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South Essex Homes Ltd

M1516-29 Electrical Testing & Inspections

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71000000 71300000 71310000 71314000
Value£449k
Awarded15 May 2016
Published28 May 2016
RegionEast of England
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£449ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

This is a large award for Engineering & Architecture — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

The brief

This Contract covers the inspection and testing of all electrical installations, belonging to Southend Borough Council that are managed by South Essex Homes. (South Essex Homes is an Arms Length Management Organisation owned by Southend Borough Council) The electrical testing shall be carried out in accordance with IEE Wiring Regulations Seventeenth Edition BS 7671:2008 Requirements for Electrical Installations including amendments 1, 2 and 3 plus any amendments or Editions that may be added between April 1st 2016 & March 31st 2021.

IEE Guidance Note 3, Inspection & Testing shall be used for verification of testing procedures.

This Contract does not cover works to private or leasehold properties and payment shall only be made for works to Council buildings under the control of South Essex Homes.

In addition to testing and inspecting the Contractor shall record all results and also carry out any minor repairs as per the Schedule for Variations.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

IEE Guidance Note 3, Inspection & Testing

IEE Guidance Note 3, Inspection & Testing shall be used for verification of testing procedures.

02

This Contract does not cover works

This Contract does not cover works to private or leasehold properties and payment shall only be made for works to Council buildings under the control of South Essex Homes.

03

In addition to testing and inspecting

In addition to testing and inspecting the Contractor shall record all results and also carry out any minor repairs as per the Schedule for Variations.

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named in obligation language, 0 mentioned. Each one is quoted from the notice.

BS 7671 (IET wiring regulations)says mustStandards the work must meet
…ement Organisation owned by Southend Borough Council) The electrical testing shall be carried out in accordance with IEE Wiring Regulations Seventeenth Edition BS 7671:2008 Requirements for Electrical Installations including amendments 1, 2 and 3 plus any amendments or Editions that may be added between April 1st 2016…

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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