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title: "Suffolk Street Lighting LED Upgrade"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02894d"
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buyer: "SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2022-03-29"
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# Suffolk Street Lighting LED Upgrade

Buyer: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02894d

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## Summary

The Suffolk County Council is currently undertaking the "Suffolk Street Lighting LED Upgrade" project, aimed at replacing 42,731 existing street lighting lanterns with energy-efficient LED units. This procurement falls under the goods category, specifically within the street-lighting equipment industry, and is located in Ipswich, UK. The procurement process is in the planning stage, with key dates indicating that the contract is set to run until 30th September 2023, and the overall contract value has been set to £12,500,000 following recent amendments to the original tender.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in street-lighting equipment, installation services, and energy-efficient technologies. Companies well-suited to compete in this process include suppliers of LED lighting technology, contractors with experience in large-scale public works, and firms able to demonstrate compliance with stringent quality and regulatory standards. The open procedure for this tender encourages participation, notably for those capable of delivering innovative and cost-effective solutions that align with the council's sustainability objectives.

## Notice

The Street Lighting LED Upgrade (Equipment Replacement) contract will primarily consist of the replacement of 42,731 existing lanterns with LED lanterns such that the Service comprises the following 'works':* Survey;* Design;* Supply;* Removal / installation;* Updating inventory;* Verification.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Street Lighting LED Upgrade (Equipment Replacement) contract will primarily consist of the replacement of 42,731 existing lanterns with LED lanterns. Additional information: The Council appointed Design for Lighting to assist in the production of the technical documents that support the Tender, this included Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5 and Volume 6 which have been provided to all bidders. Their involvement did not include writing the terms and conditions, the evaluation criteria and weightings and they shall not be involved in the evaluation of tenders

Options: Each tenderer must submit a Tender for the Mandatory Bid as set out below. This must contain all pricing information and quality statements.Any reference to any documents from recognised formal bodies such as the British Standards Institution, International Organisation for Standardization, Illuminating Engineering Society standard, Institution of Lighting Professionals are considered as correct at the date of issue of this Invitation to Tender. If any referenced documents are superseded during the Tender Period, adherence to the revised documents is expected, in order for any submission to be regarded as a compliant Mandatory Bid, rather than solely taken into account in any Variant Bids.In addition to this, tenderers may also submit Variant Bids for one or all of the options set out below. Variant Bids must contain all the same information in the same order and in the same numbered format as the Mandatory Bid. For each bid submitted, clarification on how the tenderer would deliver the potential additional scope of similar equipment replacement work for the third parties prior to the 31st March 2023 is required.Please note: A Variant Bid will only be considered once the Council has determined that the tenderer has submitted a compliant Mandatory Bid.Mandatory Bid Equipment replacement works to be carried out over a maximum period of 2 yearsOptional:Variant Bid 1 Equipment replacement to be carried out over a period less than that of the Mandatory Bid. Programme to be proposed by the tenderer.Optional:Variant Bid 2 Alternative capital cost of lanterns but offering reduced energy consumptionAny variant bids which are received will be evaluated against the same award criteria as set for standard compliant bids.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008406-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Feb 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jul 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2021 - 31 Dec 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £9,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £9,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | IPSWICH |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP1 2BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BOUYGUES E&S SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 31712341 - Light-emitting diodes
- 34928500 - Street-lighting equipment
- 34928530 - Street lamps
- 34993000 - Road lights
- 45316110 - Installation of road lighting equipment

## Release History

- 29 Mar 2022 at 12:38 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008406-2022
- 2 Jul 2021 at 09:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015167-2021
- 11 Jan 2021 at 15:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000505-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.suffolksourcing.uk

## Provenance

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