Notice Information
Notice Title
Lift Autodiallers (Corporate and Housing)
Notice Description
As the digital switchover approaches, it is crucial to transition analogue phone lines in passenger lifts within Sheffield City Council's Housing and Corporate buildings to digital technology. Analogue lines are becoming obsolete with the shift to digital communications and telecommunication providers within the UK are starting to switch these analogue lines off. This produces risk to the Council as it will result in potential service disruptions for lift emergency communication systems. These systems are vital for safety, as they allow for quick communication in the event of an emergency.
Procurement Information
The open procurement route (OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0548ef) under PA2023 legislation resulted in two supplier bids, both non-compliant as missing key information. Opportunity for both suppliers to submit this information was provided but to no avail. The tenderers therefore were non-compliant with the procedural requirements of the tender documentation, specifically: * Point 7 of Section 19 of the Procurement Act 2023 * Point 11 of Section 19 of the Procurement Act 2023 Under PA2023 legislation, the Authority has grounds to directly appoint a contractor once a tender has legitimately failed. A Procurement Termination Notice was therefore published, ending that procurement activity. Safeline Group UK Limited were not apart of this original procurement exercise and were sent the tender documentation for completion which were evaluated on Cost/Quality as per the original procurement. The outcome of the evaluation placed them as a preferred supplier for this project. The FTS website would not allow for us to link this notice with the original procurement OCID - ocds-h6vhtk-0548ef. Advice from Cabinet Office was to publish this as a standalone Transparency Notice making reference to the previous failed procurement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0656c0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019615-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
51 - Installation services (except software)
-
- CPV Codes
50750000 - Lift-maintenance services
51300000 - Installation services of communications equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £258,484 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Mar 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 14 Mar 2026 - 1 Feb 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S1 2HH
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019615-2026
4th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014621-2026
18th February 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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