Closed tender

Portable & Fixed Appliance Testing

Details

Buyer: East Ayrshire Council
Value: £92,000
Topic: Technical inspection and testing services
Published: 6 March 2026
Submission: 13 April 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

East Ayrshire Council seek a Service Provider to carry out a programme of testing of portable and fixed appliances throughout the Council’s premises, including corporate and educational locations, and premises operated by the East Ayrshire Leisure Trust. The service will include repairing faulty equipment where practical, i.e. plug, fuse and cable replacement Lot 1: East Ayrshire Council seek a Service Provider to carry out a programme of testing of portable and fixed appliances throughout the Council’s premises, including corporate and educational locations, and premises operated by the East Ayrshire Leisure Trust. The service will include repairing faulty equipment where practical, i.e. plug, fuse and cable replacement. The Contract is for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the sole discretion of the Council.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published6 March 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date13 April 2026

About the buyer

East Ayrshire Council is a local authority run from Kilmarnock, with its own corporate procurement team. Public Contracts Scotland carries the council's advertised tenders, the national portal for public sector opportunities. Smaller purchases go through a Quick Quote process before larger contracts reach full tender. The council's Corporate Procurement Strategy sets out how the team applies procurement regulations and value for money. Standing Orders relating to Contracts and Financial Regulations govern every purchase. A free Supplier Development Programme runs workshops and Meet the Buyer events for businesses new to public sector bidding.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of East Ayrshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

71630000 · Technical inspection and testing services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-ayrshire-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-ayrshire-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-ayrshire-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-ayrshire-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-ayrshire-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-ayrshire-council.gov