How to win: Leeds Building Services - Active Leeds Electrical Testing

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Leeds Building Services (LBS) are responsible for testing Leeds City Council assets for Electrical safety and for continued use as the in-house service provider for Leeds City Council.  LBS have a requirement for a subcontractor to provide testing for 10 Active Leeds sites. This work can only be carried out at night Monday to Thursday (4 shifts). The hours of work will be a maximum of 1 hour before the centre closes and 1 hour after it reopens the following morning. The sub-contractor shall be a member of a Competent Person scheme ie NICEIC or NAPIT. Test equipment calibrations certificates to be shared with LBS. Electricians will be time served NVQ Level 3/AM2. Qualifications of engineers on site must be shared with LBS and updated if there are any staff changes before they start work.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Leeds City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £99,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 17 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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