Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 1 May 2025, 13:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ESC044/2025 - Purchase of steel wire armoured 27 multi-core traffic signal cables and other associated cables

Official notice

Authority: Middlesbrough Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: North East (UKC1)

Published estimate£250,000≈ £83k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 27 Jun 2025awarded 21 Aug 2025

Awarded to Edmundson Electrical Limited2 awards

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A contract for the purchase and supply of steel wire armoured 27 multi-core traffic signal cables and other associated cables.

CPV: Insulated wire and cable

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£250,000

Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: 2 x 12-month extension period.

31300000 Insulated wire and cable

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: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality
Price
Social Value

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: Goods
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: 1 May 2025, 13:34 BST
Last source update: 2 Feb 2026, 16:51 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 18 Jul 2025
Authority reference: ESC044/2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-018425
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Insulated wire and cable
Delivery area: North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050b61 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: OPEN-UK

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free

Submission deadline: 27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.open-uk.org/opportunities/overvi… ↗

Timeline

1 May 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
1 May 2025, 13:34 BST
Clarification questions by
30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission deadline
27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by
18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent
21 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends
2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published264 days ago
2 Feb 2026, 16:51 GMT

Notice history

11 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2025

Tender notice published
1 May 2025, 13:34 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
1 May 2025, 14:37 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
19 Jun 2025, 12:01 BST
UK4
Deadline moved to 27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
19 Jun 2025, 12:01 BST
+7 days · was 20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract award notice published
21 Aug 2025, 15:35 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
21 Aug 2025, 15:35 BST
Contract signature expected
8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Procurement termination notice published
28 Jan 2026, 10:46 GMT
UK12
Contract award notice published
28 Jan 2026, 11:07 GMT
UK6
Contract details notice published
2 Feb 2026, 16:51 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
7 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Published amendments (2)

Link to Open added.

Amendment to the closing date as this has been extended.

Routine re-releases (7)

2025-08: 1 release · 21 Aug 2025
2025-06: 1 release · 19 Jun 2025
2025-05: 2 releases · 1 May 2025, 1 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £337,3672 awards exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 2latest 20 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Edmundson Electrical Limited8 Sept 2025 – 7 Sept 2028 · up to 7 Sept 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 month optional extension periods	£87,367	21 Aug 2025	Awarded
Edmundson Electrical Limited7 Feb 2026 – 7 Sept 2028 · up to 7 Sept 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions Please note the contract start date due to an admin error is 08.09.2025 and the system not allowing dates to be retrospective and will run until 07.09.2028 with 2 x 12 month optional extension periods.	£250,000	21 Aug 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 2 · Edmundson Electrical Limited
Signed
20 Jan 2026
Value
£250,000
Period
7 Feb 2026 – 7 Sept 2028 · up to 7 Sept 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
2 x 12 month extension periods
No agreed KPIs: The use of fixed KPI's was considered inappropriate for this requirement. Performance will be monitored through milestone delivery, regular performance reviews and qualitative outcome assessment, ensuring flexibility, accountability and value for money.
Contract 1 · Edmundson Electrical Limited
Signed
date not published
Value
—
Period
… – 31 Jul 2028
Status
cancelled (28 Jan 2026), Incorrect pricing added to original UK 6 so this notice is to terminate the original UK 6 and a new UK 6 and UK 7 will be created.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Middlesbrough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLJH-5252-HJDM PO Box 500, Middlesbrough, North East, TS1 9FTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

EDMUNDSON ELECTRICAL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02667012GB-PPON: PWHY-4745-HZTJ Edmundson House, Knutsford, North West, WA16 6AYContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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