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Published 21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST

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University of Huddersfield- Inspection & testing of emergency lighting systems

Official notice Competition analysis

Authority: University of Huddersfield (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)
Published estimate £125,000≈ £25k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 19 Oct 202612:00 BST · 27d 20h left
Clarification cut-off 16 Oct 202612:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 5 yrsstarts 1 Dec 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 5all categories · n=8 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope of the work shall include the procurement, installation, co-ordination, site testing, commissioning, provision of record documentation, together with the whole of the labour and materials necessary to form a complete inspection.

Because of the possibility of failure of the supply to the normal lighting occurring shortly after a period of testing, all tests should be undertaken at times of minimum risk. Alternatively, suitable temporary arrangements should be made until the batteries have been recharged.

For further details please see Appendix 2 - specification

CPV: Emergency lighting equipment · Lighting systems · Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1 5 yrsSMEPublished value£125,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2026 — 30 Nov 2031 (5 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: Yorkshire & HumberTurnover guideline: ~£49,973/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£125,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT
31518200 Emergency lighting equipment31527260 Lighting systems50000000 Repair and maintenance services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 2 — 40%
  • Criterion 1 — 60%

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How University of Huddersfield buys Lamps and light fittings (CPV 3152) — and who usually turns up

University of Huddersfield’s own published record, next to the Yorkshire and the Humber market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Lamps and light fittings (CPV 3152) →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

University of Huddersfield

contract notices in 36 months: 32 in all categories

Bids per lot5all categories · 36m · n=8 lots
Single-bid lots13%all categories · 36m · n=8 lots
Award vs estimateat estimateall categories · 36m · n=8 pairs
Deadline → award date49dall categories · 36m · n=5 notices
Notice updates0all categories · 24m · n=54 notices
Awarded without competition0%all categories · 36m · n=32 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=8
  • 1 bid 13%
  • 2–3 13%
  • 4–6 38%
  • 7+ 38%

Median 5 · 8 lots on 8 contested notices · all categories.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=8
  • Below estimate 38%
  • Within ±2% 63%
  • Above estimate 0%

8 lot pairs · all categories.

The market · delivery region

Yorkshire and the Humber · Lamps and light fittings (CPV 3152)

contract notices delivered in Yorkshire and the Humber in 36 months: 18 in CPV 3152 (18 contested) · 120 in division 31 (106 contested)

Bids per lot4CPV 3152 · 36m · n=7 lots
Single-bid lots0%CPV 3152 · 36m · n=7 lots
Award vs estimateat estimateCPV 3152 · 36m · n=4 pairs
Deadline → award date12dCPV 3152 · 36m · n=5 notices
SME bidders95%CPV 3152 · 36m · n=5 lots
Winners based in the region80%CPV 3152 · 36m · n=10 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=7
  • 1 bid 0%
  • 2–3 29%
  • 4–6 43%
  • 7+ 29%

Median 4 · 7 lots on 7 contested notices · CPV 3152.

Winning award vs estimate moderate · n=4
  • Below estimate 25%
  • Within ±2% 75%
  • Above estimate 0%

4 lot pairs · CPV 3152.

robust · n=8 Awards in University of Huddersfield (all categories, n=8 pairs) land a median at estimate: on this notice’s £125,000 that is about £125,000. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.

Method and what to read with care
  • Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per lot, contested contract notices). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
  • Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
  • Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Open for tender
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Emergency lighting equipmentLighting systemsRepair and maintenance services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077649 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via Delta eSourcing
Submission portal named on this notice: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
neupc.delta-esourcing.com ↗
Published estimate £125,000 excludes VAT (£150,000 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedearlier today
    21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 25 days
    16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 28 days
    19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract startsin 70 days
    1 Dec 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Huddersfield

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVLZ-8691-TYWT Queensgate, West Yorkshire, Huddersfield, Yorkshire & Humber, HD1 3DH 01484 472954

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender