Official UK procurement notice
Electrical Maintenance. 4 Year Opportunity
Authority: New College Swindon (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNew College Swindon invites tenders for Electrical Maintenance Services, including planned maintenance, statutory testing, reactive repairs and associated electrical works across the college estate. Fixed-term contract: 4 years. Estimated value: £400,000. Full details are provided within the tender documentation.
CPV: Electrical installation work · Electrical services · Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations
The lotProcurement structure
single 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 (8)
- Technical - Quality Assurance, Rams & Reporting: 5%
- Technical - Health & Safety Management: 10%
- Technical - Business Continuity & emergency response: 5%
- Technical - Relevant Experience and contract delivery approach: 10%
- Technical - Qualifications, Accreditations and workforce competence: 5%
- Price: 50%
- Social Value: 10%
- Technical - Safeguarding & Educational environment experience: 5%
Published award criteria (8)
- Technical - Quality Assurance, Rams & Reporting
- Technical - Health & Safety Management
- Technical - Business Continuity & emergency response
- Technical - Relevant Experience and contract delivery approach
- Social Value
- Technical - Qualifications, Accreditations and workforce competence
- Price
- Technical - Safeguarding & Educational environment experience
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £199,863 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How New College Swindon buys Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations (CPV 5071), and who usually turns up
New College Swindon’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations (CPV 5071) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in South West England (authority’s region).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in South West England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 45 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid56% / 10%
2–34% / 10%
4–626% / 50%
7+15% / 30%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate83% / 50%
Within ±2%17% / 33%
Above estimate0% / 17%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 5071Published estimate£400k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid62%
2–311%
4–620%
7+6%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 9 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£330k–£400k
Estimate£400k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&E Fire and Security LtdWorked for this buyer | Fire and Security Servicesruns to Apr 2029 | Lot 8 Dry Risers | £2k | 85% match |
| Wessex Fire & Security LtdWorked for this buyer | Fire and Security Servicesruns to Apr 2029 | Lot 5 CCTV Systems | £15k | 83% match |
| Kings Security Systems Ltd T/A Kings Secure TechnologiesWorked for this buyer | Fire and Security Servicesruns to Apr 2029 | Lot 13 Security Turnstyles & Barriers | £1k | 81% match |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
GilmartinsLarge | £215m17 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 2 live · £57m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 |
| £30m57 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 10 live · £7.8m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=11 | |
| £742k9 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £733k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=3 | |
Ipsum Group LimitedLarge | £76k5 awards in 36m · last this month | 1 live · £76k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
| £278k5 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 2 live · £391k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the match score are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 16 Oct 2026, 15:24 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 15:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
CA18576- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098079- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0789d0Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
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- Tender submission deadline
- 19 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
16 Oct 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published1 day ago16 Oct 2026, 15:24 BST
- Today17 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 23 days9 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 33 days19 Nov 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 76 days1 Jan 2027
- Award decision expected byin 77 days1 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published16 Oct 2026, 15:24 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications APPENDIX 5 - Clarification Question and Response Register.xlsx
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender