Commercial Gas - market engagement" in the email title.

    (do not include any marking material)

    You will then be sent a short market engagement questionnaire, please then complete and return this by the stated deadline in the questionnaire.

    We would encourage all interested parties to register for free at supplierlive.proactisp2p.com ↗ where this opportunity will be advertised in due course.

  3. Tender notice published331 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 16:46 GMT
  4. Next notice expected331 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by296 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline292 days ago
    9 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
  7. Award decision expected by212 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent175 days ago
    7 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Contract starts120 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  10. Latest notice published98 days ago
    22 Jul 2026, 10:44 BST

Notice history

11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 17:26 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Oct 2025, 14:29 GMT
    UK2
  3. Published value updated to £2,900,000
    28 Oct 2025, 14:29 GMT
    was £2,100,000
  4. Tender notice published
    1 Dec 2025, 16:46 GMT
    UK4
  5. Published value updated to £3,375,000
    1 Dec 2025, 16:46 GMT
    was £2,900,000
  6. Status changed to active
    1 Dec 2025, 16:46 GMT
  7. Deadline published: 9 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
    1 Dec 2025, 16:46 GMT
  8. Contract award notice published
    7 May 2026, 10:39 BST
    UK6
  9. Status changed to complete
    7 May 2026, 10:39 BST
  10. Contract signature expected
    22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  11. Contract details notice published
    22 Jul 2026, 10:44 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-10: 1 release · 28 Oct 2025
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 23 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,400,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1913 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BSW Heating Ltd1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2033Extensions: The Council intends to award a contract for these services for a period of up to three (3) years with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) plus two (2) years subject to agreement and satisfactory performance. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. There may be the occasion where the successful contractor is asked to urgently deliver on small value capital works projects such as a plant room refurb or commercial boiler installation. These Capital works projects will not exceed £100k on each occasion and are not guaranteed to be issued to the successful contractor. Nor does the Council guarantee any value or number of potential Capital Works projects under this contract. Properties and assets may be added or removed from the contract during its term with any adjustment to the contract price being in accordance with the Pricing Schedule or as agreed with by Hillingdon's authorised representative.£3,400,00023 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · BSW Heating Ltd

    Signed
    10 Jun 2026
    Value
    £3,400,000
    Period
    1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2033 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The Council intends to award a contract for these services for a period of up to three (3) years with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) plus two (2) years subject to agreement and satisfactory performance.
    Options
    The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. There may be the occasion where the successful contractor is asked to urgently deliver on small value capital works projects such as a plant room refurb or commercial boiler installation. These Capital works projects will not exceed £100k on each occasion and are not guaranteed to be issued to the successful contractor. Nor does the Council guarantee any value or number of potential Capital Works projects under this contract. Properties and assets may be added or removed from the contract during its term with any adjustment to the contract price being in accordance with the Pricing Schedule or as agreed with by Hillingdon's authorised representative.
    3 agreed KPIs: Service Compliancy (LGSR's in date) · Communal Systems out of action for more than 24hrs (per month) · First Time Fix
    • Service Compliancy (LGSR's in date)
    • Communal Systems out of action for more than 24hrs (per month)
    • First Time Fix

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
19final-stage tenders130—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Hillingdon

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHZZ-4724-NYPH Civic Centre, Uxbridge, London, UB8 1UWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BSW HEATING LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01047746GB-PPON: PTPB-9475-ZPGX 3 Old Barn Lane, Surrey, London, CR8 5ATContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsIt will be the responsibility of interested parties to register on our nominated tender portal, Proactis - Supplier Network, using the following address https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/

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
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender