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Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) and Fixed Appliance Testing (FAT)

Buyer: Heriot-Watt University →

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BuyerHeriot-Watt University
StatusClosed
Deadline27 Apr 2026
Value£350,000
Published26 Mar 2026

What is being bought

The University is seeking to appoint a provider for the provision of Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) and Fixed Appliance Testing (FAT) services across Heriot Watt University’s Edinburgh and Border’s premises. The purpose of the service is to ensure that all portable & fixed electrical equipment is inspected, tested, and maintained in accordance with relevant legislation and safety standards. The appointed contractor will be responsible for the inspection, testing, certification, and reporting of electrical appliances and equipment located within the Heriot Watt University’s facilities.

Delivery location

UKM75

Categories

Technical testing services 71632000

Lot details

Lot 1

The appointed contractor will be responsible for the inspection, testing, certification, and reporting of electrical appliances and equipment located within the Heriot Watt University’s facilities.

Statusactive
Contract periodFrom 1 Aug 2026 to 31 Jul 2029

Award criteria
Technical — 60
price — 40

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Not publishedNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 71. The category anchor is Technical testing services (71632000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 715,5534 median · 32.2 average (1,894 of 5,553 with a bid count)4.1 average (2,101 of 5,553 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer3Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKM75524 median · 6.1 average (28 of 52 with a bid count)2.3 average (31 of 52 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)4744 median · 6.1 average (15 of 474 with a bid count)1.9 average (15 of 474 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementYes
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriatechnical
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

  • economicSelectionCriteria
  • technicalSelectionCriteria

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-067528
Latest release ID027937-2026
Latest release timestampThu Mar 26 2026 13:29:53 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0024
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-04-27T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: start2026-04-27T12:00:00+01:00
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailshttps://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/toolkit/negotiation/tender/list/myTnd/show.si?from=menu&reset=true#fh
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£350,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
26 Mar 2026tender027937-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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