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Published 19 Aug 2025, 09:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

LB Hillingdon- Street Lighting Term Service Contract

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Hillingdon (Local council)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£18,907,200≈ £2.7m / year · £18,907,200 inc. VAT22.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Sept 2025awarded 27 Feb 2026
Award (standstill) to J Mccann & Co Limited
Contract term 7 yrsends 31 Mar 2033 · up to 1 Apr 2038 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The term service contract includes the following, but not limited to,

Capital Investment works include column replacement programme, column painting and structural testing

Terms service works including;Routine maintenance, inspection, maintenance and testing of street lighting & traffic signs, bollard & traffic sign cleaning, Non-routine maintenance- street lighting & traffic signs inc emergency calls outs and on-going fault repairs, Night scouting, 24hr emergency call out facility, Fault report management, Electrical testing every 6 years

The Contract will be for an initial term of seven (7) years with an extendable option for a period of five (5) years, giving a total of twelve (12) years (the Term).

The option to extend is for a period of five (5) years is subject to full service and commercial review.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2032, 23:59 BST.
  • No preliminary market engagement: **** To note, a UK 2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice ( Notice ( 2025/S 000-047824. Procurement Identifier(OCID):ocds-h6vhtk-050b70 was published on 12th August 2025 ( 8.53am). This related to premarket engagement for both Street Lighting and Highways. This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice was linked to the publication of the Provision of a Highways Term Service (Notice identifier 2025/S 000-0149653 (ocds-h6vhtk-050b70) and therefore can not be linked to this Notice.

CPV: Commissioning of public lighting installations · Installation of road lighting equipment · Lampposts · Lighting equipment and electric lamps · Street lamps · Street-lighting columns · Street-lighting equipment · Street-lighting maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 7 yrsSMEPublished value£18,907,200
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2033 (7 yrs) · up to 1 Apr 2038 with extensionsValue: £18,907,200 exc. VAT · £18,907,200 inc. VAT
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The contract has an option to extend for a period of five (5) years subject to full service and commercial review.

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: 60% of the marks available will be allocated to Price
  • Quality: 40% of the marks will be allocated to Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2032
First published
19 Aug 2025, 09:07 BST
Last source update
6 Mar 2026, 08:13 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 18 Dec 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049685
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Commissioning of public lighting installationsInstallation of road lighting equipmentLamppostsLighting equipment and electric lampsStreet lampsStreet-lighting columnsStreet-lighting equipmentStreet-lighting maintenance services
Delivery area
London (UKI74)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a38 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
19 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

19 Aug 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 09:07 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    15 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    19 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by312 days ago
    18 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent235 days ago
    6 Mar 2026
  6. Latest notice published235 days ago
    6 Mar 2026, 08:13 GMT
  7. Standstill ends222 days ago
    18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 09:07 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    6 Mar 2026, 08:13 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    6 Mar 2026, 08:13 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £14,700,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Named bidders 5published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
J Mccann & Co Limited1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2033 · up to 1 Apr 2038Extensions: The contract has an option to extend for a period of five (5) years subject to full service and commercial review.£14,700,000 inc. VAT27 Feb 2026standstill to 18 Mar 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders10—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Hillingdon

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHZZ-4724-NYPH Civic Centre, Uxbridge, London, UB8 1UWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded
  • BCS (ELECTRICAL & BUILDING SERVICES) LTDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 09165974GB-PPON: PDPH-3478-LPQL Unit 7 Rotherhithe Business Estate, London, London, SE16 3EH
  • EQUANS E&S SOLUTIONS LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 04243192GB-PPON: PZHB-9945-RGPL First Floor, Neon Q10 Quorum Business Park, Benton Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE12 8BU
  • F M CONWAY LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 00706445GB-PPON: PPNX-4565-ZTGN Conway House, Sevenoaks, South East, TN14 5EL
  • J MCCANN & CO LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08326109GB-PPON: PCPQ-1853-JWWV Mccann House, Chilwell, East Midlands, NG9 6DQContact email
  • VOLKERHIGHWAYS LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 00638559GB-PPON: PDYC-9593-QHDM Hertford Road, Hoddesdon, East of England, EN11 9BX

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDF**** To note, a UK 2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice ( Notice ( 2025/S 000-047824. Procurement Identifier(OCID):ocds-h6vhtk-050b70 was published on 12th August 2025 ( 8.53am). This related to premarket engagement for both Street Lighting and Highways. This Preliminary Mark…

Notices published for this procedure

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