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Published 18 Oct 2021, 10:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fire Risk Assessment and Associatied Services

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAccelerated
Published estimate£150,000≈ £50k / year · 1 value update
Submissions closed 10 Oct 2022
Next notice expected 4 Jan 2022
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Nov 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Dec 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of a single service provider to deliver Type 1 Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) report for a number of NHSBT premises.<br/><br/>NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) as a pharmaceutical manufacturer and distributor, is obliged to adhere to legislation relating to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and to demonstrate stringent levels of control in order to satisfy the requirements of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). We must also maintain compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and, as an Essential Supplier to the NHS, with the mandatory fire risk management requirements of Firecode - Fire Safety in the NHS Health Technical Memorandum 05-1: Managing Healthcare Fire Safety.

CPV: Fire-prevention services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1He service provider is required to have the skills, knowledge, experience, and…Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£150,000

he service provider is required to have the skills, knowledge, experience, and qualifications necessary to carry out an effective Type 1 Fire Risk Assessment survey of the whole premises and to deliver a PAS79:2012 styled report on the findings, together with recommended and prioritised actions (Priority1-Priority4) and photographs where relevant, to assist with the identification and management of the fire risk.<br/><br/>The final FRA report should include clear basic layout fire strategy drawings of the whole building showing all relevant fire precautions and other fire safety provisions.<br/><br/>The Assessment must be conducted to meet the requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 using the appropriate fire risk assessment guides for NHS Healthcare premises (HTM 05-03 Parts K and G) and where appropriate the current DCLG guides for fire risk assessment in Factories, Warehouses and Offices, and any future relevant legislation and regulation.<br/><br/>The Assessor must be a third party accredited and registered fire risk assessor with established competency in carrying out non-destructive FRA’s for life safety in complex buildings.<br/><br/>The Assessor must provide proof that suitable professional indemnity and public liability insurance policies are current.<br/><br/>All of the FRA documentation and supporting evidence must be submitted electronically to NHSBT in a format that can be printed off easily. Additional hard copy provision is optional in this instance.<br/><br/>For a limited period, if necessary, a reasonable level of post assessment technical support will be expected by way of email or telephone contact.

Contract period: 1 Dec 2022 – 30 Nov 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: 2 x 12 months extension optionsVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
18 Oct 2021, 10:18 BST
Last source update
26 Sept 2022, 13:15 BST
Award evaluation window
23 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
C39144
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026855
Accelerated
PIN Notice issued
Classification (CPV)
Fire-prevention services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ecb2 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Any suppliers who express an interest may be invited to a pre-market engagement which is likely to be undertaken online.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
10 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Jan 2022 → 1 Jan 2023 · 6 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    4 Jan 2022
  2. Bids opened
    23 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Sept 2022, 13:15 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    10 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Dec 2022
  6. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Jan 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2022
  1. Published value published: £150,000
    26 Sept 2022, 13:15 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    26 Sept 2022, 13:15 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    26 Sept 2022, 13:15 BST
  4. Deadline published: 10 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
    26 Sept 2022, 13:15 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth NHS Blood and Transplant 500 North Bristol Park, Bristol, South West, BS34 7QHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.