Official UK procurement notice
Framework High Level Electrical Lighting and Power Works
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHigh Level Electrical Lighting and Power Works Framework
The successful bidding organisations on the Framework will support DCC for these to enhance the sections service delivery, support community engagement, and ensure timely compliance responses.
The Framework period is for two (2) years, with the options to extend for up to two (2) x twelve (12) months, from the Framework end date.
The Framework commencement date is 1st March 2026.
For this Framework the Council will appoint a maximum of 2 organisations onto the framework. 1 main and 1 reserve contractor who achieve the highest weighted overall scores.
The Framework does not include any guarantee of any minimum volume of services/ works, or any minimum expenditure. Furthermore, appointment under the Framework Agreement does not constitute a commitment by the Council, or any other contracting authority to the exclusive use of the Framework or an individual supplier for such requirements.
This Framework/ Contract will be available for use by Durham County Council and the following additional Contracting Authorities, where they have entered into a Procurement Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Durham County Council:
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Buyer regions
- UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- 1% of call-off value · A 1 % rebate applies to this framework,
Who may buy through it
north
Published description of the framework
The Council wishes to appoint 2 bidding organisations (one main and one reserve) onto this framework for high level electrical lighting and power works.
The main contractor on the framework, following this restricted supplier opportunity will be awarded all calls offs. If the main contractor is unable to undertake this order or refuses the order offer, then the order will be offered to the reserve contractor.
The direct call offs will be 100% price. Each call off project must not exceed, but maybe less than the 'maximum rate' costs as identified in their original tender proposal. If you have opted in for the supplier incentive payments your % applied on the original framework submission will apply to all call offs.
There may be a requirement for the Council to undertake a competitive call off competition for example to show value for money, in this situation both placed Contractors on the framework will be invited to take part in this competitive call off competition.
The criteria for evaluations for any call off stage will be detailed within the documentation issued. Each supplier's bid for the call off competitive project must not exceed, but maybe less than the 'maximum rate' costs as identified in their original tender proposal. Any supplier who submits a bid which exceeds their 'maximum rate' costs will be removed from this call off.
The competitive call off document award criteria will be deemed appropriate for that specific project. This will include individual weightings, to reflect the requirements, within the further competition documentation which may differ from the weightings used for the appointment on the Framework Agreement. Weightings to be applied to this further competition call-off can be either of the following:
Price 0% -100%
Quality 0% -100%
This can be any percentage, 100% price or a mixture of quality and price. KPI's may be included in any off these calls and rebates will apply. If you have opted in for the SIP the % applied on the original framework submission will apply to all competitive call offs.
The bidding organisation who submits the most acceptable bid for each call off competition will be awarded the contract to carry out that call off contract.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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).
- “Framework High Level Electrical Lighting and Power Works” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - unknown
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- north
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Mar 2026, 14:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Mar 2026, 14:37 GMT
- Authority reference
20252156- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019978- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06632dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · 1% of call-off value · A 1 % rebate applies to this framework,
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published5 Mar 2026, 14:37 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Framework High Level Electrical Lighting and Power Works
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2026
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 12 month extensions
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Harvey Electrical Services (Northern Limited)Framework contractor
- John Cullerton and Sons Limited John CullertonFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender