Official UK procurement notice
Electrical Testing – Fixed Wiring, Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) and Maintenance of Emergency Lighting
Procurement agent: Northern Health and Social Care Trust·On behalf of: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionBusiness Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks to provide a Contract for Electrical Testing including Fixed Wiring, Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) and Maintenance of Emergency Lighting to meet the requirements of the Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 28 Feb 2034, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Electrical circuits · Electrical equipment and apparatus · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Electrical wiring and fitting work · Electrical-system repair services · Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£16,904,331 together)Lot #1Fixed Wire Testing including Remedial RepairsRenewalPublished value£8,316,229
Fixed Wire Testing including Remedial Repairs to meet the requirements of the Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland.
Lot #2Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) including Remedial RepairsRenewalPublished value£1,667,338
Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) including Remedial Repairs to meet the requirements of the Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland.
Lot #3Maintenance of Emergency LightingRenewalPublished value£6,920,764
Maintenance of Emergency Lighting to meet the requirements of the Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland.
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
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · next expected 28 Feb 2034
- First published
- 27 Mar 2026, 11:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Aug 2026, 13:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
6366773- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080856- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067651Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Mar 2026 → 1 Mar 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published213 days ago27 Mar 2026, 11:34 GMT
- Market engagement198 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that HSCNI can ensure Electrical Testing including Fixed Wiring, Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) and Maintenance of Emergency Lighting is carried out effectively to the applicable standards across HSCNI sites. To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of the behalf of health and social care for Northern Ireland to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their completed questionnaire electronically via the eTendersNI platform. All correspondence in relation to this tender will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Friday 10th April 2026. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
- Tender notice published62 days ago25 Aug 2026, 13:39 BST
- Clarification questions by41 days ago15 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline34 days ago22 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 15 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 126 days1 Mar 2027
Notice history
7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Mar 2026, 11:34 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published25 Aug 2026, 13:39 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £16,904,33125 Aug 2026, 13:39 BST
- Status changed to active25 Aug 2026, 13:39 BST
- Procurement method changed25 Aug 2026, 13:39 BST
- Deadline published: 22 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST25 Aug 2026, 13:39 BST
- Buyer details updated25 Aug 2026, 13:39 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
6 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Northern Ireland Ambulance Service TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceProcess contact pointProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyTendering service for Health Service NI entities
- South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Southern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Western Health and Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender