What Tidey does

Tidey UK Ltd is a private specialist infrastructure contractor headquartered in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, founded in 1985 by Tom Tidey. The firm delivers electrical installation, structured data cabling (Cat5e through Cat7, UTP/FTP/STP), singlemode and multimode fibre cabling, WiFi design and surveys, commercial solar PV, battery storage (UPS/EPS), and EV charging services for government, enterprise, healthcare, education, and domestic clients across the United Kingdom. The product portfolio is centred on physical infrastructure deployment rather than software, although the firm uses Fluke DSX testers for cabling certification, Opensolar for PV design and ROI simulation, and Ekahau for WiFi site surveys.

The business operates as a professional services contractor with a strictly project-based revenue model: each engagement begins with a no-cost site survey and a bespoke quotation. There is no public pricing, no e-commerce or self-serve channel, and no product-led growth motion. Revenue streams comprise installation work (electrical, data cabling, fibre, solar PV, EV charging) and recurring maintenance contracts on storage systems. Marketing is relationship-driven — accreditations (NICEIC, MCS, RECC, Excel and Leviton certified installer status enabling 25-year manufacturer warranties, Constructionline, SafeContractor, Part P) function as trust signals, complemented by a website, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest presence.

Customer concentration is anchored on UK government departments, large enterprise IT estates and long-tenured channel partners (Virgin Media Business, Computacenter). Notable references include Bupa, VISA Europe, BEIS, NSTA (Aberdeen), Lister Hospital, Cambridge County Council, Boulby Mine (STFC Dark Matter Lab), and delivery support for the London 2012 Olympics. The firm is founder/family-controlled with no disclosed external funding, M&A activity, or revenue figures; current staffing is 11–50 employees, having peaked at 80 during the earlier Bovis Construction ownership era.

Name

Tidey

Legal name

Tidey UK Ltd

Website

https://tidey.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tidey is a UK specialist contractor delivering electrical installation, structured data cabling, fibre networks, solar PV, and battery storage services for government, healthcare, enterprise, and domestic clients nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stevenage

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Electrical Installation Services: One-time project-based revenue from electrical installation work covering commercial, industrial, and domestic sectors. Services include distribution board upgrades, wiring, containment, emergency lighting, EICR testing, submain upgrades, and UPS systems. Revenue is generated through bespoke project quotes following site surveys.
2. Data Cabling & Fibre Infrastructure: One-time project revenue from design, installation, and commissioning of structured cabling (Cat5e–Cat7), fibre networks (singlemode/multimode), and WiFi infrastructure. Pricing is quoted per project with a 25-year manufacturer warranty offered on Excel and Leviton installations.
3. Solar PV & Battery Storage Systems: Revenue from installing solar PV panels and battery storage systems for domestic and commercial clients. Includes ongoing maintenance and health-check service plans. Some revenue is recurring through service contracts after initial installation.
4. EV Charging Installation: Installation of domestic and commercial EV charging points. One-time project revenue sourced through site assessment and quoting.
5. Data Services & IT Project Resource: Providing temporary or additional data services to IT companies, including large-scale switch/WiFi/telephony deployment, break-fix works, and project staffing augmentation. Billed as professional services on a project basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tidey is a UK infrastructure contractor that designs, installs, and commissions electrical, structured data cabling, fibre optic, WiFi, solar PV, battery storage, and EV charging systems for government, enterprise, healthcare, education, and domestic customers. Projects are won through direct site surveys and bespoke quotations, with all cabling work backed by NICEIC certification and 25-year manufacturer warranties via Excel and Leviton accredited installer status.

