Official UK procurement notice
High Voltage Maintenance Services
Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Supplier shall provide to the University routine servicing on each piece of High Voltage (HV) equipment in accordance with the latest version of the British Standards BS6626:2010, IEE Electrical Maintenance document and the Manufacturer’s Maintenance Schedule.
The Supplier shall provide the following services:
- Carry out inspection, testing and remedial repairs necessary as a result of both the planned maintenance servicing and break downs.
- Call outs of all equipment forming part of the HV equipment to maintain a fully functional system at all times on an all-inclusive basis on all campuses (i.e. at no extra cost to the University), except for vandalism, accidental damage or misuse.
- Emergency call-out facility and training to University appointed personnel to assist with diagnosis of power failures prior to the emergency call-out procedure being instigated.
- Training for University appointed personnel.
- SAP (Senior Authorised Person) attendances to cover instances where the University intends to renovate or expand its existing Estates and this would have an impact in the existing HV Infrastructure.
- Not divided into lots: The reason for not dividing into lots is uniformity to ensure one service provider is contracted for the provision of services at all campus locations. Awarding one contract should maximise potential economies of scale for the service provider and reduce contract management with multiple contractors.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 19 Feb 2031, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£219,616
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 Submission: 40%
- Commercial Submission: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial Submission
- Quality Submission
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £146,277 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER buys Repair and maintenance services (CPV 50), and who usually turns up
THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Repair and maintenance services (CPV 50) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
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Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Northern Ireland.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 46 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid11% / 15%
2–344% / 34%
4–644% / 26%
7+0% / 25%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate60% / 17%
Within ±2%0% / 69%
Above estimate40% / 14%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 50Published estimate£220k
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 50. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid14%
2–348%
4–635%
7+4%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 88 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£200k–£220k
Estimate£220k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| ADVANCED OVERWATCH LIMITEDLive contract | CCTV Maintenance Servicesruns to Jul 2030 | — | £234k | Matched as the earlier contract |
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1.1m20 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 8 live · £375k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 21% above n=2 | |
Edina UK LimitedLarge | £2.2m6 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £274k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 24% above n=1 |
| £140m18 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 4 live · £32m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=11 | |
| £2.5m3 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 1 live · £4.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 37% below n=1 | |
| £91k4 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £27k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
54% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
54% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (54% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
CCTV Maintenance Services — held by ADVANCED OVERWATCH LIMITED; the published contract ends 31 Jul 2030.
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
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 19 Feb 2031
- First published
- 21 Sept 2026, 17:54 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 17:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
CfT_6343516- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089370- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0776edFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via eTendersNI- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Sept 2026 → 19 Feb 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published35 days ago21 Sept 2026, 17:54 BST
- Clarification questions by12 days ago14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 21h27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 31 days27 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 114 days19 Feb 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published21 Sept 2026, 17:54 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- 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 (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender