Official UK procurement notice
For the provision of an Emergency lighting testing service contract
Authority: University of Cumbria (Education)
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£128,148≈ £43k / year · £153,777 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Dec 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 4 Jan 2029 · up to 4 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 5 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Cumbria are seeking a contractor who will be responsible for ensuring that all emergency lights are tested according to the relevant British standard in a safe and effective way with minimum disruption.
CPV: Emergency lighting equipment · Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£128,148
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Quality 60% Price 40%
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 11 Nov 2025, 11:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Nov 2025, 09:20 GMT
- Authority reference
26-03- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072727- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05de87Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
11 Nov 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published351 days ago11 Nov 2025, 11:44 GMT
- Latest notice published343 days ago19 Nov 2025, 09:20 GMT
- Submission deadline324 days ago8 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts296 days ago5 Jan 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2025- Tender notice published11 Nov 2025, 11:44 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published19 Nov 2025, 09:20 GMTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled19 Nov 2025, 09:20 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 18 Nov 2025 | CancelledUnforeseen circumstances |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender