AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research & Innovation has published a contract award notice naming GRIDCORE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED as the intended supplier for high- and low-voltage maintenance, inspection and testing services. The award remains pending, with a standstill period ending 29 October 2026; the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeOne pending award covers lot 1. The published award value is £3,660,988.64 excluding VAT (£4,393,186.37 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a substantial UK-wide electrical maintenance services award with a planned four-year term and an advertised option for a further year, subject to completion of the award process.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GRIDCORE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £3,660,988.64 excluding VAT; £4,393,186.37 including VAT GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names GridCore Electrical Services Ltd as supplier; supplier verification provides the verified legal name GRIDCORE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED (company number 15820070). The award value is shared only with this single named award/supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The tender records procurementMethodDetails as “Open procedure”.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status “pending”.
Standstill period
99% confidenceEnds 29 October 2026 at 23:59:59 UTC
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Award 1 records standstillPeriod.endDate as 2026-10-29T23:59:59+00:00.
Planned signature milestone
98% confidence30 October 2026
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A scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is recorded for 2026-10-30T23:59:59Z.
Planned contract period
98% confidence2 November 2026 to 2 November 2030
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Award 1 records a contractPeriod from 2026-11-02 to 2030-11-02.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£3,660,988.64
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Award 1 value.amount is 3660988.64 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£4,393,186.37
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 4393186.37 GBP.
Process-level maximum value
90% confidence£4,250,000
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The process record lists value_max as 4250000 GBP, without a stated value basis.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Preliminary market engagement notice
99% confidence20 April 2026
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Release history records a preliminary market engagement notice published on 2026-04-20.
Tender notice
99% confidence26 June 2026
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Release history records a tender notice published on 2026-06-26.
Tender update
99% confidence14 August 2026
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Release history records a tender update published on 2026-08-14.
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence7 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
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The process record lists submission_deadline as 2026-09-07T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
98% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 records date as 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The award notice document records datePublished as 2026-10-20T13:56:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
99% confidenceHigh- and low-voltage maintenance, inspection and testing services
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The process title and description state this requirement.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1; the tender contains one lot.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 50710000 — Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
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Award item 1 contains this CPV classification.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item delivery address is recorded at UK region level.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Competition method
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The tender records an open procedure.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on the number of tenders, bidders, scoring and evaluation results was not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned initial term
98% confidence4 years
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The recorded contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 2 November 2030.
Extension provision
99% confidenceUp to 1 additional year, as advertised in the tender
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Award 1 states hasRenewal=true, gives maxExtentDate of 2 November 2031, and describes “+1 Year as advertised in tender.”
Contract execution
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The award is pending and the notice records a future signature milestone; no signed-contract evidence is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award is subject to standstill and planned signature
99% confidenceThe published result should be treated as an intended award rather than a concluded contract.
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Award status is pending, standstill ends on 29 October 2026, and signature is scheduled for 30 October 2026.
Value comparison requires care
94% confidenceThe process-level £4.25m maximum differs from the published gross award value of £4.393m; their bases are not stated as comparable.
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The process lists value_max of £4,250,000 with no value basis, while the award lists £3,660,988.64 net and £4,393,186.37 gross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award lifecycle status
99% confidencePending award, not a signed or active contract
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The award status is pending and a future signature date is scheduled.
Value basis clarity
97% confidenceProcess maximum-value basis is not supplied
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The process value_max is provided without value_basis; award net and gross values are separately supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title, description and individual lot value not supplied
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Lot 1 is identified but has no title, description or value in the supplied lot record.
Evaluation transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tender count, ranking, scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is included in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award remains pending; the supplied data does not evidence contract signature, commencement or delivery.
- Information on bid numbers, evaluation scoring, award rationale, pricing structure and service-performance terms was not supplied in the published notice data.
- Lot 1 has no supplied title, description or separately allocated value.
- The process-level maximum value (£4.25m) has no stated basis and is not directly comparable to the award’s published net and gross figures.
- No actual contract start or end dates are supplied; the dates reported are the award’s planned contract-period dates.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UKRI 5830GRIDCORE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITEDhigh voltage maintenancelow voltage testingelectrical maintenance contractFind a Tender award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier for UKRI 5830?
The pending award names GRIDCORE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED, verified as company number 15820070.
Has the UKRI 5830 contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied notice data. The award is pending, with standstill ending on 29 October 2026 and a planned signature milestone on 30 October 2026.
What is the published award value?
The award value is £3,660,988.64 excluding VAT and £4,393,186.37 including VAT.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.