Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 18 Jun 2026, 13:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fire Alarm & Emergency Lighting Services & Maintenance

Authority: Canterbury City Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)

+2 more

Administration, defence and social security services (75)Business Services & Consultancy (79)

Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Published estimate£500,000≈ £167k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT56% above published estimate

Submissions closed 17 Jul 2026awarded 12 Aug 2026

Awarded to PJC Electrical Limited

Contract term 3 yrsends 23 Aug 2029 · up to 23 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 24 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Canterbury City Council wishes to select and appoint a suitable supplier for the provision of Fire Alarm & Emergency Lighting Services & Maintenance and invites tenderers to submit a tender to meet the Council’s requirements.

The Contract is anticipated to commence September 2026 and will continue for a period of 3 years (unless terminated early in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contract), and may be extended for a period of 1 year + 1 year + 1 year subject to the satisfactory performance of the Services by the Contractor and at the Council’s entire discretion. Any such extension shall be on the same terms and conditions of this Contract and shall be subject to mutual agreement in writing.

CPV: Alarm-monitoring services · Emergency lighting equipment · Fire-alarm system installation work · Fire-alarm systems · Fire-prevention installation works · Fire-prevention services · Fire-protection devices

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£500,000

Contract period: 24 Aug 2026 – 23 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 23 Aug 2031 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: May be extended for a period of 1 year + 1 year subject to the satisfactory performance of the Services by the Contractor and at the Council’s entire discretion. Any such extension shall be on the same terms and conditions of this Contract and shall be subject to mutual agreement in writing

31518200 Emergency lighting equipment 31625200 Fire-alarm systems 44482000 Fire-protection devices 45312100 Fire-alarm system installation work 45343000 Fire-prevention installation works 75251110 Fire-prevention 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

Quality: 30%Price: 70%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Criterion 2: 30%
Criterion 1: 70%

Published award criteria (2)

Criterion 1
Criterion 2

What this means for your bid

Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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: 18 Jun 2026, 13:37 BST
Last source update: 17 Sept 2026, 13:50 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 17 Aug 2026
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-057572
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Alarm-monitoring servicesEmergency lighting equipmentFire-alarm system installation workFire-alarm systemsFire-prevention installation worksFire-prevention servicesFire-protection devices
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b816 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

Submission deadline: 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

18 Jun 2026 → 17 Sept 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published129 days ago
18 Jun 2026, 13:37 BST
Clarification questions by100 days ago
17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline100 days ago
17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent73 days ago
13 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by68 days ago
17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts62 days ago
24 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends61 days ago
24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published38 days ago
17 Sept 2026, 13:50 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2026

Tender notice published
18 Jun 2026, 13:37 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
13 Aug 2026, 09:24 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
13 Aug 2026, 09:24 BST
Contract signature expected
1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
17 Sept 2026, 13:50 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £780,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1313 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PJC Electrical LimitedSME15 Sept 2026 – 14 Sept 2029 · up to 14 Sept 2032Extensions: May be extended for a period of 1 year + 1 year + 1 year subject to the satisfactory performance of the Services by the Contractor and at the Council’s entire discretion. Any such extension shall be on the same terms and conditions of this Contract and shall be subject to mutual agreement in writing	£780,000	12 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · PJC Electrical LimitedSME
Signed
2 Sept 2026
Value
£780,000
Period
15 Sept 2026 – 14 Sept 2029 · up to 14 Sept 2032 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
May be extended for a period of 1 year + 1 year + 1 year subject to the satisfactory performance of the Services by the Contractor and at the Council’s entire discretion. Any such extension shall be on the same terms and conditions of this Contract and shall be subject to mutual agreement in writing
5 agreed KPIs: KPI 1 · KPI 2 · KPI 3 …
- KPI 1, Jobs completed to Programme
- KPI 2, Jobs completed to budget
- KPI 3, Completed Certificates Received
- KPI 4, Equipment False Alarms
- KPI 5, Accident Incident Rate

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
13final-stage tenders	13	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Canterbury City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXJX-9843-DLGM 14 Rose Lane, Canterbury, South East, CT1 2URContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PJC Electrical LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04609033 Suite 1, Honeywood House Honeywood Road,, Dover, South East, CT16 3EHContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender17 Sept 2026, 13:50 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender13 Aug 2026, 09:24 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender18 Jun 2026, 13:37 BST