Official UK procurement notice
Electrical Safety and Maintenance Services
Authority: HOMES IN SOMERSET LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHomes in Somerset has approximately 4,000 properties which are a mixture of general needs, supported and extra care properties.
Currently electrical safety servicing is required to be carried out by a competent organisation to our domestic and communal buildings and are included within this contract.
This specification details the requirement for 5 yearly periodic inspection and testing of electrical installations in communal areas and domestic dwellings and properties. Void properties and properties where a mutual exchange is taking place will require a full inspection and test before any new occupancy that adheres to current legislative requirements.
Also included are:
- Annual External Lighting and external suppliers testing and inspection
- Annual portable appliance testing
- Electrical repairs works - cat 1, cat 2 and cat 3 as required
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Construction-related services · Engineering services · Repair and maintenance services of building installations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
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 (3)
- Quality: Tender pack includes a number of quality questions which will be assessed.
- Price: Total cost of providing the service element of the contract.
- Social value: Suppliers to complete a social value spreadsheet to identify social value offering for this contract.
- 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2030
- First published
- 28 Jul 2025, 09:23 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Dec 2025, 15:58 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
HISESS19052025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054618- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0566acFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submission must be made to procurement@homesinsomerset.org no later than the deadline specified
Timeline
28 Jul 2025 → 17 Dec 2025 · 9 dates- Planning notice published28 Jul 2025, 09:23 BST
- Next notice expected13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Market engagement13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Submissions of expressions of interest should be sent to procurement@homesinsomerset.org. Draft specification documents will then be provided for comment. A question and answer session is planned over Teams for 12th August at 11am. Interested parties can join this session to raise any questions relating to the specification prior to tender release.
- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 12:31 BST
- Clarification questions by386 days ago6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline379 days ago13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by359 days ago1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts330 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published314 days ago17 Dec 2025, 15:58 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Jul 2025, 09:23 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 12:31 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active8 Sept 2025, 12:31 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Sept 2025, 12:31 BST
- Deadline published: 13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST8 Sept 2025, 12:31 BST
- Procurement termination notice published17 Dec 2025, 15:58 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete17 Dec 2025, 15:58 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 17 Dec 2025 | CancelledFollowing an options appraisal which will result in strategic changes within Homes in Somerset we have decided not to proceed with this procurement. The requirements originally outlined in the tender are no longer required to be met via a new standalone contract. Instead, these requirements will be fulfilled through the modification of an existing contractual arrangement to achieve greater operational efficiency and alignment with the authority's new delivery model. This decision was made on 17.12.2025 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Attached is the tender pack for electrical safety and maintenance. Interested parties must also register their interest by emailing procurement@homesinsomerset.org to ensure that they are made aware of any clarification questions or other amendments that may take place before th…
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination 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