Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 9 Feb 2026, 11:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

RBH Electrical Test & Inspection Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£250,000≈ £83k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT18.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Mar 2026awarded 20 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to DMC Electrical Contracting Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Carry out full electrical test and inspection of approximately 6,000 electrical systems across Royal Bournemouth Hospital estate

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations · Technical inspection and testing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: 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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality & Social Values Submission: 40%
  • Commercial Submission: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Commercial Submission
  • Quality & Social Values Submission
What this means for your bid
  • 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.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Feb 2026, 11:00 GMT
Last source update
20 Mar 2026, 16:21 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
Authority reference
C421434
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011288
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installationsTechnical inspection and testing services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064ae8 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

as NHS Standard Terms and Conditions for Supply of Goods and Provision of Services (PA2023), February 2025

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
9 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.

Atamis Reference is C421434

Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:

Phone: 0800 9956035

E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

Timeline

9 Feb 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published260 days ago
    9 Feb 2026, 11:00 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by249 days ago
    20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline231 days ago
    9 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent221 days ago
    20 Mar 2026
  5. Latest notice published220 days ago
    20 Mar 2026, 16:21 GMT
  6. Standstill ends209 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Award decision expected by208 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Feb 2026, 11:00 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    20 Mar 2026, 16:21 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Mar 2026, 16:21 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £295,1521 award exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DMC Electrical Contracting LtdSMERBH Electrical Test & Inspection2 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£295,15220 Mar 2026standstill to 31 Mar 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders60—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBGQ-3462-MVRD Management Offices, Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, POOLE, South West, BH15 2JBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DMC Electrical Contracting LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13848671 30 Crabton Close Road, Bournemouth, South West, BH5 1HNContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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