Official UK procurement notice
CYCLICAL MAINTENANCE OF STREET LIGHTING
Authority: South Kesteven District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Rutland County Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe cyclical maintenance and testing of our streetlighting. The cyclical maintenance will include inspection and statutory compliance testing, along with response maintenance requirements associated with the current stock. It must be noted that there may be occasions where additional lighting is added to the inventory during the contract term. This will be on a rolling yearly basis averaging around 1300 streetlights per year, completing a full cyclical maintenance over a 3 year rolling period.
CPV: Street-lighting maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: Question 1 30% Question 2 15% Question 3 20% Question 4 15% Question 5 20%
- Price
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jul 2026, 14:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
SKDC-1576- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-048403- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e5b7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Nov 2025 → 14 Sept 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published341 days ago20 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMT
- Market engagement312 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Interested parties are invited to respond to the questions within the Questionnaire document at www.eastmidstenders.org ↗
Select "View Opportunities" and choose South Kesteven District Council in the "organisations" dropdown menu.
- Next notice expected281 days ago19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published155 days ago26 May 2026, 09:09 BST
- Clarification questions by133 days ago17 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline124 days ago26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent100 days ago20 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published100 days ago20 Jul 2026, 14:21 BST
- Award decision expected by99 days ago20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends90 days ago29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts44 days ago14 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published26 May 2026, 09:09 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active26 May 2026, 09:09 BST
- Procurement method changed26 May 2026, 09:09 BST
- Deadline published: 26 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST26 May 2026, 09:09 BST
- Contract award notice published20 Jul 2026, 14:21 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Jul 2026, 14:21 BST
- Contract signature expected14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| E.ON Energy Solutions1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031Extensions: 2 year extension available at the Councils discretion | £200,000 inc. VAT | 20 Jul 2026standstill to 29 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Rutland County CouncilBeneficiary authority
- Welland ProcurementProcess contact pointProcuring entityBuyer
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- E.ON ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Select "view opportunities" then choose South Kesteven District Council from the organisations menu
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award 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