AwardedAwarded 13 March 2026

Switchgear Replacement at Duchess Building, Musgrove Park Hospital

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · NHS and health

In brief

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust awarded construction and electrical work to Knight Electrical Limited on 13 March 2026.

The notice gives a value of £1,200,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 19 February 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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

What the notice says

The Trust requires a specialist electrical contractor to complete the replacement of the electrical sub-mains in the Duchess building at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton. The Duchess building opened in 1995 and recently the Trust has been undergoing electrical infrastructure replacement to bring the electrical distribution in line with current regulation of the back of EICR inspections. Now the local distribution boards have been replaced the next stage of the work is to replace the electrical sub-mains throughout the building.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Knight Electrical Limited (SME)
7 bids received
£835,799
Awarded 3 March 2026
13 March 2026 to 12 March 2029

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

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 083773-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 019001-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 057867-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 083773-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 17 December 2025, last updated 19 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.