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Published 20 Mar 2025, 08:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

AT1379 Maintenance & Servicing Fire Safety Systems (Corporate Buildings)

Official notice

Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£2,500,000≈ £833k / year · £2,500,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 May 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Aug 2028 · up to 1 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Luton Council have a requirement to appoint a single provider to supply, maintain and service fire safety equipment in our corporate buildings to meet the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, including but not limited to;

Fire Extinguishers, Fire Control panels, Fire Blankets, Call Points etc. The Contractor must provide a 24/7 hour 365 day manned telephone number for receiving all emergency calls and have an online portal which the Client can access.

This tender notice is for the award of a public contract through a competitive flexible procedure. There is no negotiation stage. Top two highest scoring Bidders to be taken to interview and presentation stage. All initial bids will be evaluated.

  • How the procedure runs: All bids submitted will be compliance checked and then evaluated for quality, social value and pricing. At the end of this stage the top two highest scoring bidders will be invited to interview and presentation stage. The highest scoring bidder at the end of this stage will have financial due diligence undertaken, if they pass this they will be the successful Provider. If they do not pass the process will be repeated with the second highest bidder, if they pass they will become successful Provider.
  • No preliminary market engagement: This is a re-procurement of a contract that was entered into at the end of last year and services were subsequently withdrawn hence the re-procurement.

CPV: Fire-alarm systems · Fire-detection systems · Fire-prevention services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot AT1379 DN766146Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£2,500,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Aug 2030 with extensionsValue: £2,500,000 exc. VAT · £2,500,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: + 2 years until 2030

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
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Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Mar 2025, 08:54 GMT
Last source update
20 Mar 2025, 08:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 10 Jun 2025
Authority reference
DN766146
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010294
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Fire-alarm systemsFire-detection systemsFire-prevention services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef6f Find a Tender
How it runs

All bids submitted will be compliance checked and then evaluated for quality, social value and pricing. At the end of this stage the top two highest scoring bidders will be invited to interview and presentation stage. The highest scoring bidder at the end of this stage will have financial due diligence undertaken, if they pass this they will be the successful Provider. If they do not pass the process will be repeated with the second highest bidder, if they pass they will become successful Provider.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Requests to participate (first stage)
1 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
1 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Mar 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Mar 2025, 08:54 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    25 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    1 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    10 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Mar 2025, 08:54 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Luton Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWCV-4283-GVPW Town Hall, George Street, Luton, East of England, LU1 2BQContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender