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Published 1 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

University of Hertfordshire : Facilities Management Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Hertfordshire (Education)·On behalf of: LitmusFM

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£31,680,000≈ £11m / year · £31,680,000 inc. VAT25.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Nov 2025awarded 4 Feb 2026
Award (standstill) to CBRE MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 1 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful Supplier will be required to provide Facilities Management services for the University of Hertfordshire.

Contract value = Anticipated annual value £8.8m, offering a contract for 3 years with the option to extend 1 plus 1 on both parties’ agreement.

It is intended that the Facilities Management Services will be let in 1 Lot.

The University of Hertfordshire are tendering the Facilities Management Services, to include Maintenance and Engineering, Building Fabric, Cleaning, Security, Waste, Horticulture and Pest Control. The University has a range of buildings, of varying ages within their portfolio, sat within a semi-rural setting.

The University is looking for an experienced service partner who ideally is familiar with operating Facilities Management contracts within the Higher Education sector.

To view this notice, please click here:

www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html ↗

  • How the procedure runs: PSQ followed by RFP

CPV: Facilities management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£31,680,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Jul 2031 with extensionsValue: £31,680,000 exc. VAT · £31,680,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: Contract for 3 years with the option to extend 1 plus 1 on both parties’ agreement.
79993100 Facilities management 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: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Criterion 1: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Criterion 1

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update
11 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 14 Apr 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045252
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Facilities management services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056b67 Find a Tender
How it runs

PSQ followed by RFP

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
28 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

1 Aug 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline334 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Assessment summaries sent260 days ago
    11 Feb 2026
  4. Latest notice published259 days ago
    11 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
  5. Standstill ends250 days ago
    20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Award decision expected by197 days ago
    14 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts89 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £33,092,2951 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CBRE MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED2 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 1 Jul 2031Extensions: option to extend 1 plus 1 on both parties’ agreement.£33,092,2954 Feb 2026standstill to 20 Feb 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one00—

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

2 public bodies on the notice

University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHWL-7636-TRBG COLLEGE LANE, HATFIELD, HATFIELD, East of England, AL10 9ABContact email

Other public bodies

  • LitmusFMProcuring entityManaging tender process in collaboration with UniversityGB-PPON: PZGC-2499-CDCL Leeds, Yorkshire & HumberContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CBRE Managed ServicesAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01799580 61 Southwark Street, london, London, SE1 0HLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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