Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 9 Sept 2025, 10:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PAT Service Testing and Appliance Repairs Contract

Official notice

Authority: Gentoo Group Limited (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesBelow thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£120,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 7 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 2 yrsends 2 Nov 2027 · up to 2 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 3 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PAT Service Testing and Appliance Repairs Contract

Gentoo Group – Pre-Market Engagement for PAT Testing Services

Gentoo Group is preparing to procure a new Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) Service and Appliance Repairs Contract, with an estimated annual spend of £30,000. Our intention is to procure a four year Contract to fully cover our requirements.

We are seeking to engage with the market to help shape our approach and ensure the procurement is aligned with industry best practice and supplier capabilities.

Key Objectives of the Contract

The PAT Testing Service will cover three core areas:

  • Domestic Servicing – Routine PAT testing within approx. 120 of our domestic properties.
  • Appliance Repairs – Minor repairs to appliances identified during testing, as well as replacement appliances (where applicable)
  • Ad-hoc Non-Domestic Servicing – PAT testing in non-domestic settings on an as-needed basis.

Supplier Engagement Webinar

Gentoo Group will host a webinar to provide further insight into the procurement. The session will include:

  • A background and overview of the procurement
  • An indicative procurement timeline
  • Key contract particulars
  • An open Q&A session for suppliers

This is a valuable opportunity for suppliers to understand our requirements and contribute to the development of the procurement strategy.

Register Your Interest

To express interest in this potential opportunity and receive an invitation to the webinar, please email:

[email protected]

CPV: Electrical services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 3 Nov 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 3 Nov 2025 – 2 Nov 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 2 Nov 2029 with extensions
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
What this means for your bid
  • “PAT Service Testing and Appliance Repairs Contract” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Sept 2025, 10:58 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2025, 10:58 BST
Authority reference
REQ-729
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054915
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Electrical services
Delivery area
North East (UKC2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05966e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

9 Sept 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 10:58 BST
  2. Market engagement400 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST

    Supplier Engagement Webinar

    Gentoo Group will host a webinar to provide further insight into the procurement. The session will include:

    • A background and overview of the procurement
    • An indicative procurement timeline
    • Key contract particulars
    • An open Q&A session for suppliers

    This is a valuable opportunity for suppliers to understand our requirements and contribute to the development of the procurement strategy.

    Register Your Interest

    To express interest in this potential opportunity and receive an invitation to the webinar, please email:

    [email protected]

  3. Tender notice expected386 days ago
    7 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts359 days ago
    3 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 10:58 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gentoo Group

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: RS007302 Emperor House, 2 Emperor Way, Sunderland, North East, SR3 3XRContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure