Official UK procurement notice
Fire Alarm Installation and Associated Works
Authority: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThames Water intends to award Framework Agreements to up to four suppliers to design, supply, install and undertake major works to fire alarms across the TW region on mainly operational sites. Work will be awarded via both direct award and competition depending on the value.
All suppliers need to be able to undertake work across the TW region. The current TW alarm estate consists of a combination of Advance, Protec, Gent and Kentec. The overall strategy is to standardise to Advance panels across the TW region.
Thames Water reserves the right to refine the award criteria.
Please note that that deadline for asking for access to the PSQ & submitting of the PSQ is 12th May 2026, at 10 am GMT.
- How the procedure runs: Supplier's PSQ submission will be scored and shortlisted in accordance with the criteria set out within the PSQ documentation, and the suppliers that are shortlisted will be invited to submit a proposal in response to the ITN. After tenders have been submitted, evaluated and negotiated, the successful suppliers will be awarded according to the percentage weightings and criteria set out in the ITN process documents. Full details of the process that will be followed are provided within the PSQ and ITN documents.
CPV: Fire-alarm system installation work · Fire-alarm systems
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 4 suppliers
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 31 Oct 2026
Published description of the framework
Suppliers that are shortlisted from the PSQ stage will be invited to submit a proposal in response to the ITN, including details of the pricing they are submitting.
After tenders have been submitted, evaluated and negotiated, the successful suppliers will be awarded according to the percentage weightings and criteria set out in the ITN process document. Full details of the process that will be followed are provided within the PSQ and ITN documents.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£25,000,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Fire Alarm Installation and Associated Works” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Apr 2026, 11:10 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2026, 11:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
FA2447- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031334- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067cbaFind a Tender
- How it runs
Supplier's PSQ submission will be scored and shortlisted in accordance with the criteria set out within the PSQ documentation, and the suppliers that are shortlisted will be invited to submit a proposal in response to the ITN.
After tenders have been submitted, evaluated and negotiated, the successful suppliers will be awarded according to the percentage weightings and criteria set out in the ITN process documents. Full details of the process that will be followed are provided within the PSQ and ITN documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 12 May 2026, 10:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 12 May 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
If you would like access to the PSQ documents, please fill out the details in this form;
Timeline
7 Apr 2026 → 31 Oct 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published203 days ago7 Apr 2026, 11:10 BST
- Clarification questions by182 days ago28 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Latest notice published181 days ago29 Apr 2026, 11:01 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends168 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown12 May 2026, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 2 days31 Oct 2026
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2026- Tender notice published7 Apr 2026, 11:10 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published29 Apr 2026, 11:01 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Please note the deadline for access to the PSQ documents, and to submit the required data, is now 12th May by 10 am GMT.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender