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Published 17 Oct 2025, 15:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hartlepool College of Further Education - Replacement Battery Back up and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Hartlepool College of Further Education (Education)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£90,000≈ £18k / year · £108,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Nov 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hartlepool College of Further Education are seeking a supplier to replace the battery back up system and provide maintenance cover.

CPV: Emergency electricity equipment · Emergency lighting equipment · Emergency power supplies · Emergency power systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£90,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £90,000 exc. VAT · £108,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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)
  • Technical Specification: 30%
  • Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Specification
  • Price
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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
17 Oct 2025, 15:51 BST
Last source update
13 Nov 2025, 11:15 GMT
Authority reference
CA16613
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066431
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Emergency electricity equipmentEmergency lighting equipmentEmergency power suppliesEmergency power systems
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cf1d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

17 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published374 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 15:51 BST
  2. Clarification questions by350 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Latest notice published347 days ago
    13 Nov 2025, 11:15 GMT
  4. Submission deadline336 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract starts208 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Oct 2025, 15:51 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    13 Nov 2025, 11:15 GMT
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
    13 Nov 2025, 11:15 GMT
    +7 days · was 17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hartlepool College of Further Education

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PYRB-9815-YDNY Stockton Street, Hartlepool, North East, TS24 7NTContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender