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Published 25 Sept 2026, 12:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

IoT Devices for Insight into Freebridge Homes

Authority: Freebridge Community Housing Limited (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£200,000≈ £67k / year · £200,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 16 Oct 202612:00 BST · 20d 22h left
Clarification cut-off 9 Oct 202612:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 3 yrsstarts 26 Oct 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 4all categories · n=3 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Freebridge Community Housing is seeking to procure an Internet of Things (IoT) environmental sensor solution to support the proactive identification, monitoring, and management of damp, mould, and condensation (DMC) risks across our stock portfolio. Please note this is a pilot of indicative 100-300 properties, going into Phase 1 with an indicative additional 300-700 properties & Phase 2 with an indicative scalable expansion subject to funding of 1,000 - 3,000 properties. Phasing will enable Freebridge to evaluate the effectiveness, usability, and value of the proposed solution before making any decisions regarding wider deployment.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-King%27s-Lynn:-Telemetry-equipment./EST4BFRN95

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/EST4BFRN95

CPV: Data analysis services · Data management services · Data services · Data-acquisition system · Humidity and moisture measuring instruments · Information systems · Installation services of communications equipment · Installation services of measuring equipment · Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment · Sensors · Software-related services · Telemetry equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 26 Oct 2026 — 25 Oct 2029 (3 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East of EnglandTurnover guideline: ~£133,217/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£200,000 exc. VAT · £200,000 inc. VAT
32441000 Telemetry equipment35125100 Sensors38126300 Temperature or humidity surface observing apparatus38930000 Humidity and moisture measuring instruments38931000 Temperature humidity testers48614000 Data-acquisition system

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

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 are scored
Quality: 75%Price: 15%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Technical Solution & Device Capability — 25%
  • Platform, Integration & Data Management — 20%
  • Implementation & Project Delivery — 10%
  • Support, Maintenance & Service Management — 10%
  • Device Portability, Ownership & Exit Strategy — 10%
  • Commercial and Pricing Schedule — 15%
  • Responsible Procurement / Social Value — 10%

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Freebridge Community Housing Limited buys Humidity and moisture measuring instruments (CPV 3893) — and who usually turns up

Freebridge Community Housing Limited’s own published record, next to the East of England market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Humidity and moisture measuring instruments (CPV 3893) →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Freebridge Community Housing Limited

contract notices in 36 months: 1 in CPV 3893 · 1 in division 38 · 15 in all categories

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 3 lots. 1 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2) and 2 from older notices (bids received, middle 18).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

4all categories · 36m · n=3 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 3 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

0%all categories · 36m · n=3 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 3 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimateall categories · 36m · n=3 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 2 notices. Small sample.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

111dall categories · 36m · n=2 notices
Notice updates
i

How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 19 notices.

Last 24 months.

3all categories · 24m · n=19 notices
Awarded without competition
i

How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 15 notices.

Last 36 months.

0%all categories · 36m · n=15 notices
Bids per lot moderate · n=3
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 3 lots on 3 contested notices · all categories, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 0%
  • 2–3 33%
  • 4–6 33%
  • 7+ 33%

Median 4 · 3 lots on 3 contested notices · all categories.

Winning award vs estimate moderate · n=3
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 3 lot pairs · all categories, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 33%
  • Within ±2% 67%
  • Above estimate 0%

3 lot pairs · all categories.

The market · delivery region

East of England · Humidity and moisture measuring instruments (CPV 3893)

contract notices delivered in East of England in 36 months: 1 in CPV 3893 (1 competed) · 70 in division 38 (51 competed, 6 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 38), last 36 months: 16 lots. 6 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 1) and 10 from older notices (bids received, middle 2.5).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

2division 38 · 36m · n=16 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 38), last 36 months: 16 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

38%division 38 · 36m · n=16 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 38), last 36 months: 10 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimatedivision 38 · 36m · n=10 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 38), last 36 months: 8 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

42ddivision 38 · 36m · n=8 notices
SME bidders
i

How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 38), last 36 months: 10 lots.

Last 36 months.

37%division 38 · 36m · n=10 lots
Winners based in the region
i

How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 38), last 36 months: 24 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

50%division 38 · 36m · n=24 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=16
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 16 lots on 16 contested notices · division 38, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 38%
  • 2–3 38%
  • 4–6 19%
  • 7+ 6%

Median 2 · 16 lots on 16 contested notices · division 38.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=10
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 10 lot pairs · division 38, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 20%
  • Within ±2% 60%
  • Above estimate 20%

10 lot pairs · division 38.

moderate · n=3
i

Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

Based on 3 lots, so only the direction is shown, not a pound figure.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

Awards in Freebridge Community Housing Limited (all categories, n=3 pairs) land a median at estimate. Too few pairs to turn into a pound figure with any confidence — read the percentage as a rough direction, not this notice’s estimate converted.
Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

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
Open for tender
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 Sept 2026, 12:11 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2026, 12:11 BST
Authority reference
C678
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Data analysis servicesData management servicesData servicesData-acquisition systemHumidity and moisture measuring instrumentsInformation systemsInstallation services of communications equipmentInstallation services of measuring equipmentMaintenance services of telecommunications equipmentSensors+2 more
Delivery area
East of England (UKH16)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a70 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via Delta eSourcing
Submission portal named on this notice: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Published estimate £200,000 excludes VAT (£200,000 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedjust passed
    25 Sept 2026, 12:11 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 14 days
    9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 21 days
    16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract startsin 30 days
    26 Oct 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Sept 2026, 12:11 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Freebridge Community Housing Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQYB-5327-MRGD Juniper House, Austin Street, King's Lynn, East of England, PE30 1DZ [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender