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Swindon Borough Council

Generator for Plus One Civic Campus

ConstructionCPV 45310000
Value£130k
Deadline29 Sept 2026
Published8 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 8 Sept 202619 days leftCloses 29 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Ms Abbie Cousens
ACousens@swindon.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com Please note that this project has been advertised on Find a Tender and Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN824368. No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the RFQ documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the RFQ documents.

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Contract value in context
£130ktotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£3.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Installation Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 1,425 valued Installation Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Generator for Plus One Civic Campus Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of a Generator for the Plus One building at Civic Campus.

The works will consist a critical power system being installed to protect the control room and main computer room.

The initial contract term will be for 2 months as stated in the RFQ documents.

Estimated contract spend is £130,000.00 across the initial 2-month contract term.

Full details relating to the Works are provided in the RFQ documents.

To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents.

In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com RFQ clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal, including the project reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by 22nd September 2026, 1400 hrs UK Local time.

The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal.

RFQ Responses are required to be submitted no later than 29th September 2026, 1400 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ Please note that this project has been advertised on Find a Tender and Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN824368.

No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the RFQ documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the RFQ documents.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com.

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What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
085057-2026
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