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title: "Barnes W and X Blocks Lighting Upgrades"
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# Barnes W and X Blocks Lighting Upgrades

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF KEELE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-84cb511c-ecc8-45ac-b20c-210fe8f9c11e

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## Summary

The University of Keele procured lighting upgrade works for the Barnes W and X Blocks on its university campus in Keele, Staffordshire. The requirement falls within electrical installation work and is intended to improve or renew lighting infrastructure in these campus buildings. It is a works contract rather than a supply-only opportunity, so relevant businesses would need to provide the installation element and complete work in an occupied or operational university environment where applicable. The buyer was the University of Keele, through its procurement function. The requirement was run as a mini-competition under the Matrix–Ealing Procurement Framework, linking the project to an established university estates and facilities need rather than a standalone general lighting purchase.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement, specifically a mini-competition under the Matrix–Ealing Procurement Framework. The tender deadline was 27 July 2026 at 12:00. The contract period runs from 31 July 2026 to 31 August 2026. The estimated and awarded value was £44,144.03 including the published currency of GBP. The University of Keele awarded the contract to Matrix SCM Limited on 3 August 2026. The award is active. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the main procurement category was works. No lots or separate awards were identified.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for specialist lighting upgrade and electrical installation capability within university buildings. Businesses that could be credible for a future requirement of this type would need experienced electrical installation teams, the capacity to deliver building-based lighting works, and the ability to manage a short, focused project for an institutional client. The framework route is commercially important: suppliers outside the relevant framework would not be positioned in the same way for this mini-competition, so framework access and familiarity with call-off competitions would be valuable. The buyer’s identification of the work as suitable for SMEs indicates that smaller electrical contractors with the necessary technical competence, delivery capacity and public-sector tendering experience may be well placed when comparable university estates work returns to market.

## Notice

Mini Competition under the Matrix - Ealing Procurement Framework (epf) for Barnes W and X Blocks Lighting Upgrades on the University campus (Project ID 5162).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8372394b-de11-47c6-b281-59f872995ee2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £44,144 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £44,144 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF KEELE |
| Locality | KEELE, STAFFORDSHIRE, |
| Postcode area | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST5 5NB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Electoral ward | Keele |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Matrix SCM Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45310000 - Electrical installation work

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2026 at 19:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8372394b-de11-47c6-b281-59f872995ee2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8372394b-de11-47c6-b281-59f872995ee2
  10th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.keele.ac.uk

## Provenance

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