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Published 21 Apr 2021, 14:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fire Alarm and Emergency Light Testing, Inspection, Servicing and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 5 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 24 May 2021awarded 1 Sept 2021
Awarded to Freedom Fire and Security Maintenance Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting (including Inspections, Service, Maintenance, Repairs, Installations & Ad hoc Work)

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of building installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provision of Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting (including Inspections, Service,…Awarded

Provision of Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting (including Inspections, Service, Maintenance, Repairs, Installations & Ad hoc Work. The key objectives are to provide:

All aspects of Inspection, Service and maintenance, including repairs and call outs for:

(i) Fire Alarms (including Door Release Mechanisms)

(ii) Emergency Lighting

(iii) Installation of new systems

(iv) Supply of spare parts and consumables

(v) First line telephone technical support

(vi) Reactive / Emergency Call Outs

(vii) Schematic Diagrams / drawings of fire alarm systems

(viii) Re-programming and re-labelling of devices when required as dictated by ward / department moves

(ix) Provision of the programming of the fire alarm systems in accordance with the cause and effect strategy for each site / Trust.

Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 35%Price: 60%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Ability to service all systems: 10%
  • Reactive Call Outs: 5%
  • Spare/Replacement Parts: 2.5%
  • Risk Assessments and Method Statements: 5%
  • Technical Capability: 10%
  • Reports: 2.5%
  • Whole Life Cost: 60%
  • Social Values: 5%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Ability to service all systems: 10
  • Reactive Call Outs: 5
  • Spare/Replacement Parts: 2.5
  • Risk Assessments and Method Statements: 5
  • Technical Capability: 10
  • Reports: 2.5
  • Social Values: 5
  • Whole Life Cost: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Apr 2021, 14:36 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2021, 12:05 BST
Award evaluation window
24 May 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN451272
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022379
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of building installations
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a8a4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
24 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 May 2021, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 May 2021 → 9 Sept 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    24 May 2021, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    9 Sept 2021, 12:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Sept 2021, 12:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 63 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Freedom Fire and Security Maintenance LimitedSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Provision of Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting (including Inspections, Service,…6bids · 6 electronic3—£590,000 – £1,500,000
Whole notice———£500,000 – £1,500,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

5 public bodies on the notice

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gervas House, Long Leys Road, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN1 1EJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS TrustContracting authority Lincoln, East MidlandsContact email
  • Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS TrustContracting authority Lincoln, East MidlandsContact email
  • Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation TrustContracting authority Lincoln, East MidlandsContact email
  • Lincolnshire Partnership NHS TrustContracting authority Lincoln, East MidlandsContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust and Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS TrusReview body Lincoln

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.