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Consumer Electrical Isolation Switches

Bristol City Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

01 Sep 2026 at 11:18

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

13 Aug 2026 at 16:00

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council is procuring electrical installation works to supply and install consumer electrical isolation switches in domestic dwellings and communal areas in Bristol. The switches must allow electrical supplies to be isolated safely without removing service fuses. The requirement covers individual houses, flats and maisonettes, plus communal supplies such as landlord supplies, communal lighting and power circuits, plant rooms, risers, corridors, stairwells, meter cupboards and intake rooms. The works are limited to installing isolation devices. They exclude replacing consumer units or distribution boards, altering service heads or other equipment owned by a distribution network operator, and reconfiguring existing circuits beyond what is needed for safe isolator installation. The procurement is classified as electrical installation work.

The process has reached tender: Bristol City Council invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submissions and queries handled through the ProContract portal. The enquiry deadline was 16 September 2026 at 12:00, and the tender submission deadline was 30 September 2026 at 12:00. The anticipated award decision date was 19 October 2026. The contract is scheduled to run from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2029, with an optional one-year extension to 1 November 2030. There is one lot, with an estimated value of £4,400,000 excluding VAT, or £5,280,000 including VAT. Offers are assessed on price at 60%, quality at 20% and social value at 20%.

This opportunity suits electrical installation contractors able to work across occupied domestic properties and communal housing infrastructure, including flats, maisonettes, landlord supplies, plant rooms, risers and intake rooms. Bidders need the operational capability to install isolation devices safely, work around existing electrical systems and avoid unauthorised alterations to service heads, distribution equipment or existing circuits. Each installation requires a property pack containing photographs before and after the works, evidence of labelling and accessibility, electrical test results including a polarity test, and confirmation that the installation meets the specification and applicable regulations. The requirement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. Contractors able to demonstrate reliable multi-property delivery, compliant testing and clear installation records are well placed to compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Consumer Electrical Isolation Switches

Notice Description

Consumer Electrical Isolation Switches The council wishes to appoint a provider for the supply and install electrical isolation switches to enable the safe isolation of electrical supplies serving domestic dwellings and communal areas without the need to remove service fuses. s part of the works, the contractor shall provide a property pack for each installation. The property pack shall include, as a minimum: * Photographic evidence of the installation, including: * Condition prior to works * Installed isolation switch in situ * Labelling and accessibility * Electrical test results confirming correct installation, including completion of a polarity test * Confirmation that the isolation device has been installed in accordance with this specification and applicable regulations This specification applies to: * Domestic properties (individual dwellings, flats, maisonettes) * Communal properties and supplies, including but not limited to: * Landlord supplies * Communal lighting and power circuits * Plant rooms, risers, corridors, and stairwells * Meter cupboards and intake rooms The works are limited to: * Installation of electrical isolation devices only The works do not include: * Consumer unit or distribution board replacement * Alterations to service heads or other DNO-owned equipment * Reconfiguration of existing circuits beyond what is necessary to install the isolator safely

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Optional 1 year extension to the contract length

Planning Information

**This is not a call to competition** This notice is to alert the market that Bristol City Council will be launching this tender within the coming weeks. Tender information will be made available shortly, and will utilise the ProContract eTendering system and would therefore strongly advise any interested parties to register there.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e3de
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082543-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45310000 - Electrical installation work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,400,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£4,400,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
30 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
7 Sep 20265 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bristol City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS3 9FS
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
TLK11 Bristol, City of
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Bedminster
Westminster Constituency
Bristol South

Further Information

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