Official UK procurement notice
Electrical Testing (EICR and Remedials) Service
Authority: North Star Housing Group Limited (Housing)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Star Housing Group is inviting tenders from qualified and experienced service providers to deliver a comprehensive programme of:
Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICR) on a 5-year cyclical basis, including all associated C1 and C2 remedial works, Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) on a programmed/cyclical basis, across domestic and non-domestic properties within our property portfolio in the Tees Valley, North Yorkshire, and County Durham.
These services are essential to maintain the safety and compliance of our housing stock, in line with all applicable statutory and regulatory standards.
- Electrical Installation Condition Reporting (EICR)
Inspection and testing of domestic, communal, and commercial electrical installations in accordance with the latest edition of BS 7671 and Guidance Note 3.
Completion of full EICRs and electronic submission of reports within 5 working days of testing.
Testing to include all necessary checks (e.g. polarity, insulation resistance, earth fault loop impedance, continuity, etc.) and a visual photographic record of the consumer unit.
Testing of smoke/CO alarms, extractor fans, and mechanical extraction systems.
Completion of all C1 and C2 remedial works at the point of inspection, resulting in a "SATISFACTORY" outcome.
Servicing of various property types, including:
Domestic (occupied and void)
Communal areas (low and high-rise)
Sheltered schemes
Commercial/office spaces
- Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)
PAT testing of all relevant portable electrical appliances, conducted in line with:
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
The IEE Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Testing
Testing of all applicable equipment including white goods, IT devices, portable/fixed plug-top appliances.
Digital record of each tested appliance to include: asset ID, date, tester's signature, pass/fail status, and next test due date.
Clear labelling of all items tested, with failed appliances to be removed or repaired and retested.
Access and Engagement
North Star will provide access contact information and support for scheduling. Contractors must demonstrate effective first-time access protocols, including:
Initial contact 60-120 days before test due date
Follow-up letter schedule and escalation to North Star where access is not gained
Documented proof of communication attempts retained
- How the procedure runs: Stage One: Participation: • Publish Tender Notice, providing access to the Requests to Participate document via Intend portal • Receive Requests to Participate from interested suppliers. • Assess responses against conditions of participation, exclusions and objective criteria to limit suppliers • Inform Suppliers not invited to participate further (estimated 21 July 2025) • Invite remaining Suppliers to submit final tenders. Stage Two: Evaluate: • Receive final tenders (estimated no later than 21 August 2025) • Evaluate final tenders • Meet with bidders (to be confirmed at a later date, estimated 16 September 2025) • Determine Most Advantageous Tender Stage Three: Award: • Inform Suppliers of the outcome and issue assessment summaries • Publish Contract Award Notice • Following standstill enter into the contract with the winning Supplier • Publish contract details notice
CPV: Electrical services · Test and evaluation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
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
- Price
- Social Value
- 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Aug 2025, 17:54 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2026, 13:59 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
IT-650-6-NSHG/0006- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049292- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05894fFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage One: Participation:
- Publish Tender Notice, providing access to the Requests to Participate document via Intend portal
- Receive Requests to Participate from interested suppliers.
- Assess responses against conditions of participation, exclusions and objective criteria to limit suppliers
- Inform Suppliers not invited to participate further (estimated 21 July 2025)
- Invite remaining Suppliers to submit final tenders.
Stage Two: Evaluate:
- Receive final tenders (estimated no later than 21 August 2025)
- Evaluate final tenders
- Meet with bidders (to be confirmed at a later date, estimated 16 September 2025)
- Determine Most Advantageous Tender
Stage Three: Award:
- Inform Suppliers of the outcome and issue assessment summaries
- Publish Contract Award Notice
- Following standstill enter into the contract with the winning Supplier
- Publish contract details notice
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 Aug 2025 → 16 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published15 Aug 2025, 17:54 BST
- Clarification questions by1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline395 days ago26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by374 days ago17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts299 days ago1 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent264 days ago5 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published263 days ago5 Feb 2026, 13:59 GMT
- Standstill ends252 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Aug 2025- Tender notice published15 Aug 2025, 17:54 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 11:21 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Feb 2026, 13:59 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Feb 2026, 13:59 GMT
- Contract signature expected17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
The full ITT Pack has now been uploaded, in addition to this, we acknowledge the delay in this being provided so have in turn decided to extend the deadline for clarification questions to 12/09/2025.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMC FACILITY MANAGMENT LIMITED1 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2029 · up to 1 Mar 2031Extensions: 1+1 | £2,500,000 inc. VAT | 5 Feb 2026standstill to 16 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19final-stage tenders | 10 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MMC FACILITY MANAGMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The full ITT Pack including quality questions and pricing schedule
- Technical specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications All documents will be provided via the Intend portal
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender