Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 9 Jun 2025, 17:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Electrical Safety System · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Bracknell Forest Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Repair & Maintenance (50)

+2 more

Installation services (except software) (51)Architecture & Engineering (71)

Delivery: South East (UKJ11)

Published estimate£1,164,000≈ £388k / year · £1,164,000 inc. VAT24.4% below final estimate

Submissions closed 10 Jul 2025awarded 16 Apr 2026

Awarded to Signix Ltd, Hawkesworth Appliance Testing Limited2 awards

Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Oct 2028 · up to 1 Oct 2035 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

service provider for the Inspection, Comprehensive Periodic

Inspection & Testing of fixed electrical installations and equipment in properties within

the Borough of Bracknell Forest.

Periodic Inspection & Testing of Fixed Electrical installation (EICR)
Routine annual Inspections (Walkabouts)
Electrical equipment testing (PAT)

Contract 2

CPV: Electrical domestic appliances · Electrical engineering installation works · Electrical services · Electrical wiring and fitting work · Electrical-system repair services · Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Monitoring and control services · Other electrical installation work · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations · Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment · +1 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,164,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Oct 2035 with extensionsValue: £1,164,000 exc. VAT · £1,164,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South East

Extensions: This is initially set for 3 years, depending on the KPI performance further years can be awarded after the first 3 year, planned extension program is 3 times 2 years and 1 year (2+2+2+1) however, based on meeting 90% KPI

39710000 Electrical domestic appliances 45311000 Electrical wiring and fitting work 45315100 Electrical engineering installation works 45317000 Other electrical installation work 50000000 Repair and maintenance services 50116100 Electrical-system repair services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
Technical & professional ability
See tender documents

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

Quality: 35%Price: 60%Social value: 5%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Quality: 35%
Cost: 60%
Social Value: 5%

Published award criteria (3)

Cost: Cost Weighting
Quality: Quality Weighting
Social Value: Social Value weighting

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
Technical & professional ability
See tender documents

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: 9 Jun 2025, 17:23 BST
Last source update: 27 Jul 2026, 13:28 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 6 Aug 2025
Authority reference: DN774442
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-031090
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Electrical domestic appliancesElectrical engineering installation worksElectrical servicesElectrical wiring and fitting workElectrical-system repair servicesInstallation services of electrical and mechanical equipmentMiscellaneous repair and maintenance servicesMonitoring and control servicesOther electrical installation workRepair and maintenance services
+3 more
Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installationsRepair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment
Delivery area: South East (UKJ11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0545b2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Requests to participate (first stage): 10 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline: 10 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 30 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Associated tender documents are also found at the above website

A conflicts assessment has been prepared and revised in accordance with section 83 of the PA2023, these are available on request through the above address

Timeline

9 Jun 2025 → 27 Jul 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
9 Jun 2025, 17:23 BST
Clarification questions by
30 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline
10 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by
6 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts385 days ago
1 Oct 2025
Standstill ends270 days ago
23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent184 days ago
20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published85 days ago
27 Jul 2026, 13:28 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
9 Jun 2025, 17:23 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
14 Jan 2026, 16:14 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
14 Jan 2026, 16:14 GMT
Contract signature expected
28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract award notice published
20 Apr 2026, 14:36 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
5 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
27 Jul 2026, 13:28 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-06: 1 release · 9 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £1,849,6402 awards exc. VAT

Bids received 1614 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Signix LtdSME6 May 2026 – 8 May 2029 · up to 6 May 2036Extensions: The proposed contract term is 3 years initially, with options to extend for up to 7 additional years (2+2+2+1), subject to performance	£879,640	16 Apr 2026	Awarded
Hawkesworth Appliance Testing LimitedSME29 Jan 2026 – 28 Jan 2029 · up to 28 Jan 2036Extensions: The proposed contract term is 3 years initially, with options to extend for up to 7 additional years (2+2+2+1), subject to performance	£970,000	30 Dec 2025standstill to 23 Jan 2026	Standstill

Contracts

Electrical Safety System · Signix LtdSME
Signed
21 Jul 2026
Value
£879,640
Period
1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 6 May 2036 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The proposed contract term is 3 years initially, with options to extend for up to 7 additional years (2+2+2+1), subject to performance
Options
Remedial work after inspections

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
16final-stage tenders · 18 at stage one	14	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJMT-6544-CVZD Time Square, Market Street, Bracknell, South East, RG12 1JDContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

HAWKESWORTH APPLIANCE TESTING LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPNP-8697-HDDL Guidance House, Thirsk, Yorkshire & Humber, YO7 3BTContact email
SIGNIX LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11794963GB-PPON: PTYZ-3559-XJHT Lynton House, London, London, WC1H 9BQContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender27 Jul 2026, 13:28 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender20 Apr 2026, 14:36 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 Jan 2026, 16:14 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender9 Jun 2025, 17:23 BST