Official UK procurement notice
PAT Service Testing and Appliance Repairs Contract
Authority: Gentoo Group Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPAT 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:
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 publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
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).
- “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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05966eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
9 Sept 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 4 dates- Planning notice published9 Sept 2025, 10:58 BST
- Market engagement400 days ago23 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:
- Tender notice expected386 days ago7 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts359 days ago3 Nov 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Sept 2025, 10:58 BSTUK2
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
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender