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# Portable Appliance Testing Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/portable-appliance-testing-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04a371). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Lancashire County Council: "Portable Appliance Testing Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Oct 2024, 11:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Lancashire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancashire-county-council-ons-e10000017)
- **Published Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 October 2024 at 11:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Technical inspection and testing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/portable-appliance-testing-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04a371#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04a371`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/portable-appliance-testing-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04a371#tl-md)

## Description
Lancashire County Council have an ongoing regulatory requirement to ensure portable electrical appliances are safe to use, fit for purpose. The most effective way to ensure that these regulations are met is through the provision of an annual Portable Appliance Testing. Further detail of the Authority's requirements can be found in the tender documents.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Lancashire County Council have an ongoing regulatory requirement to ensure portable electrical appliances are safe to use, fit for purpose. The most effective way to ensure that these regulations are met is through the provision of an annual Portable...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 005320-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AES Electrical & Compliance Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-113670`
  - Value: £1,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 005320-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,000,000
  - Signed Date: 17/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005320-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-17T11:06:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T09:22:11.046Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04a371