Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 16 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fire Dampers · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Devon and Cornwall Police (Police & fire)

ServicesSME suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 2 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Oct 2029 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

1073 – FIRE DAMPERS

THIS NOTICE IS FOR THE PURPOSES OF IDENTIFYING SUPPLIERS TO TAKE PART IN EARLY MARKET ENGAGEMENT AND IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION.

Devon and Cornwall Police are currently undertaking preliminary market engagement and considering various route to market options in order to run a successful procurement process for their future Fire Damper service requirements.

SWPPS wish to invite potential suppliers who may be interested in assisting with this early market engagement to answer a number of specific questions with SWPPS representatives.

The requirement is for the provision of annual servicing of Fire Dampers to include service report, remedial recommendations and asset details. There are currently 711 Fire Dampers in 21 buildings across the Devon and Cornwall Estate

The purpose of the preliminary market engagement is for early engagement with the market prior to undertaking a formal tender process which is expected to commence in mid 2025. The market engagement is to openly consult with the wider market place to share our requirements and gather information whilst also providing information on our current position. We will be seeking input from the supply market to inform our requirements, to help formulate our specification for the services and help identify routes to market.

If you are interested in supporting SWPPS with this engagement, please respond to this notice by emailing denise.pike@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk and we will be in touch with a number of questions so you can do any preparatory work you think necessary before attending a Microsoft Teams meeting to discuss your responses. The closing date for pre-market engagement questionnaire returns will be 12 noon on Friday 27th June 2025.

SWPPS are committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency, and to follow the Procurement Act 2023 The preliminary market engagement is issued solely for the purpose of conducting pre-procurement market testing and engagement. Interested parties will not be prejudiced or advantaged by any response or lack thereof to the preliminary market engagement. This preliminary market engagement does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works for SWPPS. SWPPS are not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to the preliminary market engagement.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
16 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST
Last source update
16 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST
Authority reference
1073
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032689
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054987 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Jun 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    16 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST
  2. Market engagement
    28 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST

    Market Research

  3. Tender notice expected
    2 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts392 days ago
    1 Oct 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    16 Jun 2025, 15:49 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJZW-2866-PYJW Middlemoor, Exeter, South West, EX2 7HQContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure