Official UK procurement notice
Fire Detection and Alarm System testing and Maintenance
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK23)
Published estimate£250,000≈ £125k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 May 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Trust is seeking the support of a specialist service provider to service the Fire Detection and Alarm System periodically to ensure the assets meet the legal and best practice requirements at Musgrove Park Hospital and various Community sites
CPV: Building and facilities management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£250,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Apr 2025, 14:50 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2025, 14:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Jun 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017667- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050953Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
- Submission deadline
- 27 May 2025, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 May 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
29 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published29 Apr 2025, 14:50 BST
- Clarification questions by27 May 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline27 May 2025, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by18 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published29 Apr 2025, 14:50 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender