Official UK procurement notice
In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
Authority: Renfrewshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInspection, testing, verification and reporting of the complete (100%) electrical equipment in use as defined under BS7671 and, specifically, the addendum Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
CPV: Computer testing services · Technical inspection and testing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This procurement procedure is for the appointment of an experience Contractor to carry…Renewal
This procurement procedure is for the appointment of an experience Contractor to carry out a Contractor to carry out a planned programme of In-Service Inspection and Testing of
Electrical Equipment within the Councils public buildings. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts(Scotland)Regulations2015
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 30%
- Price: 70%
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 7 Jul 2026, 15:15 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2026, 15:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Aug 2026 – …
- Authority reference
RC-CPU-25-243- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063749- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
This Contract will include performance conditions relation to fair work first and community benefits. The tender requests mandatory employment community benefits and scored community benefits
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446, as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in accordance with Regulation 88 of the 2015 Regulations.
Publisher note: The recommended tenderer will be required to provide at Request for Documentation stage the following documents: Health and Safety Questionnaire and supporting information S1EqualitiesQuestionnaire S2EqualitiesDeclaration S3TenderComplianceCertificate S4NoCollusionCertificate S5PromptPaymentCertificate S9ListofProposedDomesticSubContractors Insurance certificates BACS Form The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 32281. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The conditions of contract will contain a clause regarding the Consultants responsibility in regards to delivering Community Benefits (SC Ref:836754)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Jul 2026 → 7 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published113 days ago7 Jul 2026, 15:15 BST
- Submission deadline82 days ago7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened82 days ago7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionsReview contact point
- See VI.4.3Review body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria