Official UK procurement notice
PRP 289 Fixed Wire Testing Services
Authority: Derbyshire County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£560,000≈ £448k / year · £560,000 inc. VAT12.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Oct 2025awarded 17 Dec 2025
Awarded to Specialised Electrical Solutions Ltd
Contract term 1 yr 3 moends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFixed Wire Testing Services across its property portfolio, including but not limited to schools, offices, homes for older people, depots, and other operational buildings
CPV: Electrical services · Electrical wiring and fitting work · Technical testing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£560,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 12 Sept 2025, 14:28 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Aug 2026, 09:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
PRP289- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056232- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059987Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Sept 2025 → 10 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published12 Sept 2025, 14:28 BST
- Clarification questions by390 days ago26 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline373 days ago13 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
- Award decision expected by330 days ago24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent308 days ago17 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends293 days ago31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts293 days ago1 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published72 days ago10 Aug 2026, 09:02 BST
Notice history
8 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Sept 2025- Tender notice published12 Sept 2025, 14:28 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published22 Sept 2025, 08:54 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published22 Sept 2025, 09:06 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Dec 2025, 11:48 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Dec 2025, 11:48 GMT
- Contract signature expected12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 Feb 2026, 09:50 GMTUK7
- Contract termination notice published10 Aug 2026, 09:02 BSTUK11
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-09: 3 releases · 12 Sept 2025, 22 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £409,6741 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1717 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialised Electrical Solutions LtdSMEPRP 289 Fixed Wire Testing Services Contract1 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: 3 periods of 12 months at the sole discretion of the council | £409,674 | 17 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Specialised Electrical Solutions LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Jan 2026
- Value
- £409,674
- Period
- 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- terminated, contract ceased 22/07/2026 - breach of contract
- Extensions
- 3 no 12 month extensions can be utilised
- Final value
- £11,117
- Termination
- other
3 agreed KPIs: Percentage of testing visits attended when scheduled, including certification issued within the specified timescale. · Percentage number of invoices received within the 10 days of the inspection · Number of complaints resolved within 28 days of complaint submitted
- Percentage of testing visits attended when scheduled, including certification issued within the specified timescale.
- Percentage number of invoices received within the 10 days of the inspection
- Number of complaints resolved within 28 days of complaint submitted
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17final-stage tenders · 25 at stage one | 17 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SPECIALISED ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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