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# Public and Civic Clocks

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/public-and-civic-clocks-ocds-h6vhtk-054643). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The City of Edinburgh Council: "Public and Civic Clocks". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The City of Edinburgh Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-city-of-edinburgh-council-ons-s12000036)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 July 2025 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Clocks, Repair and maintenance services of clocks
- **Delivery Location:** UKM71, UKM75, UKM76, UKM81, UKM91
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-054643`

## 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/public-and-civic-clocks-ocds-h6vhtk-054643#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/public-and-civic-clocks-ocds-h6vhtk-054643#participate

## Description
The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) intends to put in place a Framework Agreement and appoint multiple Contractors to provide clock winding and maintenance services for two distinct groups of clocks:
Public Clocks within the City of Edinburgh (27 clocks), and
City Chambers Clocks (15 clocks)
In addition to the aforementioned requirements the Council may, at its discretion, utilise this Framework Agreement to provide for new / additional clocks as well as ad-hoc requirements.
The Council is acting for itself and additional Councils in Scotland listed below will be able to access and call from the Framework Agreement:
Angus Council;
North Ayrshire Council;
Falkirk Council;
Scottish Borders Council;
Fife Council;
East Dunbartonshire Council.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 39254100, 50432000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000
- **Description:** The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) intends to put in place a Framework Agreement and appoint multiple Contractors to provide clock winding and maintenance services for two distinct groups of clocks:
Public Clocks within the City of Edinburgh...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 081537-2025-CT1385-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **James Ritchie & Son (Clockmakers) Ltd, The Cumbria Clock Company Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-54597`, `GB-FTS-168764`
  - Value: £1,200,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 081537-2025-CT1385-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,200,000
  - Signed Date: 05/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F081537-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-10T14:15:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T11:39:03.087Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-054643