Official UK procurement notice
306_23 Electrical Testing Services
Authority: ESPO
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNational framework for the provision of portable appliance testing (PAT), fixed installation testing (FIT), electrical testing of streetlights and street furniture.
CPV: Electrical circuits · Electrical services · Electricity distribution and control apparatus · Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations · Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 32 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 27 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 1 Sept 2023
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £16,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)Cancelledceiling above
The provision of portable appliance testing (PAT).
Lot #2Fixed Installation Testing (FIT)Cancelledceiling above
The provision of fixed installation testing (FIT).
Lot #3Electrical Testing of Street Lighting and Street FurnitureCancelledPublished value£8,000,000
The provision of electrical testing of street lighting and street furniture.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 40
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “306_23 Electrical Testing Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Jun 2023, 15:04 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Nov 2023, 12:48 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jul 2023 – …
- Authority reference
306_23- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-034810- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d71cFind a Tender
- Performance terms
ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Suppliers during the period of the Framework Agreement by reference to credit ratings agency reports. ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the Supplier on or before the Framework Start Date as a base score and where a significant change is identified over the life of the Framework Agreement; ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the offences involved, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the Supplier from the Framework Agreement.
- Review procedure
Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal. ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Jul 2023, 12:01 BST
Timeline
17 Jul 2023 → 24 Nov 2023 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Jul 2023, 12:01 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published24 Nov 2023, 12:48 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Nov 2023, 12:48 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £16,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 - Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)
- Signed
- 2 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2025
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Fixed Installation Testing (FIT)
- Signed
- 2 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2025
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Electrical Testing of Street Lighting and Street Furniture
- Signed
- 2 Nov 2023
- Value
- £8,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) | 32bids · 32 electronic | 28 | — | — |
| 2 · Fixed Installation Testing (FIT) | 32bids · 32 electronic | 28 | — | — |
| 3 · Electrical Testing of Street Lighting and Street Furniture | 32bids · 32 electronic | 28 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
27 commercial parties on the notice- AC1 Electrical Services LimitedFramework contractor
- AJS LtdFramework contractor
- Bureau Veritas UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Cable Test LimitedFramework contractor
- Calbarrie Compliance Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Circuit Electrical Testing LimitedFramework contractor
- Citrus Group (NW) LtdFramework contractor
- Compliance Group Electrical LimitedFramework contractor
- Dodd Group (Midlands) LimitedFramework contractor
- Elect Buiding and Maintenance LimitedFramework contractor
Show 17 more suppliers
- Electrical Compliance and Safety LimitedFramework contractor
- Electrical Test (Midlands) LimitedFramework contractor
- Electrical Testing LimitedFramework contractor
- Facit Testing LimitedFramework contractor
- Fletch Electrical LtdFramework contractor
- JR PAT Testing LimitedFramework contractor
- L123 Limited T/A VeriservFramework contractor
- Lantei LimitedFramework contractor
- McIntyre Compliance Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Norwood Electrical (UK) LtdFramework contractor
- OpenView Security Solutions LimitedFramework contractor
- PHS Compliance LimitedFramework contractor
- Parr Facilities Management LimitedFramework contractor
- Quantec Consultants LimitedFramework contractor
- Re-Gen (M&E Services) LtdFramework contractor
- The Elec Group LimitedFramework contractor
- UK Test LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria