Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice

Published 1 Aug 2025, 09:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Battery for Cheltenham Ice Rink 2025/26 with option to extend for two further years

Authority: Cheltenham Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Public utilities (65) Delivery: South West (UKK13)

Final published estimate£45,000initial estimate £54,000 · exc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 15 Aug 2025

Contract term 4 moends 12 Jan 2026 · up to 17 Jan 2028 with extensions · starts 9 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is seeking quotations from qualified suppliers for the provision, installation, and technical support of a battery energy storage system (BESS) to be used as part of a hybrid power solution for the seasonal ice rink located in Imperial Gardens. The battery system will work in conjunction with the mains electricity supply and a 200–300kVA generator. This document sets out the technical and operational requirements for the battery system, as well as expectations for support and delivery logistics.

CPV: Battery packs · Other sources of energy supplies and distribution · Power supply accessories

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 moPublished value£45,000

Contract period: 9 Sept 2025 – 12 Jan 2026 (4 mo) · up to 17 Jan 2028 with extensionsValue: £45,000 exc. VAT · £54,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South West

Extensions: 2 extension periods of 12 months

30237280 Power supply accessories 31422000 Battery packs 65400000 Other sources of energy supplies and distribution

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: 60% Price 40% Quality

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: Cancelled
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 Aug 2025, 09:12 BST
Last source update: 30 Oct 2025, 14:12 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-045025
Latest notice: Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV): Battery packsOther sources of energy supplies and distributionPower supply accessories
Delivery area: South West (UKK13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056add Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 15 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/publicagroup/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

1 Aug 2025 → 30 Oct 2025 · 4 dates

Tender notice published
1 Aug 2025, 09:12 BST
Submission deadline
15 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Contract starts
9 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published363 days ago
30 Oct 2025, 14:12 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2025

Tender notice published
1 Aug 2025, 09:12 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
5 Aug 2025, 16:41 BST
UK4
Published value updated to £45,000
5 Aug 2025, 16:41 BST
was £54,000
Contract award notice published
2 Oct 2025, 14:24 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
2 Oct 2025, 14:24 BST
Contract signature expected
2 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Procurement termination notice published
30 Oct 2025, 14:12 GMT
UK12

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £82,5991 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Templant HireSME27 Oct 2025 – 30 Jan 2026 · up to 28 Jan 2028Extensions: one year contract with the option to extend to 2 years	£82,599	17 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Templant HireSME
Signed
date not published
Value
—
Period
… – 12 Jan 2026
Status
cancelled (21 Oct 2025), Successful supplier withdrew from the process.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one	1	0	—

Who bid

wonTemplant HireSME · East of England

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cheltenham Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYYL-2725-ZJVP Municipal Offices, Promenade, Cheltenham, South West, GL50 9SAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Templant HireAwarded supplier Templant Hire , Highwood Rd, Writtle, East of England, CM1 3PUContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender30 Oct 2025, 14:12 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender2 Oct 2025, 14:24 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender5 Aug 2025, 16:41 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender1 Aug 2025, 09:12 BST