AwardedAwarded 21 May 2026

Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) Inspections & Related Works – 2025

The Highland Council · Local authority

In brief

The Highland Council awarded building maintenance and electrical work to Consilium Contracting Services Ltd, Richard Irvin FM Limited and ECS - Electrical Compliance and Safety Ltd on 21 May 2026.

The notice gives a value of £7,800,000 excluding VAT.

It is split into 4 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Contract AWARD Notice The Council will appoint 1 Contractor for each Lot, submitting the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT), to provide Services & Works, for the Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) Inspections & Related Works for the Highland Council Area (EICRI). The Contract shall is divided into lots by geographical area as follows: Lot 1 Inverness & Nairn Areas [I&N] Lot 2 Skye & Lochalsh and Ross & Cromarty Areas [SL&RC] Lot 3 Caithness & Sutherland Areas [C&S] Lot 4 Lochaber & Badenoch and Strathspey Areas [LB&S] The Contract shall be for a 24-month period, with the option of multiple extensions to be extended by up to 24-months, subject to mutual agreement. The option of multiple extensions may be exercised by the Council giving written notice to the Supplier to that effect, not less than 3-month before the contract would otherwise expire.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Lot 1 Inverness & Nairn Areas [I&N]
What this lot covers

Contract AWARD Notice Lot 1 covers in the region of 2,621 properties in Inverness and Nairn with approximately 1,572 properties in Year One and approximately 1,049 properties in Year Two. The address lists will be issued to the contractor electronically in batches by the CA, based on priority, as the list is subject to live changes on a regular basis – i.e. voids, heating installations, mutual exchanges. The contractor shall be issued each batch of address list as the previous list approaches full compliance. For contractor route optimisation and programming planning purposes these shall be issued to the contractor at a mutually agreeable timescale. It should be noted that these numbers are not guaranteed. Some properties may be added or omitted during the currency of the contract i.e. recent new build properties may be added and demolished or properties that have been rewired may be omitted. Additional information: Please refer in full to the ITT, SPD Instruction Document and Tender Documents.

Building maintenance and repairs, Electrical—
Lot 2 Skye & Lochalsh and Ross & Cromarty Areas [SL&RC]
What this lot covers

Contract AWARD Notice Lot 2 covers in the region of 2,263 properties in Skye And Lochalsh & Ross And Cromarty Areas with approximately 1,359 properties in Year One and approximately 904 properties in Year Two. The address lists will be issued to the contractor electronically in batches by the CA, based on priority, as the list is subject to live changes on a regular basis – i.e. voids, heating installations, mutual exchanges. The contractor shall be issued each batch of address list as the previous list approaches full compliance. For contractor route optimisation and programming planning purposes these shall be issued to the contractor at a mutually agreeable timescale. It should be noted that these numbers are not guaranteed. Some properties may be added or omitted during the currency of the contract i.e. recent new build properties may be added and demolished or properties that have been rewired may be omitted. Additional information: Please refer in full to the ITT, SPD Instruction Document and Tender Documents.

Building maintenance and repairs, Electrical—
Lot 3 Caithness & Sutherland Areas [C&S]
What this lot covers

Contract AWARD Notice Lot 3 covers in the region of 1,424 properties in Caithness And Sutherland Areas with approximately 855 properties in Year One and approximately 569 properties in Year Two. The address lists will be issued to the contractor electronically in batches by the CA, based on priority, as the list is subject to live changes on a regular basis – i.e. voids, heating installations, mutual exchanges. The contractor shall be issued each batch of address list as the previous list approaches full compliance. For contractor route optimisation and programming planning purposes these shall be issued to the contractor at a mutually agreeable timescale. It should be noted that these numbers are not guaranteed. Some properties may be added or omitted during the currency of the contract i.e. recent new build properties may be added and demolished or properties that have been rewired may be omitted. Additional information: Please refer in full to the ITT, SPD Instruction Document and Tender Documents.

Building maintenance and repairs, Electrical—
Lot 4 Lochaber & Badenoch and Strathspey Areas [LB&S]
What this lot covers

Contract AWARD Notice Lot 4 covers in the region of 1,689 properties in Lochaber & Badenoch and Strathspey Areas with approximately 1,013 properties in Year One and approximately 676 properties in Year Two. The address lists will be issued to the contractor electronically in batches by the CA, based on priority, as the list is subject to live changes on a regular basis – i.e. voids, heating installations, mutual exchanges. The contractor shall be issued each batch of address list as the previous list approaches full compliance. For contractor route optimisation and programming planning purposes these shall be issued to the contractor at a mutually agreeable timescale. It should be noted that these numbers are not guaranteed. Some properties may be added or omitted during the currency of the contract i.e. recent new build properties may be added and demolished or properties that have been rewired may be omitted. Additional information: Please refer in full to the ITT, SPD Instruction Document and Tender Documents.

Building maintenance and repairs, Electrical—

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Consilium Contracting Services Ltd (SME)
12 bids received
Lot 1 Inverness & Nairn Areas [I&N]£1,247,506
Richard Irvin FM Limited
12 bids received
Lot 2 Skye & Lochalsh and Ross & Cromarty Areas [SL&RC]£1,221,484
Richard Irvin FM Limited
12 bids received
Lot 3 Caithness & Sutherland Areas [C&S]£825,482
ECS - Electrical Compliance and Safety Ltd (SME)
12 bids received
Lot 4 Lochaber & Badenoch and Strathspey Areas [LB&S]£787,708

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract notice · notice 074367-2025
  2. Contract award notice · notice 077990-2026

About the buyer

The Highland CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

36

Awards

24

Suppliers it has used most for building maintenance

  • Consilium Contracting Services Ltd1 contract
  • ECS - Electrical Compliance and Safety Ltd1 contract
  • Richard Irvin FM Limited1 contract
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From notice 074367-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 17 November 2025, last updated 17 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.