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Published 8 Aug 2025, 13:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Eye Bolt testing & Inspection

Official notice

Authority: Ipswich Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: E10000029
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)
Published estimate£10,000≈ £10k / year · £12,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2025awarded 23 Sept 2025
Awarded to Acorn Lighting Services Limited
Contract term 1 yrends 21 Sept 2026 · up to 21 Sept 2027 with extensions · starts 22 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ipswich Borough Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Eye Bolt testing for Christmas light decorations.

This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.

The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 5th September 2025 @ 11:00hrs. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted

The deadline for clarification questions is 29th August 2025 @ 14:00hrs which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website

CPV: Technical inspection and testing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£10,000
Contract period: 22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2026 (1 yr) · up to 21 Sept 2027 with extensionsValue: £10,000 exc. VAT · £12,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: 12 Month Extension
71630000 Technical inspection and testing services

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

Lot awarding rule: The award will be made on 60% price & 40% Quality

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
8 Aug 2025, 13:21 BST
Last source update
26 Sept 2025, 13:10 BST
Authority reference
IBC/19286
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047260
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Technical inspection and testing services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058429 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
E10000029

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
5 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
29 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.suffolksourcing.uk ↗

Timeline

8 Aug 2025 → 26 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 13:21 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    29 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    5 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
  4. Contract starts400 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published396 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 13:10 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 13:21 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    26 Sept 2025, 13:10 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Sept 2025, 13:10 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £10,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Acorn Lighting Services LimitedSME£10,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Eye Bolt Testing & Inspection · Acorn Lighting Services LimitedSME

    Signed
    23 Sept 2025
    Value
    £10,000
    Period
    23 Sept 2025 – 31 Jan 2026 · up to 21 Sept 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    12 month extension

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ipswich Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPLT-7247-DMBJ Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2DEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Acorn Lighting ServicesLtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03724243 Oakney wood Road, Selby, Yorkshire & Humber, YO88LZContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsIBC/19286 Eye Bolt test & Inspections

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender