Official UK procurement notice
Electrical System Service and Repairs
Authority: Oldham Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for the care of electrical systems, including emergency lighting, portable appliance testing (PAT), periodic fixed wire testing, switchgear maintenance, vehicle charging, maintenance of existing photo photovoltaic panels and other associated services as required.
Contract includes for both planned maintenance and responsive repairs.
Contract requires 24/7/365 cover with emergency responses to be on site within 1 hour.
Suppliers must be able to manage multiple, simultaneous call outs daily at various sites and within timescales given in the specification (as little as 1 hour).
The Council is looking to enter into a contract for up to 7 years (4+3) with a suitable Supplier.
Suppliers must be fully qualified and be able to evidence good H&S policies and procedures.
Supplier's staff attending certain sites must DBS certified.
Historical spend for this category is circa £500,000 per annum, though this amount is not guaranteed and may decrease or increase over the Contract term.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of building installations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewalPublished value£5,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must have a minimum annual turnover of no less than £700,000.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have appropriate accreditations for working on electrical systems and with gas systems.
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality,: 50%
- Pirce: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality,: Experience of working in similar environment, ability to manage multiple call outs simultaneously and within required timescales, H&S procedures & policies, management and complaint escalation and social values.
- Pirce: Based on hourly rates, including call outs. Overhead & Profit - Which is to be fixed for the Contract term.
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must have a minimum annual turnover of no less than £700,000.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers must have appropriate accreditations for working on electrical systems and with gas systems.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jul 2025, 09:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
DN774101- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042581- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051dfaFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Standard payment terms are 30 days from receipt of a valid invoice.
The Council offers an Early Payment Scheme ("the Scheme"), which enables Suppliers to be paid ahead of standard 30-day payment terms in exchange for a small rebate, which is typically lower than other financing options available. Full details will be provided at time of tender.
- Risks
The Council will dispose of and gain sites throughout the Contract term.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
If this is something you would like to tender for, please register on our e-procurement portal, The Chest: North West Procurement Portal - www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
Timeline
22 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 14:05 BST
- Latest notice published24 Jul 2025, 09:26 BST
- Tender notice expected393 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline349 days ago14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by287 days ago15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts212 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 14:05 BSTUK1
- Planned procurement notice published24 Jul 2025, 09:26 BSTUK3
- Published value updated24 Jul 2025, 09:26 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Jul 2025, 09:26 BST
- Deadline published: 14 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT24 Jul 2025, 09:26 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender