Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Milton Keynes City Council
Civic Office, 1 Saxon Gate East
Milton Keynes
MK9 3EJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1908691691
E-mail: corporateprocurement@milton-keynes.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Procurement of a Contractor for Housing Repairs and Maintenance Works and Services Contract
Reference number: 2023-185
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Milton Keynes City Council (the 'Authority') invites expression of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations in relation to its contract for housing repairs and maintenance works and services (the Contract). The Contract is to deliver a programme of both planned and reactive repairs and maintenance works across its housing stock which is made up of various residential blocks of flats, houses, maisonettes, bungalows, garages and travellers sites. The Authority is seeking a contractor to deliver the works and services in a manner that will maximise the use of the latest technology, processes and management techniques to deliver high quality services that are customer focused, right first time and provide excellent value for money for the Authority whilst supporting and enhancing the Authority’s values and aims.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
475 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45300000
50800000
50750000
44221000
45421111
44115600
50712000
50413200
39190000
45421110
44221100
90922000
44112200
45421140
39141400
39715210
50000000
45421130
45311100
45421151
44480000
45421132
45421131
45421120
90650000
45342000
50711000
50720000
45211310
45421112
71315300
45430000
50710000
45421100
50700000
45420000
45262660
51000000
39141000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ12
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement is for the Authority's contract for Housing Repairs and Maintenance works and services (R&M Works and Services). The Authority is seeking a single contract to deliver a programme of both planned and reactive repairs and maintenance works across its housing stock which is made up of various residential blocks of flats, houses, maisonettes, bungalows, garages and travellers sites. The Authority is conducting this procurement through the competitive procedure with negotiation in accordance with Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (‘PCR’) and will be carrying out the procurement procedure in successive stage. Further information is set out in the procurement documents. To express interest, economic operators must complete and return responses to the selection questionnaire which uses the Common Assessment Standard (the CAS Questionnaire or CQ) in accordance with the instructions set out in the procurement documents. The Authority’s needs and requirements for the Contract are included in the procurement documents published with this notice. This procurement is undertaken pursuant to the competitive procedure with negotiation using an electronic tendering system. Economic operators will need to register on the portal to participate and the registration is free. All documentation is available from and all communication is to be conducted via the portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/ This procurement shall take place in successive stages as referenced in Regulation 29(19) of the PCR. Following submission of the completed CQs, the Authority will apply the selection criteria, as set out in the procurement documents. Based upon the selection criteria set out in the CQ, the Authority intends to shortlist and invite the top four (4) scoring economic operators to progress from the selection stage to the invitation to participate in negotiation and submission of initial tender stage provided there are sufficient economic operators that submit and pass the selection stage. Each of the economic operators shortlisted at the selection stage will be invited to submit initial tenders. Following the evaluation of the initial tenders, in accordance with the evaluation methodology set out in the procurement documents, the Authority will, either make an award based on the initial tenders or, as is the Authority’s current intention, invite the economic operators to participate in negotiation. Following conclusion of the negotiation the Authority shall invite the economic operators to submit final tenders. The final tenders shall be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation methodology set out in the procurement documentation and the Authority shall make an award accordingly. The Authority reserves the right to add stages or revise this process and/or to discontinue all or part of this procurement process at any stage at any time and not to award a contract for some or all of the R&M Works and Services for which responses are invited for any reason.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60%
Price
/ Weighting:
40%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The Contract Period will be for a term of 5 (five) years commencing on 05 August 2025 with an option for the Authority to extend the Contract Period for a further period of 5 (five) years on not less than 6 (six) months prior written notice to the Contractor prior to the end of the initial Contract Period.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-024203
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2023-185
Title: Housing Repairs and Maintenance Works and Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mears Limited
2519234
1390, Montpellier Court Gloucester Business Park Brockworth
Gloucestershire
GL3 4AH
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 475 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Value excluding VAT: 10 000 000.00 GBP
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Some elements of the contract are subcontracted however it is difficult to estimate value as the spend is dependent on investment demand for capital and insurance works and is dictated by surveys and inspections. And revenue works are demand driven.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The total contract award value provided in Section V.2.4 is the maximum contract value for the whole term of contract (including contingency and extensions). The spend under the contract will be affected by the volume of capital works.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/09/2025