--- title: "RBGKEW1567 - Electrical Maintenance Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078328" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078328" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078328.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078328.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW" published: "2026-10-07" --- # RBGKEW1567 - Electrical Maintenance Services Buyer: ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078328 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078328) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078328.json) ## Summary Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is procuring electrical maintenance services for infrastructure at both its Kew and Wakehurst sites. The work covers statutory compliance and planned preventative maintenance, including electrical works, fixed-wire testing on a five-year rolling cycle, and annual testing of portable and fixed appliances. Specialist tasks include testing and maintaining lightning conductors, UPS testing, and annual electrical maintenance and cleaning of solar panels. The requirement also includes minor and remedial works arising from inspections and planned maintenance, as well as new or replacement equipment and wiring. Kew reserves the right to carry out reactive maintenance itself where the work suits its in-house skills. The service is categorised as repair and maintenance of electrical building installations (CPV 50711000). Kew invited offers through a competitive flexible procedure. The procurement has reached the tender stage. Enquiries were due by 22 October 2026 at 16:00, and bids by 6 November 2026 at 11:00. The contract is valued at £4.5 million excluding VAT (£5.4 million including VAT). The initial contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 30 March 2030, with two possible one-year renewals, extending the maximum period to 30 March 2032. There is one lot. Award is based on 60% technical quality and 40% price. The planned award decision date is 29 January 2027. This opportunity suits electrical maintenance contractors able to manage a varied, multi-site programme at major botanic garden sites. Suppliers need capability across statutory electrical compliance and planned maintenance, including fixed-wire and appliance testing, alongside specialist experience with lightning protection, UPS systems and solar panels. The scope also calls for capacity to undertake inspection-led remedial work, minor electrical projects, and equipment or wiring replacement. Contractors should be able to coordinate recurring testing cycles and annual maintenance while supporting safe operation of the sites’ infrastructure. The buyer may retain reactive tasks in-house depending on the skills required, so suppliers should assess the defined planned and specialist services as the core requirement rather than assume all reactive work will be included. ## Notice This contract is to cover the Statutory Compliance & Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and following elements of the infrastructure located at both RBG Kew and Wakehurst included in the indicative list below Electrical Works Fixed Wire Testing on a 5-year rolling cycle Annual Portable and Fixed Appliance Testing Specialist works Lightning Conductor Testing and Maintenance UPS testing Solar Panel Annual Maintenance (Electrical & Cleaning) Minor works and Remedial works arising from testing and inspection PPM's, new or replacement equipment and wiring, (RBG Kew reserves the right to deliver Reactive Maintenance tasks in house according to the skill set required) For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Richmond:-Repair-and-maintenance-services-of-electrical-building-installations./66V3B36253 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/66V3B36253 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094943-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 6 Nov 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 30 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,500,000 | | Lots value | £4,500,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW | | Locality | RICHMOND | | Postcode area | Twickenham | | Postcode | TW9 3AQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West | | ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames | | Local authority | Richmond upon Thames | | Electoral ward | Kew | | Westminster constituency | Richmond Park | | Delivery location | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 50 - Repair and maintenance services ### Codes - 50711000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations ## Release History - 7 Oct 2026 at 17:00 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094943-2026 - 7 Oct 2026 at 16:47 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094932-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094943-2026 7th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094932-2026 7th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/suppliers/select/addToList.html - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/66V3B36253 - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Richmond:-Repair-and-maintenance-services-of-electrical-building-installations./66V3B36253 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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