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Published 17 Nov 2025, 12:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) Inspections & Related Works – 2025

Official notice

Authority: The Highland Council (Local council)

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£7,800,000total for 4 lots
Submissions closed 17 Dec 2025awarded 21 May 2026
Awarded to Consilium Contracting Services Ltd +2 more4 awards

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Contract AWARD Notice

The Council will appoint 1 Contractor for each Lot, submitting the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT), to provide Services & Works, for the Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) Inspections & Related Works for the Highland Council Area (EICRI).

The Contract shall is divided into lots by geographical area as follows:

Lot 1 Inverness & Nairn Areas [I&N]

Lot 2 Skye & Lochalsh and Ross & Cromarty Areas [SL&RC]

Lot 3 Caithness & Sutherland Areas [C&S]

Lot 4 Lochaber & Badenoch and Strathspey Areas [LB&S]

The Contract shall be for a 24-month period, with the option of multiple extensions to be extended by up to 24-months, subject to mutual agreement. The option of multiple extensions may be exercised by the Council giving written notice to the Supplier to that effect, not less than 3-month before the contract would otherwise expire.

  • Recurrence: The Contract Notice for future competition of recurring requirements will be published on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS).

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Inverness & Nairn Areas [I&N]AwardedRenewal

Contract AWARD Notice

Lot 1 covers in the region of 2,621 properties in Inverness and Nairn with approximately 1,572 properties in Year One and approximately 1,049 properties in Year Two.

The address lists will be issued to the contractor electronically in batches by the CA, based on priority, as the list is subject to live changes on a regular basis – i.e. voids, heating installations, mutual exchanges.

The contractor shall be issued each batch of address list as the previous list approaches full compliance. For contractor route optimisation and programming planning purposes these shall be issued to the contractor at a mutually agreeable timescale.

It should be noted that these numbers are not guaranteed. Some properties may be added or omitted during the currency of the contract i.e. recent new build properties may be added and demolished or properties that have been rewired may be omitted. Additional information: Please refer in full to the ITT, SPD Instruction Document and Tender Documents.

Delivery: Scotland · Various Addresses throughout the Inverness and Nairn areas including Ardersier, Auldearn, Beauly, Drumnadrochit, Fort Augustus, Invermoriston, Inverness, Nairn, Whitebridge
Extensions: The Contract shall be for a 24-month period, with the option of multiple extensions to be extended by up to 24-months, subject to mutual agreement. The option of multiple extensions may be exercised by the Council giving written notice to the Supplier to that effect, not less than 3-month before the contract would otherwise expire.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Skye & Lochalsh and Ross & Cromarty Areas [SL&RC]AwardedRenewal

Contract AWARD Notice

Lot 2 covers in the region of 2,263 properties in Skye And Lochalsh & Ross And Cromarty Areas with approximately 1,359 properties in Year One and approximately 904 properties in Year Two.

The address lists will be issued to the contractor electronically in batches by the CA, based on priority, as the list is subject to live changes on a regular basis – i.e. voids, heating installations, mutual exchanges.

The contractor shall be issued each batch of address list as the previous list approaches full compliance. For contractor route optimisation and programming planning purposes these shall be issued to the contractor at a mutually agreeable timescale.

It should be noted that these numbers are not guaranteed. Some properties may be added or omitted during the currency of the contract i.e. recent new build properties may be added and demolished or properties that have been rewired may be omitted. Additional information: Please refer in full to the ITT, SPD Instruction Document and Tender Documents.

Delivery: Scotland · Various Addresses throughout the Skye And Lochalsh & Ross And Cromarty Area.
Extensions: The Contract shall be for a 24-month period, with the option of multiple extensions to be extended by up to 24-months, subject to mutual agreement. The option of multiple extensions may be exercised by the Council giving written notice to the Supplier to that effect, not less than 3-month before the contract would otherwise expire.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Caithness & Sutherland Areas [C&S]AwardedRenewal

Contract AWARD Notice

Lot 3 covers in the region of 1,424 properties in Caithness And Sutherland Areas with approximately 855 properties in Year One and approximately 569 properties in Year Two.

The address lists will be issued to the contractor electronically in batches by the CA, based on priority, as the list is subject to live changes on a regular basis – i.e. voids, heating installations, mutual exchanges.

