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Published 7 Jul 2025, 11:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

M2526-11 - Solar Lighting

Official notice

Authority: Southend City Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 8 Aug 2025awarded 15 Oct 2025
Awarded to Cable Test Limited
Contract term Ends 31 Mar 2028

What is being bought

Published requirement description

For installation, testing and commissioning of new solar lighting as described in the specification M2526-11, including removing and making safe the existing mains powered lights.

CPV: Solar energy · Solar installation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Properties within the City of Southend on Sea, installation, testing and commissioning…Awarded

Properties within the City of Southend on Sea, installation, testing and commissioning of solar lighting

Contract period: … – 31 Mar 2028
Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
7 Jul 2025, 11:15 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2025, 10:56 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Aug 2025 – …
Authority reference
DN781304
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067376
Classification (CPV)
Solar energySolar installation
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0559b5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Aug 2025 → 22 Oct 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published365 days ago
    22 Oct 2025, 10:56 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Oct 2025, 10:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cable Test LimitedSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 067376-2025-M2526-11-1 · Cable Test LimitedSME

    Signed
    15 Oct 2025
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Properties within the City of Southend on Sea, installation, testing and commissioning…4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4—£0 – £30,396
Whole notice———£0 – £1,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southend City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHousing and community amenities Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea, East of England, SS2 6ERContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • THE ROYAL COURT OF JUSTICESReview body LONDON
  • The Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CABLE TEST LIMITEDAwarded supplier HARE HALL, 5 HANGING HILL LANE, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, East of England, CM13 2HY

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.