AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Wolverhampton Homes Limited has awarded and signed a passenger-lift inspection, servicing, maintenance, breakdown response and refurbishment contract to Lift and Engineering Services Limited. The contract covers 73 lifts in Wolverhampton.
Published outcomeOne active award for lot 1 was made to Lift and Engineering Services Limited under a framework.
Market significanceThe signed contract is valued at £2,000,000 excluding VAT (£2,400,000 including VAT) for an initial three-year term, with a potential 12-month extension.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LIFT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £2,000,000 excluding VAT; £2,400,000 including VAT GBP · Active award and signed contract
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Verified supplier identity is Companies House number 01913516. Award 1 names the supplier; contract 1 is linked to award 1 and provides the contract value and signed date.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award decision date
99% confidence27 July 2026
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Award 1 lists award_date as 2026-07-27.
Contract signed
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 lists dateSigned as 2026-10-02.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 and award 1 are both recorded with status active.
Contract start
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-02.
Initial contract end
99% confidence1 October 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-10-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£2,000,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 2000000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£2,400,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 2400000 GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceThe published contract value applies to the single awarded contract and is not separately broken down by service element.
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One contract is linked to award 1; no itemised pricing or lot-level value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice publication
99% confidence6 August 2026
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Release history records contract award notice 074579-2026 published on 2026-08-06.
Contract signing and commencement
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 lists both dateSigned and startDate as 2026-10-02.
Contract details notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract document 096820-2026 lists datePublished as 2026-10-14.
Initial term end
99% confidence1 October 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-10-01.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence1 October 2030
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Contract 1 period maxExtentDate is 2030-10-01, subject to the stated extension option.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Asset scope
98% confidenceInspection, servicing and maintenance of 73 passenger lifts across the city.
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Tender description states that Wolverhampton Homes requires these services for 73 passenger lifts.
Service requirements
98% confidenceRegular pre-agreed servicing, normal-hours and out-of-hours breakdown and call-out response, and lift refurbishment services.
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Tender description specifies these requirements.
Accessibility requirement
97% confidenceRefurbishment should, where possible, comply with applicable DDA regulations.
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Tender description states this requirement.
Delivery area
95% confidenceWolverhampton (UKG39).
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Award item delivery address is recorded as region UKG39; the buyer is located in Wolverhampton.
Categories
98% confidenceServices, with works also included; CPV classifications are lift installation work and repair and maintenance services of building installations.
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Award 1 records services as the main category, works as an additional category, and lists CPV 45313100 and 50700000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective procedure.
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Process tender.procurementMethod is selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceAward under framework.
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Process procurement_method_details and tender.procurementMethodDetails both state Award under framework.
Competition information
96% confidenceThe source marks the procurement as non-competitive; bidder numbers and evaluation information are not published in the supplied record.
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Tender competitive is false; no bid count, scores or evaluation details are supplied.
Framework reference
99% confidenceRelated framework process: ocds-h6vhtk-052585.
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Contract relatedProcesses identifies this framework OCID.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidenceThree years, from 2 October 2026 to 1 October 2029.
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Contract period dates are 2026-10-02 to 2029-10-01.
Extension option
99% confidenceOne optional extension of 12 months, conditional on satisfactory supplier performance.
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Contract renewal description specifies a 12-month option based on satisfactory supplier performance.
Maximum term
99% confidenceUp to four years, ending no later than 1 October 2030 if the extension is used.
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Contract maxExtentDate is 2030-10-01.
Performance publication
98% confidenceThe notice states that no performance notice is required because the contract value is below £5 million.
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Contract noAgreedMetricsRationale states this rationale.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Service model
98% confidenceThe requirement combines planned maintenance, reactive call-outs including out-of-hours coverage, and refurbishment work within one contract.
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Tender description lists each of these service components.
Commercial scale
96% confidenceThe £2,000,000 excluding-VAT value covers the awarded contract over its stated term; the notice does not provide a pricing schedule or split between maintenance, reactive works and refurbishment.
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Contract value is £2,000,000 excluding VAT; no pricing breakdown is supplied.
Extension condition
99% confidenceAny 12-month extension is expressly linked to satisfactory supplier performance.
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Contract renewal description states this condition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract evidence quality
98% confidenceHigh: the supplied record identifies one award, one verified supplier, a signed date, active status, dates and contract values.
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Award 1, contract 1 and supplier verification are internally linked by IDs and supplier company number.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot record contains null title, description and value_amount.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice beyond the non-competitive framework award indicator.
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No bidder count, tenderer list, scores, award rationale or evaluation results are included.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice on unit rates, pricing schedules, expenditure profile or allocation between maintenance and refurbishment.
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Only total contract value fields are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale and tender pricing.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: detailed service levels, response times, performance measures and pricing breakdowns.
- The source provides an extension option but no published extension decision date or renewal procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Wolverhampton HomesPassenger LiftsLift and Engineering Services Limitedlift maintenance contractlift refurbishmentWolverhampton procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Wolverhampton Homes Passenger Lifts contract?
Lift and Engineering Services Limited, verified under Companies House number 01913516.
What is the value of the Passenger Lifts contract?
£2,000,000 excluding VAT, or £2,400,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The initial term runs from 2 October 2026 to 1 October 2029, with an optional 12-month extension.
What services are included?
Inspection, servicing, maintenance, breakdown and call-out response, and refurbishment for 73 passenger lifts.
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