Official UK procurement notice
Electrical Generator Maintenance Services
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire (Police & fire)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East of England (UKH)
Published estimate£200,000total for 2 lots · £240,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Jun 2026awarded 28 Aug 2026
Awarded to ENERGY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD, E. RAND & SONS LIMITED2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 28 Jul 2029 · up to 28 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 28 Jul 2026
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionGenerator maintenance services:
To provide maintenance services for our back up electrical generators, including testing.
The electrical backup generators are required so that each force can maintain operational integrity.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of generators
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£200,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
Tenderer's may submit bids for one or both lots
Lot #2AwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
Tenderer's may submit bids for one or both lots
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 2 lots
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot1
- Condition of participation
Tenderer's may submit bids for one or both lots
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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 24 Mar 2026, 15:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
- Authority reference
C20235- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043686- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06730bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
24 Mar 2026 → 28 Aug 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published212 days ago24 Mar 2026, 15:31 GMT
- Tender notice published162 days ago13 May 2026, 08:01 BST
- Clarification questions by146 days ago29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline136 days ago8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts86 days ago28 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published55 days ago28 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Mar 2026- Pipeline notice published24 Mar 2026, 15:31 GMTUK1
- Tender notice published13 May 2026, 08:01 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active13 May 2026, 08:01 BST
- Procurement method changed13 May 2026, 08:01 BST
- Deadline published: 8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST13 May 2026, 08:01 BST
- Contract award notice published28 Aug 2026, 15:15 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
- Buyer details updated28 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £317,7572 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 88 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 11 award | |||
| ENERGY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTDSMELot 1 Norfolk & Suffolk Constabularies30 Oct 2026 – 29 Oct 2029 · up to 29 Oct 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 months | £192,386 | 28 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 21 award | |||
| E. RAND & SONS LIMITEDSMELot 2 Cambridgeshire30 Oct 2026 – 29 Oct 2029 · up to 29 Oct 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 Months | £125,371 | 28 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| Lot 2 | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for NorfolkContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for SuffolkContracting authorityProcess contact pointPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- E. RAND & SONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- ENERGY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender