Award

MTC for Repair, Maintenance & Minor Works for high level lighting installations at Belfast City Council properties and locations

BELFAST CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

01 Apr 2026 at 13:55

Award

06 Oct 2025 at 14:02

Tender

29 Aug 2025 at 11:48

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process conducted by Belfast City Council involved the awarding of a contract for the "MTC for Repair, Maintenance & Minor Works for high-level lighting installations at Belfast City Council properties and locations". The industry category relevant to this tender is lighting engineering services for buildings, specifically within Northern Ireland (region UKN06), United Kingdom. The procurement was initiated using an open procurement method, concluding on 1 April 2026, while the contract was signed on 11 March 2026. The process is currently in the award stage, with Braham Group Limited being the awarded supplier. This contract is valued at £665,352 (gross), with the possibility of extension for up to three years based on performance evaluations and council discretion. The tender initially began with planning on 29 August 2025 and subsequent tender submissions closed on 23 September 2025.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in lighting systems maintenance and installation, particularly for those familiar with public authority projects. The contract allows for potential extensions over three years, incentivising firms to maintain excellent service quality to promote contract longevity. It caters well to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), underscored by its competitive open procedure which encourages a direct application approach. Businesses with proficiency in reactive and emergency repairs of high-level lighting systems, and who can adhere to key performance indicators specified by Belfast City Council, stand a strong chance to benefit from this procurement opportunity.

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Notice Title

MTC for Repair, Maintenance & Minor Works for high level lighting installations at Belfast City Council properties and locations

Notice Description

The purpose of this contract is to appoint a specialist contractor to conduct planned preventative maintenance (PPM) along with reactive, remedial, and emergency repairs on existing high level lighting systems. The contract will also include a schedule of labour rates and material on costs etc for the supply & installation, repair works, upgrades of high-level lighting systems and associated parts and accessories. The duration of the contract will be for one year with the option to extend to a further three years following contract evaluation (on a year-by-year basis). The extension will only be granted on satisfactory performance by the contractor and the discretion of the BCC maintenance unit and BCC compliance unit, this will be done through KPI analysis. The Contractor must ensure that at the time of tender to have visited the sites, if required, to conduct a site survey to ascertain the condition of the existing systems as no claims on the want of knowledge shall be considered. It should be noted that the council reserve the right to add or omit any properties throughout the duration of the contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract up to a further [3 years]. Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Contractor.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059065
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030437-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71318100 - Artificial and natural lighting engineering services for buildings

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£720,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£720,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£138,615 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£554,460 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Apr 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
23 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Oct 20256 months ago
Contract Period
11 Mar 2026 - 17 Aug 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8DJ
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BRAHAM GROUP

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