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title: "Urgent works for Incoming & Lateral Mains Replacement in Council Housing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-060413"
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buyer: "BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL"
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# Urgent works for Incoming & Lateral Mains Replacement in Council Housing

Buyer: BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060413

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## Summary

The procurement process initiated by Brighton and Hove City Council involved urgent works for the replacement of incoming and lateral mains in council housing. This process falls under the 'works' category within the electrical industry, primarily focusing on electrical installation at two high-rise residential blocks. The award stage of this tender concluded on 12th January 2026, following a direct procurement method 'below threshold - without competition', due to the urgent nature of the works. The contract start date is scheduled for 1st February 2026, with completion expected by 1st April 2026. This local government procurement is situated in Hove, United Kingdom, within the UKJ21 region, revealing an immediate deadline—scheduled signature on 26th January 2026.

This procurement presents business growth opportunities for specialist electrical contractors, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) capable of swiftly mobilising resources to address critical safety risks in high-rise blocks. Companies with expertise in mains connections, electrical installation work, and the operation of electrical installations are well-suited for this contract. Moreover, the successful contractor in this case, GB ELECTRICAL SERVICES (SOUTH EAST) LLP, demonstrates the advantage of prior experience with similar tasks, showcasing how past performance and readiness in crisis can secure essential contracts.

## Notice

Since August 2025 the Council have been working in partnership with UK Power Networks (UKPN) to carry out proactive testing on the incoming and lateral electrical mains to our high-rise blocks where we don't currently have the ability to isolate the block supply to enable testing. This testing is in order to understand the state of the installations and plan a programme of works. The proactive testing programme followed an earlier Strategic Overview Report on the condition of electrical intake services to high rise residential blocks. This visual inspection report has now been followed by a detailed condition survey of each site. This survey programme has taken significant time to be agreed with UKPN, whose support we require to isolate the electrical supply to the blocks to allow testing and inspection. This proactive testing programme has identified significant urgent critical safety risks that concern the infrastructure to the electrical power supply rising and lateral mains at two high rise residential blocks in the City. These installations are at imminent risk of failure, which could leave many vulnerable residents without power. The condition and age of the installations is such that health and safety concerns also exist around fire and electric shock. Due to fire safety concerns, we have also had to ensure waking watches are in place at three of the blocks. The Housing Repairs & Maintenance service has an urgent need to procure specialist electrical contractor/s to support our in-house team to undertake a programme of electrical rewiring/replacement works to ensure power can be sustained at the current high-risk properties and safety risks addressed. Owing to the urgent nature of these works the service wishes to mobilise contractor/s as early in January 2026 as possible. The contractor/s that we are currently in discussion with a view to progress this work have previously carried out this type of work (directly contracted OR subcontracted) on behalf of the Housing service and indicate they can mobilise from early January. Due to the urgency and severity of this we need to directly award a specialist contractor/s to undertake urgent upgrade and replacement works at these two high rise residential blocks.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002636-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2026 - 1 Apr 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £77,429,056 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | Missing |
| Locality | HOVE |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN3 3BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove |
| Local authority | Brighton and Hove |
| Electoral ward | Central Hove |
| Westminster constituency | Hove and Portslade |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GB ELECTRICAL SERVICES (SOUTH EAST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 45 - Construction work
- 51 - Installation services (except software)
- 65 - Public utilities

### Codes

- 31311000 - Mains connections
- 31600000 - Electrical equipment and apparatus
- 45310000 - Electrical installation work
- 51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
- 65320000 - Operation of electrical installations

## Release History

- 13 Jan 2026 at 12:39 - TenderCancellation - UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002636-2026
- 12 Jan 2026 at 16:53 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002428-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002636-2026
  13th January 2026 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002428-2026
  12th January 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gb-electricalservices.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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