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Published 8 Jul 2025, 14:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Portable Appliance Testing · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: City of Sunderland College (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Jul 2025awarded 30 Jul 2025
Awarded to Hawkesworth Appliance Testing Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Aug 2028 · up to 1 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The College have a requirement to contract for the provision of Portable Appliance Testing across the college group. The Successful tenderer will provide testing and basic repairs to all college owned equipment.

CPV: Electrical services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£0
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Aug 2030 with extensions
Delivery: North East
Extensions: 2 x 12 months

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: 55%Price: 35%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 45%
  • Added Value: 10%
  • Value for Money: 35%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Value for Money
  • Quality
  • Added Value
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Awarded
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Jul 2025, 14:57 BST
Last source update
12 Jan 2026, 11:10 GMT
Authority reference
0209
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038294
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Electrical services
Delivery area
North East (UKC11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055b44 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
18 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tender responses and all associated documentation must be submitted electronically via the EPNE e-tendering system located at in-tendhost.co.uk/nessp ↗

Tenders returned by any other means will be excluded.

Timeline

8 Jul 2025 → 12 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Jul 2025, 14:57 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    18 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025
  4. Latest notice published287 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 11:10 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Jul 2025, 14:57 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    12 Jan 2026, 11:10 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Jan 2026, 11:10 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £41,4611 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hawkesworth Appliance Testing Limited£41,461 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Portable Appliance Testing · Hawkesworth Appliance Testing Limited

    Signed
    30 Jul 2025
    Value
    £41,461 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 x 12 month extension option

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Sunderland College

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-UKPRN: 10001475 Bede Campus, Durham Road, Sunderland, North East, SR3 4AHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender