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Published 24 Jul 2026, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-6027 STFC Lifts - Maintenance, Reactive, Remedial and Project works.

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Published estimate£590,000≈ £197k / year · £708,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Aug 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 1 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), wishes to establish a contract cover all industrial lift maintenance, reactive and remedial works at The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire (RAL).

The site address for delivery of the goods and/or services is: a. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QX

Currently there are no assets at the other STFC sites listed below

  • Chilbolton Observatory in Hampshire
  • The Cosener’s House, in Abingdon

If in the future Lifts are installed within the above sites, and if further sites come under STFC management in the south of England or Wales, through the term of this contract we will discuss and agree requirements and cost variations.

CPV: Lift-maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£590,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £590,000 exc. VAT · £708,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The Contract duration shall be for a period of 3 years with optional extensions of 1 year (3+1) from commencement of the Contract.
50750000 Lift-maintenance services

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Quality: 70%
  • Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
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 Jul 2026, 14:05 BST
Last source update
24 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Sept 2026
Authority reference
UKRI-6027
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070321
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Lift-maintenance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d353 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: UKRI eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
28 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
21 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

24 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published96 days ago
    24 Jul 2026, 14:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by68 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline61 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by43 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts28 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Jul 2026, 14:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    24 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (1)

Extension

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender