Official UK procurement notice
CBC-1856-T-TS Fire Risk Assessments
Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFire Risk Assessments and Associated Inspections and Remedial works in Council Owned Homes
Independent preparation and review of Fire Risk Assessments, the authority will appoint a separate Supplier to carry out Fire Specialist and Building Safety Advice. Contracts for ‘Fire Risk Assessments for Housing Properties’ and ‘Fire Specialist and Building Safety Advice’ will not be awarded to the same Supplier.
Please read and follow the information and guidance supplied below and within the Tender documents, this will help with your tender submission.
Word count limits apply, any information going over will not be considered.
Respond to ALL questions.
Additional documents or information not required will be disregarded.
Please note timeline with regards to questions and submission dates.
All communications, correspondences and clarifications must be sent via the In-tend portal.
Do not contact the Service area for information, please use the correspondence facility
Regularly view the Clarification tab for updates or responses to questions received by bidders.
Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all bidders (if not Private and Confidential), this to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all.
Avoid uploading your return just prior to closing deadline as you may incur IT issues and we will not accept Tender Returns via e-mail.
The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the Tender process. If there is anything you are not sure of or need clarification on, please contact the Procurement lead using the correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system.
Opting In
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Opting Out
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Target contract commencement date: 1st July 2026
Contract term: 2 years +1+1 optional
- How the procedure runs: Two Stage - CFP PSQ Stage Up to SIX (6) Suppliers achieving the highest scores in respect of the Shortlisting Criteria will advance to the next stage - Stage 2 - ITT Note: Stage One - PSQ The Authority will carry out a review of the financial standing of each Applicant based on an assessment of the Applicant’s audited accounts from the last two years.
CPV: Building services consultancy services · Burglar and fire alarms · Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services · Fire-alarm systems · Fire-detection systems · Fire-prevention services · Hazard protection and control consultancy services · Health and safety consultancy services · Health and safety services · Risk or hazard assessment for construction · Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction · Safety consultancy services · +1 more
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
- Simple description: Weighting - Quality 55% Cost - 35% Social Value 10%
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Oct 2025, 11:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2026, 11:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068492- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d40aFind a Tender
- How it runs
Two Stage - CFP
PSQ Stage
Up to SIX (6) Suppliers achieving the highest scores in respect of the Shortlisting Criteria will advance to the next stage - Stage 2 - ITT
Note: Stage One - PSQ
The Authority will carry out a review of the financial standing of each Applicant based on an assessment of the Applicant’s audited accounts from the last two years.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Oct 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published366 days ago27 Oct 2025, 11:28 GMT
- Clarification questions by340 days ago21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline334 days ago28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by197 days ago13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent183 days ago28 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published183 days ago28 Apr 2026, 11:49 BST
- Standstill ends172 days ago8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts119 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2025- Tender notice published27 Oct 2025, 11:28 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 Apr 2026, 11:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Apr 2026, 11:49 BST
- Contract signature expected12 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington Choices LimitedSMEFire Risk Assessments and Associated Inspections and Remedial works1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 1 Jul 2030Extensions: Up to 2 years (+1+1 optional) | £680,000 | 16 Apr 2026standstill to 8 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17final-stage tenders | 17 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Pennington Choices LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications To access the tender pack registration is required on the In-tend supplier portal, link supplied.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender