Official UK procurement notice
Electrical Fixed Wiring Inspections
Authority: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria (Police & fire)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)
Published estimate£600,000total for 3 lots · £720,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 21 Aug 2026awarded 16 Oct 2026
Awarded to H-LEC Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Oct 2031 · starts 1 Nov 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionElectrical Fixed Wiring Inspections across Police and Fire estates in Cumbria
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of building installations
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£600,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Group 1AwardedPublished value£200,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Group 2AwardedPublished value£200,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Group 3AwardedPublished value£200,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jun 2026, 14:50 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 17:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070492- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b953Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
19 Jun 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published125 days ago19 Jun 2026, 14:50 BST
- Tender notice published90 days ago24 Jul 2026, 17:14 BST
- Next notice expected90 days ago24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by76 days ago7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by30 days ago22 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent7 days ago16 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published6 days ago16 Oct 2026, 17:49 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 9 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2026- Planned procurement notice published19 Jun 2026, 14:50 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published24 Jul 2026, 17:14 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £600,00024 Jul 2026, 17:14 BSTwas £300,000
- Status changed to active24 Jul 2026, 17:14 BST
- Contract award notice published16 Oct 2026, 17:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2026, 17:49 BST
- Contract signature expected23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £46,1841 award exc. VAT
Bids received 5245 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| H-LEC Ltd1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2031 | £46,184 | 16 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Group 1 | 19final-stage tenders | 16 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Group 2 | 17final-stage tenders | 15 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Group 3 | 16final-stage tenders | 14 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Cumbria Commissioner Fire and Rescue AuthorityContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- H-LEC LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender