Decision details

Portable Appliance Testing (PAT Testing) Award of Contract

Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Property, Procurement & Commercial

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

To award a contract for Compliance and Maintenance Portable Appliance Testing (PAT Testing) for North Yorkshire Council, following the completion of a procurement exercise to:
• Norwood Electrical (UK) Ltd

Reasons for the decision:

A decision was made to undertake a procurement exercise to establish a new contract for the delivery of PAT Testing, as the contracts established by the former County Council for this are due to expire on the 31st January 2026. The new contract includes provision to provide all relevant servicing and maintenance for additional Council properties as other contract arrangements expire, as well as provision for Property’s Traded Service Property Solutions clients.

The procurement was located and published on the Procurement Pipeline. With the
decision to procure made on the 18 November 2025, with the procurement being a key decision.

The contract awarded will be for a duration of two years with options to extend for a further two – two-year periods (resulting in a maximum contract period of six years).

Alternative options considered:

None

Publication date: 03/12/2025

Date of decision: 18/11/2025

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