Official UK procurement notice
UKRI 5830 - High and Low Voltage Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing Contract
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of High and Low Voltage Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing services.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,250,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Quality
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 20 Apr 2026, 15:48 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 13:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
UKRI 5830- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060185- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0686abFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
20 Apr 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published187 days ago20 Apr 2026, 15:48 BST
- Market engagement171 days ago5 May 2026, 23:59 BST
This notice is for the provision of High and Low Voltage Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing Contract.
The aim of this procurement is to contract with a specialist Service Provider to complete all Planned, Preventative Maintenance (PPM), reactive, and any remedial works to the HV & LV infrastructure across STFC Estates. This new opportunity is to ensure there is enough value over the life of the contract, to build a partnership with a Service Provider, put in place key performance indicators and to demonstrate value for money. This contract will cover all High & Low Voltage, Inspection and Testing & Associated Services maintenance, reactive, and remedial works to the infra-structure detailed in the specification.
UKRI STFC will be hosting a Supplier site visit for this requirement on the 6th of May 2026/10:00am/Meeting Room CR12, Building R68. This visit will last no more than 5 hours and a maximum of two attendees from each supplier organisation to register for the session. The start time will be 10:00am. To book onto the Supplier site visit, please submit the names, email addresses, contact phone numbers, vehicle registrations to the following email address : [email protected]. Please confirm your attendance no later than 12pm (noon) on the 5th of May 2026. Please ensure you state our reference UKRI-5830 –High and Low Voltage Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing Contract, when confirming your attendance.
- Next notice expected161 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published120 days ago26 Jun 2026, 10:52 BST
- Clarification questions by75 days ago10 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline47 days ago7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by16 days ago7 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent4 days ago20 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published4 days ago20 Oct 2026, 13:56 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 6 days29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 38 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Apr 2026, 15:48 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published26 Jun 2026, 10:52 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active26 Jun 2026, 10:52 BST
- Procurement method changed26 Jun 2026, 10:52 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST26 Jun 2026, 10:52 BST
- Tender notice published14 Aug 2026, 13:18 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 7 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST14 Aug 2026, 13:18 BST+14 days · was 24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published20 Oct 2026, 13:56 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Oct 2026, 13:56 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Deadline Extension
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 20 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GridCore Electrical Services Ltd2 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2030 · up to 2 Nov 2031Extensions: +1 Year as advertised in tender. | £3,660,989 | 19 Oct 2026standstill to 29 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GridCore Electrical Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender