Official UK procurement notice
Fire Safety Building Compliance Services Framework
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBuilding Compliance Fire Safety Services Framework which delivers vital services in this core area of building management compliance throughout the Forestry Commission Estate.
The Supplier must be qualified and competent in providing professional advice on fire safety, undertaking fire risk assessments or audits and general fire safety advice including policy and procedure. This service will focus on the built estate and not the wider public forest estate (wildfire) though as part of risk assessments there will be a need to consider adjoining areas and land uses.
The Supplier must be familiar with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (as amended), the Fire Safety Act 2021, Fire safety (England) Regulations 2022, Building Safety Act 2022 and provide a service and outputs that are in accordance with them including anything that the local fire and rescue authority may require.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2029, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: Pre-Market Engagement took place when this requirement was first tendered with notice 2025/S 000-020957 which comprised several Lots. This was done to evaluate the interest and availability of a market on a national level. Respondents confirmed that there was sufficient interest and ability within the market to place the Framework on a national level. As a result of this all lots were competed on a national level. No additional Pre-Market Engagement was undertaken for the re-tendering of the Fire Safety Lot.
CPV: Building services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 2 suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs 1 mo from 6 Dec 2026
Published description of the framework
All Orders are direct awarded to the first placed Supplier following the award of the framework without re-opening competition process defined in Framework Agreement Clause 4.2.
In the event the first placed Supplier:
- is unable to complete the works within the timescales required,
- has an open red Health & Safety Condition,
- is unable to meet a specific requirement (this requirement is in the overall Framework Scope but more unique or specialist than usual),
- does not submit a quotation or agree to complete the work in accordance with the Framework Price Matrix, or
- declines to quote,
the work is awarded to the second placed Supplier on the framework.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£275,000
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 (5)
- anaging National Delivery and Workforce Planning: 10%
- Centralised Client Management and Service Improvements: 10%
- Quality Assurance and Output Standards: 10%
- Pricing Schedule: 60%
- Social Value and Workforce Development: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- anaging National Delivery and Workforce Planning
- