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LOLER Inspections

Anchor Hanover Group

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

19 Aug 2026 at 09:52

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

18 May 2026 at 16:39

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Anchor Hanover Group procured national LOLER inspection services for its locations across England. The requirement covers passenger lifts, goods lifts, dumb waiters, stair lifts and tail lifts on vehicles. The work is technical inspection and testing, including lift-related assets, within Anchor’s specialist housing and care portfolio for people later in life. Delivery spans the English regions of North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The appointed contractor is expected to provide a suitably qualified and experienced inspection service across this nationwide estate. The requirement is relevant to organisations specialising in statutory lifting-equipment examinations, inspection management and associated compliance reporting for large, geographically dispersed property portfolios.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to TUV SUD Limited on 19 August 2026. It used an above-threshold open competitive flexible procedure with two stages: a pre-selection questionnaire followed by an invitation to tender. One lot was evaluated on quality (60%) and cost (40%). Four bids were received and three reached the final stage; the tender submission deadline was 19 June 2026 at 12:00. The estimated lot value was £1,750,000 including VAT (£1,458,333 excluding VAT). The awarded value was £2,064,000 including VAT (£1,720,000 excluding VAT). The contract runs from 21 November 2026 to 19 November 2028, with three possible one-year extensions to 19 November 2031. The award date was 19 August 2026, and signature was scheduled for 4 September 2026. Payment terms are 30 days.

This award demonstrates demand from a major housing and care provider for nationwide LOLER inspection coverage across a varied lifting-equipment estate. A credible future competitor would need the technical competence and relevant experience to inspect passenger and goods lifts, dumb waiters, stair lifts and vehicle tail lifts, while coordinating delivery across multiple English regions. The 60% quality weighting indicates that service capability matters more than price alone. Suppliers should be able to manage changes to inspection frequency, scope and methods when legislation or standards change, and adapt to properties being added, closed or transferred. They would also need robust asset and job-management processes, compatible data and system interfaces, and reliable reporting workflows. The competition included an SME at final stage, showing that smaller specialist firms can form part of the competitive landscape.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

LOLER Inspections

Notice Description

Anchor Hanover Group (Anchor), England's largest provider of specialist housing and care for people later in life, is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to undertake LOLER Inspections across our locations on a national basis. Anchor are procuring a new contract in relation to LOLER Inspections for the following assets: Passenger Lifts, Goods Lifts, Dumb Waiters, Stair Lifts and Tail Lifts on vehicles. A standstill period will be observed for 8 working days from 19th August 2026, ending 12:00am 28th August 2026.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 3 years (1 + 1 + 1 )

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069b4c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078806-2026
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
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

50750000 - Lift-maintenance services

71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,458,333 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,458,333 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,720,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
21 Nov 2026 - 19 Nov 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
2031-04-01

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Anchor Hanover Group
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD1 2ST
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TUV SUD Ltd

Further Information

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