Official UK procurement notice
Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICR) and Repairs
Authority: Falkirk Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFramework Agreement for carrying out inspections of existing electrical installations, provide an Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) and undertaking subsequent Repairs to Council Occupied and Void Housing Properties, within the Falkirk Council Area of Operations.
- Recurrence: September 2030
CPV: Electrical installation work · Electrical wiring and fitting work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 6 suppliers · 13 bids received (2.2 per place) · 6 appointed (full)
- Framework period
5 yrs from 1 Feb 2026, 5 year duration allows for BS7671 guidance that EICR inspections be undertaken over a recommended 5 year period for rented properties.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Framework Agreement for the carrying out a programme of inspections of existing…AwardedPublished value£15,450,000
Framework Agreement for the carrying out a programme of inspections of existing electrical installations to identify (in order of priority) any deficiencies against the national safety standard for electrical installations thereby providing an EICR report. Undertake subsequent identified repairs to Falkirk Council Occupied and Void Housing Properties.
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 (8)
- A1 Service Provision: 8/40
- A2 Health & Safety: 6/40
- A3 Legislation: 4/40
- A4 Electrical Compliance and Resource: 4/40
- A5 Quality Assurance: 6/40
- A6 Contract / Account Management: 6/40
- A7 Fair Work First: 6/40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
It is a requirement of this tender that if the Bidder is UK based they must hold a valid registration with Companies House. Where the Bidder is UK based but not registered at Companies House they must be able to verify to the Council’s satisfaction that they are trading from the address provided in the tender and under the Company name given.
All Participants, Contractors and any proposed sub-Contractors, shall be registered members of either the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contractors (NICEIC) or Scotland’s Trade Association for the Electrical Industry (SELECT). Bidders will submit documentary evidence of their current and valid membership of NICEIC or SELECT within their bid SPD submission.
- Economic & financial standing
The Selection Criteria is outlined in the online PCS Qualification Envelope (SPD):
Bidders will be required to state the annual turnover of the bidding entity for the last 3 years.
Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date on which they were set up / started trading.
A Creditsafe credit scoring check will be ran on registered Company Name and Company Number provided by the bidder. Where the resulting Credit Rating score is less than 30/100, the Bidder may be excluded from the tender process unless suitable financial information is provided that give satisfactory assurances to the Council regarding financial risk in appointing the bidder to the proposed Framework.
Minimum: Public Contracts Regulations 2015 state that before awarding the contract, the Contracting Authority shall require the tenderer(s) to submit up to date supporting documents. This includes the insurance requirements stated in the Qualification Envelope (SPD within PCS): Employer’s… - Technical & professional ability
The Participant / Bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001:2018 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum. As outlined in PCS Qualification Envelope (SPD) section 1.74.1
OR
The Participant / Bidder must provide responses in relation to 4D.1.4 A through to M in the document SPD (Scotland) Standard Statements.
Minimum: Any recorded fail shall result in your submission being non compliant and excluded from the process. For details of any relevant weighted scoring methodology elements for online SPD PCS module Section / Part 4D, and for ITT Award Criteria, including how each individual element is…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 60 of 60 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICR) and Repairs” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · September 2030
- First published
- 10 Oct 2025, 11:16 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jan 2026, 15:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Nov 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PS/439/25- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006313- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ac8eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: All bidders are required to complete and submit the appendix Declaration of Non-involvement in Serious Organised Crime, which will be completed in full, including the highlighted sections and signed where applicable. Bidding organisations should note: They are responsible for the accuracy of information submitted in respect of them and knowingly providing false information may constitute fraud. In the case of any criminal history convictions checks, Falkirk Council may exclude any organisation where the information provided to Falkirk Council by the Police Service Scotland does not validate fully the information provided by the organisation. Failure to disclose information relevant to this section or serious misrepresentation in relation to the information disclosed will result in exclusion from this procurement process or the termination of any subsequent contract that may be awarded. Where required, scoring of Selection Criteria, including but not limited to Quality Assurance Schemes (SPD 4D) as outlined in the Qualification Envelope (SPD) on PCS, will be evaluated using the scorecard system detailed in the ITT document (Scoring of submissions). Coronavirus (COVID-19) Scottish Government Guidance The Contractor shall fully comply with any and all relevant current Scottish Government guidance for businesses in Scotland. Bidders in so far as they are known, are requested to list the details of any subcontractors they propose to use. Bidders are advised to allow adequate time to submit their electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Please ensure you give sufficient time to attach all required documentation for your submitted response, via Public Contracts Scotland in advance of deadline. We will not be able to accept any submissions after this deadline. (SC Ref:821581)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 14 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Nov 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period ends346 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown14 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Bids opened346 days ago14 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Notice published276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 15:42 GMT
- Contract starts268 days ago1 Feb 2026
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 Jan 2026, 15:42 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 006313-2026-PS/439/25-1
- Signed
- 20 Jan 2026
- Value
- £14,300,000
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2031
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad | 13 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Falkirk Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- AC Gold Electrical Services LtdFramework contractor
- BMES (Scotland) Ltd.Framework contractor
- Consilium Contracting Services LtdFramework contractor
- Moffat Projects Fife LtdFramework contractor
- NRT Building Services group ltdFramework contractor
- Valley Group LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.