Official UK procurement notice
C24076 The Provision, Servicing and Maintenance of UPS and Generators
Authority: Kent Fire & Rescue Service (Police & fire)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKent Fire and Rescue Service are advertising this tender for the provision, servicing and maintenance of UPS and Generators with the initial contract term of 2 years with 3 optional 12-month extensions. The scope includes the servicing, maintenance and adhoc repair of all units, as well as site wide replacement of UPS units and the adhoc lease of generators as the need arises.
CPV: Emergency power systems · Generators · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Uninterruptible power supplies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Cost: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Feb 2025, 13:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2025, 16:10 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN759683- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040152- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e506Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Mar 2025 → 15 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline20 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published15 Jul 2025, 16:10 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2025- Status changed to complete15 Jul 2025, 16:10 BST
- Buyer details updated15 Jul 2025, 16:10 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powermain LimitedSME | £674,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 040152-2025-1 · Powermain LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2025
- Value
- £674,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Kent Fire and Rescue ServiceContracting authorityRegional or local authorityPublic order and safety
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kent and Medway Towns Fire AuthorityReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Powermain LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.