The contractor shall be issued each batch of address list as the previous list approaches full compliance. For contractor route optimisation and programming planning purposes these shall be issued to the contractor at a mutually agreeable timescale.

It should be noted that these numbers are not guaranteed. Some properties may be added or omitted during the currency of the contract i.e. recent new build properties may be added and demolished or properties that have been rewired may be omitted. Additional information: Please refer in full to the ITT, SPD Instruction Document and Tender Documents.

Delivery: Scotland · Various Addresses throughout the Caithness and Sutherland.
Extensions: The Contract shall be for a 24-month period, with the option of multiple extensions to be extended by up to 24-months, subject to mutual agreement. The option of multiple extensions may be exercised by the Council giving written notice to the Supplier to that effect, not less than 3-month before the contract would otherwise expire.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Lochaber & Badenoch and Strathspey Areas [LB&S]AwardedRenewal

Contract AWARD Notice

Lot 4 covers in the region of 1,689 properties in Lochaber & Badenoch and Strathspey Areas with approximately 1,013 properties in Year One and approximately 676 properties in Year Two.

The address lists will be issued to the contractor electronically in batches by the CA, based on priority, as the list is subject to live changes on a regular basis – i.e. voids, heating installations, mutual exchanges.

The contractor shall be issued each batch of address list as the previous list approaches full compliance. For contractor route optimisation and programming planning purposes these shall be issued to the contractor at a mutually agreeable timescale.

It should be noted that these numbers are not guaranteed. Some properties may be added or omitted during the currency of the contract i.e. recent new build properties may be added and demolished or properties that have been rewired may be omitted. Additional information: Please refer in full to the ITT, SPD Instruction Document and Tender Documents.

Delivery: Scotland · Various Addresses throughout the Lochaber & Badenoch and Strathspey
Extensions: The Contract shall be for a 24-month period, with the option of multiple extensions to be extended by up to 24-months, subject to mutual agreement. The option of multiple extensions may be exercised by the Council giving written notice to the Supplier to that effect, not less than 3-month before the contract would otherwise expire.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Lot distribution rule: Please refer in full to the ITT condition 14.6 (14. General Description of the Services)
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Please refer in full to the ITT, SPD Instruction Document and Tender Documents - all as per Tender Requirements.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please refer in full to the ITT, SPD Instruction Document and Tender Documents - all as per Tender Requirements.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • 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 · 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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · The Contract Notice for future competition of recurring requirements will be published on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS).

First published
17 Nov 2025, 12:26 GMT
Last source update
17 Aug 2026, 10:49 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Dec 2025 – …
Authority reference
HC/Pl-H&C/EICRI/2025
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077990
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e266 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Tenderers are to refer in full to the ITT, SPD Instruction Document and Tender Documents (all as per Tender Requirements) which they shall comply with.

Publisher note: AWARDED (SC Ref:834132)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Dec 2025 → 17 Aug 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline309 days ago
    17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened309 days ago
    17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until128 days ago
    15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published66 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 10:49 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Aug 2026, 10:49 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £4,082,1804 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 4840 from SMEs
Contracts signed 4latest 21 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Inverness & Nairn Areas [I&N]1 award
Consilium Contracting Services LtdSME£1,247,506 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Skye & Lochalsh and Ross & Cromarty Areas [SL&RC]1 award
Richard Irvin FM LimitedSubcontracting: All EICR inspections and related works under the contract, including reporting, testing and compliance verification.£1,221,484 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Caithness & Sutherland Areas [C&S]1 award
Richard Irvin FM LimitedSubcontracting: All EICR inspections and related works under the contract, including reporting, testing and compliance verification.£825,482 †—Awarded
Lot 4 · Lochaber & Badenoch and Strathspey Areas [LB&S]1 award
ECS - Electrical Compliance and Safety LtdSME£787,708 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Inverness & Nairn Areas [I&N]12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad10——
2 · Skye & Lochalsh and Ross & Cromarty Areas [SL&RC]12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad10——
3 · Caithness & Sutherland Areas [C&S]12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad10——
4 · Lochaber & Badenoch and Strathspey Areas [LB&S]12bids · 12 electronic · 12 from abroad10——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Highland Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 5NXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body InvernessContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria