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Published 27 Nov 2025, 16:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ITT - Fort Cumberland - Electrical Infrastructure upgrade (UID 150)

Official notice

Authority: Historic England (Central government)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£500,000£600,000 inc. VAT15% above published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Dec 2025awarded 2 Feb 2026
Awarded to T Coleborn & Sons
Contract term 2 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 19 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The upgrade and replacement of the existing electrical infrastructure at Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth, which is a scheduled monument. The work is to include the upgrade of the main distribution board located in the site’s substation, various other distribution boards around the site and the trenching and replacement of the existing underground cabling that supplies each board, plus addition minor works of clipping existing cabling to structures and the removal of a small wind turbine system that is now obsolete.

CPV: Electrical installation work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 moPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 19 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 (2 mo)Value: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: For this tender, Award, will be based on MAT - Most Advantageous Tender. Price Weighting: 35% Quality Weighting 65%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
27 Nov 2025, 16:57 GMT
Last source update
6 Feb 2026, 16:58 GMT
Authority reference
P/REF 00000487
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077862
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Electrical installation work
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ea8e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
22 Dec 2025, 09:30 GMT
Clarification deadline
16 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please find all associated documents, raise clarification questions and submit Tender responses via our procurement portal: in-tendhost.co.uk/historicengland/aspx… ↗

Timeline

27 Nov 2025 → 6 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published333 days ago
    27 Nov 2025, 16:57 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by314 days ago
    16 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline309 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 09:30 GMT
  4. Contract starts281 days ago
    19 Jan 2026
  5. Latest notice published262 days ago
    6 Feb 2026, 16:58 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Nov 2025, 16:57 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    6 Feb 2026, 16:58 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    6 Feb 2026, 16:58 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £575,0761 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
T Coleborn & SonsSME£575,076 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • ITT - Fort Cumberland - Electrical Infrastructure upgrade (UID 150) · T Coleborn & SonsSME

    Signed
    2 Feb 2026
    Value
    £575,076
    Period
    9 Feb 2026 – 31 May 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Historic England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXLY-5862-RMML The Engine House, Swindon, South West, SN22EHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • T Coleborn & SonsAwarded supplier Unit 3.2 Central Point, Portsmouth, South East, PO3 6FHContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender