Scope
Description
The successful supplier will undertake a programme of structurally testing and inspecting the Council's Street Lighting Columns from a programme provided by the Council each year.
The successful supplier must structurally test the columns using the "Loss of Section" method and either certify the columns as being structurally safe for a further stated period of time, or recommend that the column is removed immediately or when practicable. Warwickshire County Council is acting as the lead authority for a collaborative tendering process on behalf of the Council's listed below. A successful tender exercise will result in separate Contracts being entered into by each participating Council.
The areas in the scope of this Procurement are as follows:
• Warwickshire County Council (WCC)
• Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (DMBC)
• Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC).
The administration of each of the above Contracts, including payment to the successful supplier for Services carried out in accordance with the applicable Contract, will be carried out independently by, and will be the responsibility of, the applicable Council procuring the Services in question.
To clarify, this Procurement is for a single Contractor to deliver Street Lighting Column Testing across all 3 areas listed above.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,000,000 excluding VAT
- £1,200,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
8 September 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
8 September 2025
Standstill period
- End: 17 September 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
18 September 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2029
- Possible extension to 30 September 2031
- 6 years
Description of possible extension:
There is the option to extend for further periods up to but not exceeding 24 months.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 50232100 - Street-lighting maintenance services
Information about tenders
- 6 tenders received
- 6 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 6 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 5 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
KIWA LIMITED
- Companies House: 03473056
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNJQ-5568-PPNZ
Kiwa House Malvern View Business Park, Stella Way
Cheltenham
GL52 7DQ
United Kingdom
Email: uk.cmt.enquiries@kiwa.com
Website: http://www.kiwa.com
Region: UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1
Contracting authorities
Warwickshire County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDTN-5446-NMXW
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4SA
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
Website: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk
Region: UKG13 - Warwickshire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJHD-8764-YRJJ
Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street
Oldbury
B69 3DE
United Kingdom
Region: UKG37 - Sandwell
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWYJ-3537-GLBW
Council House, Priory Road
Dudley
DY1 1HF
United Kingdom
Region: UKG36 - Dudley
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government