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Published 9 May 2025, 12:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Electrical Infrastructure Upgrade At Herefordshire Council Plough Lane Offices, Plough Lane, Hereford HR4 0LE

Official notice

Authority: Herefordshire Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000£600,000 inc. VAT46.6% above final estimate
Submissions closed 18 Jun 2025awarded 21 Jul 2025
Awarded to Melcon (Hereford) Ltd
Contract term 5 moends 16 Dec 2025 · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A service provider for a four and half month contract for electrical upgrade works concentrated to risers within the existing Plough Lane Herefordshire Council Headquarters building.

CPV: Building installation work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 moSMEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 16 Dec 2025 (5 mo)Value: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

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: Quality - 48% Social Value - 12% Price - 40%

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
9 May 2025, 12:46 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2025, 15:11 BST
Authority reference
DN774056
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020046
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Building installation work
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050fac Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 May 2025 → 9 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    9 May 2025, 12:46 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    26 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 15:11 BST

Notice history

8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    9 May 2025, 12:46 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    9 May 2025, 12:51 BST
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    29 May 2025, 15:55 BST
    UK4
  4. Deadline moved to 18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
    29 May 2025, 15:55 BST
    +2 days · was 16 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Contract award notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 12:04 BST
    UK6
  6. Status changed to complete
    15 Aug 2025, 12:04 BST
  7. Contract signature expected
    18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  8. Contract details notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 15:11 BST
    UK7
Published amendments (2)

Amendment made to participation section

Please note the window for tender submissions has been extended

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-05: 2 releases · 9 May 2025, 9 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £733,0541 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 77 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Melcon (Hereford) LtdSME18 Aug 2025 – 18 Dec 2025£733,054 inc. VAT21 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Melcon (Hereford) LtdSME

    Signed
    23 Jul 2025
    Value
    £733,054 inc. VAT
    Period
    13 Aug 2025 – 18 Dec 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7final-stage tenders70—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Herefordshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDTG-2978-LHCN Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane, Hereford, West Midlands, HR4 0LEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Melcon (Hereford) LtdAwarded supplier 55 Vincent Carey, Rotherwas, Hereford, West Midlands, HR2 6FEContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsHerefordshire Council has published this contract opportunity on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'. To view the documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal if you are not already registered with Procontract, and express an interest in the …

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
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