Official UK procurement notice
Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) Services
Authority: Lothian Health Board
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionseeks a suitably qualified and certified Contractor to be appointed to undertake portable appliance testing (PAT) services, approximately 100,000 items, across 118 locations as further detailed in the ITT covering all NHS Lothian sites
- Recurrence: 48-60 monts
CPV: Technical inspection and testing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Contractor will be expected implement fully comprehensive PAT Testing schedule…CancelledRenewal
The Contractor will be expected implement fully comprehensive PAT Testing schedule across NHS Lothian sites.
The Contractor shall ensure full compliance with all current and relevant legislation and guidance including, without limitation, all relevant British Standards, Codes of Practice as required in Scotland, and that Services are performed by Skilled Persons
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 50%
- price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 50
- Price: 50
- Suitability
SPD [4A1a] Any person(s) undertaking the services will be City & Guilds qualified in the Electrical Equipment Maintenance and Testing (2377), and ITC Level 1 Thermal Certified by the contract start and for the duration of the contract; registration shall be demonstrated within proposal.
The successful bidder should be registered with SELECT or equivalent.
- Economic & financial standing
[4B1.2] Bidders are required to provide their average yearly turnover for the last 3 years. The yearly turnover required must be a maximum of twice the estimated contract value >250 thousand GBP per annum.
[4B5.1a] - Professional indemnity insurance 5 million GBP
[4B5.1b] - Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of 5 million GBP
[4B5.2] - Public Liability Insurance of 10 million GBP
- Technical & professional ability
[4C1.1/4C1.2] Bidders must provide two examples of services carried out during the past three years that demonstrate experience to deliver the services described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice and the ITT
4D1]
- Bidders must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO9001 (or equivalent).
- The Bidder must have the following: A regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety (H&S) management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent.
[4D2]
Environmental Management Systems. The Bidder must have the Documented arrangements for ensuring that the bidder’s environmental management procedures are effective in reducing / preventing significant impacts on the environment.
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 48-60 monts
- First published
- 30 May 2025, 14:22 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2025, 10:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Jul 2025 – …
- Authority reference
: LR3-125-2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063136- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0529d7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Objective criteria for ensuring the selection of suitably qualified candidates: This procedure will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender (PCS-T) Portal. All queries must be made via the PCS-T messaging system. For further instructions, please refer to the SPD Guidance document attached to this project in PCS-T. We will apply a single stage process: Pre-Qualification via the SPD. The SPD asks bidders general questions; when completing, bidders must have regard for the statements in this Notice that detail specific requirements. Bidders must: a) Pass the Minimum Standards in ESPD Sections 4A, 4B, and 4D in the PCS-T Qualification envelope. Statements for these questions can be found in Sections III.1.1, III.1.2, and III.1.3 of this Notice. TUPE won't apply. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 22211. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community Benefits as described within the procurement documents. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29233. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:812457)
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 9 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 9 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
9 Jul 2025 → 8 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline9 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened9 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published383 days ago8 Oct 2025, 10:07 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled8 Oct 2025, 10:07 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.