Official UK procurement notice
Fixed Wire Testing · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Exeter (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK4)
Published estimate£1,300,000≈ £1.3m / year · £1,560,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Jun 2026awarded 6 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to H-LEC Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2036 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFixed Wiring and Specialist Lighting Testing
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2036, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: Contract to be awarded before next academic financial year.
CPV: Electrical services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,300,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
What this means for your bid
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2036
- First published
- 24 Apr 2026, 14:45 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jul 2026, 15:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
UOE_2026_124_MC- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037649- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068ad3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 5 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
24 Apr 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published185 days ago24 Apr 2026, 14:45 BST
- Clarification questions by153 days ago27 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline143 days ago5 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by122 days ago26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent113 days ago6 Jul 2026
- Latest notice published112 days ago6 Jul 2026, 15:06 BST
- Standstill ends102 days ago16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts87 days ago1 Aug 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Apr 2026- Tender notice published24 Apr 2026, 14:45 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Jul 2026, 15:06 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Jul 2026, 15:06 BST
- Contract signature expected17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £461,4021 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1414 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| H-LEC LtdUOE_2026_124_MC - Fixed Wire Testing17 Jul 2026 – 16 Jul 2027 · up to 16 Jul 2036Extensions: Initial 12 month term with option to extend, up to 3 extensions, 3 years each | £461,402 | 6 Jul 2026standstill to 16 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14final-stage tenders | 14 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- H-LEC LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender