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Stairlift & Hoist Maintenance

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

21 Aug 2026 at 16:44

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

17 Apr 2026 at 10:46

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council procured a stairlift and hoist maintenance service for its property portfolio. The requirement covers building and facilities management services associated with maintaining stairlifts and hoists used across the Council’s properties. It is a service contract rather than a supply or construction project, and the Council appointed one contractor for the requirement. The named buyer is Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, a sub-central public authority. The work relates to the Council’s property estate, with the procurement associated with the Bolton area. Businesses suited to this opportunity would typically provide planned and reactive maintenance, inspection, repair and servicing for stairlifts and hoists, with the operational capacity to support a public-sector property portfolio through a single service arrangement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 21 August 2026 to W.H. Scott & Son (Engineers) Limited. The awarded value is £100,281 gross. It was a below-threshold open competition under the Procurement Act 2023, with one lot and one contractor. The contract runs from 7 September 2026 to 6 September 2029, with a possible extension through two further 12-month periods, subject to agreement and satisfactory performance. The original tender estimated value was £80,565 gross. Evaluation weighted price at 45%, quality at 35% and social value at 20%. Eleven tenders were received, ten reached the final stage and eight final-stage bids came from SMEs. The tender status is complete.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for specialist stairlift and hoist maintenance within a local authority property portfolio, delivered through a single-provider arrangement. Relevant competitors would need practical capability in servicing, inspecting, repairing and maintaining stairlifts and hoists, together with sufficient workforce and scheduling capacity to support multiple council properties. The evaluation shows that technical service quality and social value were important alongside price, so a credible future supplier would need to evidence reliable delivery, competent engineers, effective maintenance planning, responsive fault handling and a clear social-value contribution. The opportunity was suitable for SMEs, and the final competition included eight SME bids, indicating that established smaller engineering or facilities-management businesses can compete when they can demonstrate the required specialist capability and delivery capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Stairlift & Hoist Maintenance

Notice Description

The Borough Council of Bolton ("the Authority") received tenders for a Stairlift & Hoist Maintenance Contract. This procurement exercise was ran as an open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023, the Authority will appoint a single (1) contractor on the Contract. This tender is to provide a Stairlift & Hoist Maintenance service to the Councils property portfolio. It is intended for the Contract to commence on 7 September 2026 for a period of three (3) years. There is the option to extend for a further two (2) x twelve (12) month periods.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: A break clause after three years allows the Authority to review the providers and opt to extend for up to a further (2) two, twelve (12) month periods, but only if the providers continue to meet the contractual requirements.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0684f7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080087-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79993000 - Building and facilities management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£80,565 Under £100K
Lots Value
£80,565 Under £100K
Awards Value
£100,281 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
18 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Contract Period
7 Sep 2026 - 6 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOLTON
Postcode
BL1 1RU
Postcode Area
Bolton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD36 Greater Manchester North West
Delivery Location
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Local Authority
Bolton
Electoral Ward
Queens Park & Central
Westminster Constituency
Bolton North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

W.H. SCOTT & SON (ENGINEERS) LIMITED

Further Information

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