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Annual Portable Appliance Testing
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 15:46 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
CPV family not published
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Published
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£79,200
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
Not published
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 71)
Based on 210 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
20.57%
Typical Bids Received
3 bidders
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 71)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
| Supplier | Awards won in sector | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLPCRN: OC309402 | 29 contracts | £9,392,309,132 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITEDCRN: 02165592 | 25 contracts | £1,985,345,461 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
AECOM LIMITEDCRN: 01846493 | 18 contracts | £6,455,289,814 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
| 17 contracts | £63,707,314 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 16 contracts | £21,134,049,470 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
WSP UK LimitedCRN: 01383511 | 15 contracts | £7,163,520,453 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Marsh LimitedCRN: 01507274 | 13 contracts | £14,945,105 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
| 12 contracts | £4,161,951,706 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 11 contracts | £2,535,366,638 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITEDCRN: 00688424 | 11 contracts | £2,297,659,139 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Evidence coverage
4/12 core inputs published
Comparable published opportunities
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
No sufficiently evidenced comparable record has been calculated yet.Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Swindon Borough Council: "Annual Portable Appliance Testing". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Swindon Borough Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Swindon Borough Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Swindon Borough Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
-19.2%Historical Average
Competition Density
12Bids / Report (median)
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
DFP Services LimitedTop vendor: 67% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 54 active published awards; 8 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 71):
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFP Services Limited | 1 win | £1,463,782 | -33.5% below budget |
| Electrical Compliance & Safety Ltd | 1 win | £175,000 | — |
| FERGAL CONTRACTING CO.LIMITED | 1 win | £135,609 | — |
| JR PAT Testing Limited | 1 win | £79,200 | — |
| Shield Electrical Services Limited | 1 win | £46,239 | — |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySwindon Borough Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published11 Nov 2025, 09:30 GMT | Last source update11 Nov 2025, 09:30 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0515eb | ||
What is being bought
Annual Portable Appliance Testing
Swindon Borough Council invited expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Annual Portable Appliance Testing (PAT Testing)
The initial contract term will be for 24 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months (2 periods of 12 months) for a potential total contract term of 4 years as stated in the RFQ documents. Estimated contract spend is between £59,400 and £59,600 across the initial 2 year contract term and between £118,800 and £119,200 across the potential total 4 year contract term.
Full details relating to the Services were provided in the RFQ documents.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
11 Nov 2025, 09:30 GMT - Status changed to complete
11 Nov 2025, 09:30 GMT - Official notice release published
11 Nov 2025, 09:30 GMT - Submission deadline changed to published date
11 Nov 2025, 09:30 GMT - Published value updated to £118,800
16 May 2025, 14:12 BST - Status changed to active
16 May 2025, 14:12 BST - Official notice release published
16 May 2025, 14:12 BST - Submission deadline changed to 10 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
16 May 2025, 14:12 BST - Buyer information updated
16 May 2025, 14:12 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
11 Nov 2025, 09:30 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 18 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · £79,200
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards JR PAT Testing Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Annual Portable Appliance Testing £79,200 · signed 18 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · active Contract period: 10 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST — 9 Aug 2027, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Swindon Borough Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PNPT-6195-XDWVDocuments (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published