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    ContractsElectrical Services Contract for UKRI Facilities
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    Electrical Services Contract for UKRI Facilities

    Contract value
    £5m
    Published 8 Oct 2026

    UKRI seeks a specialist electrical services supplier for a three-year contract covering electrical projects, installations, repairs, and maintenance across UK research facilities.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 8 Oct 2026· 1 month agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £5m
    Published 8 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £5,000,000indicative
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Engineering
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Lifecycle

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    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 1 month ago.

    8 October 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is seeking a specialist electrical services supplier to deliver comprehensive electrical work across its estate. The contract will cover electrical projects, strip-out work, installations, repairs, asset replacement, materials supply, and associated services through call-off task orders. Primary locations include Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Oxfordshire), Chilbolton Observatory (Hampshire), and The Cosener's House (Abingdon), with potential to extend to other UKRI-managed sites. The successful supplier must demonstrate capability to work safely in operational scientific environments, maintain high service quality, ensure asset reliability, and deliver value for money. The contract term is three years with an optional one-year extension (3+1 years). This is an ideal opportunity for established electrical services providers with experience in research facilities management.

    Track record

    13 awards · 11 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In engineering, UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) has awarded 13 contracts to 11 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. STRIDE TREGLOWN LIMITED2× · 15%
    2. CB3 Design Associates Ltd2× · 15%
    3. JISC Services Limited1× · 8%
    4. Acoustic Research Systems, Inc1× · 8%
    5. M and K Electrical Services Ltd1× · 8%
    6. Services Design Solution Ltd1× · 8%

    +5 more suppliers

    Across engineering, the most active winners are AECOM LTD, WSP UK LIMITED, OVE ARUP PARTNERS LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-078416

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