Product overview

Tidey is an electrical, data cabling, and solar contractor offering integrated infrastructure installation services. The core portfolio consists of Electrical Services (commercial, domestic, industrial), Data Cabling (Cat5e through Cat8), Fibre Cabling (singlemode/multimode), PV Solar installations, Battery Storage solutions, and EV Charging. These services are designed to work together—solar PV systems integrate with battery storage for energy independence, data cabling connects to WiFi access points and comms infrastructure, and electrical work encompasses distribution boards, containment, and emergency systems. The company also installs partner products like SolarEdge inverters/batteries, Condeco meeting room systems, and Cisco video conferencing equipment as part of turnkey solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 878.4kg CO2 emissions reduced per year at Tidey HQ solar installation (March–September period)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Excel NetworkingcoreTechnology or IntegrationTidey is a certified Excel Networking solutions partner, enabling the design, installation, and certification of structured cabling systems (Cat5e through Cat7, singlemode and multimode fibre) backed by a 25-year manufacturer warranty. All fibre installations use Excel products and the customer receives a manufacturer certificate of quality.
• LevitoncoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified Leviton installer partner for fibre and copper infrastructure installations. Leviton products are referenced in fibre termination projects (Boulby Mine project used Leviton 48c OS2 fibre), with manufacturer warranty coverage.
• Virgin Media BusinesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding strategic partnership spanning multiple years. Tidey delivers structured cabling, data cabinet, WiFi and network cabling installations for Virgin Media Business on client sites. The partnership has been referenced across multiple public projects including Bupa, BEIS/1VS, and Cambridgeshire County Council deployments. Tom Tidey's biography notes working with NTL (now Virgin Media) for many years.
• ComputacentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTidey became accredited installers for Computacenter. Additionally, Tidey was loaned to LOCOG to oversee and manage the final delivery of all Electrical and Data services on many external venues outside the main Olympic area for the London 2012 Olympics.
• CelltargaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTidey partnered with Celltarga and ISS on the Building 84 Labs project for a government client, delivering electrical and data installation within new laboratory facilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Balfour Beatty: Major UK construction and infrastructure group with electrical installation capability across commercial, public and energy sectors. Broadly comparable on enterprise electrical and data work, but at much larger scale and scope.
• Schneider Electric UK: Global energy management and automation major with a UK services and contracting footprint covering electrical distribution, UPS, EV charging and solar. Adjacent incumbent partner to Tidey through products like UPS/EPS systems and EV charging infrastructure.
• Mitie: Large UK facilities management and infrastructure services group with electrical, data and energy divisions. Overlaps with Tidey on commercial electrical and EV charging/solar installations but operates as a much larger incumbent.

Direct peers

• Bowers & Kirkland: Independent UK electrical and mechanical services contractor with a focus on commercial and public-sector projects. Comparable on service scope (electrical installation, structured cabling) and customer profile to Tidey.
• NG Bailey: UK's largest independent electrical and cable installation contractor, delivering commercial electrical, data cabling and mechanical services across sectors. Directly comparable to Tidey in core offering of structured cabling, electrical contracting and project-based services to enterprise and government clients.
• Forrest Electrical: UK-based electrical and data cabling contractor serving commercial, industrial and domestic clients. Highly comparable sub-scale peer with overlapping service lines (electrical, structured cabling, fibre) and similar project-based GTM.
• TClarke: London-listed UK building services contractor specialising in electrical and mechanical installation with a strong footprint in data centres, commercial and public-sector work. Comparable to Tidey on enterprise/government electrical and data infrastructure delivery, though at materially larger scale.
• Connectus: UK structured cabling and network infrastructure provider with regional delivery model. Comparable on data cabling, fibre and WiFi survey offerings targeted at enterprise and public-sector clients.
• Redstone Converged Solutions: UK structured cabling and IT infrastructure specialist delivering data cabling, fibre and network services to enterprise clients. Directly comparable to Tidey's data cabling / fibre practice and customer overlap.

Regional players

• SSE Contracting: UK-focused energy networks and contracting arm of SSE, delivering electrical infrastructure for utilities, renewables and EV charging. Comparable on renewable/EV infrastructure delivery in the UK market but operates as a large incumbent rather than independent contractor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tideyelectrical
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tidey-electrical-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/tidey_electrical
• Pinterestpinterest.co.uk/tideyelectrical

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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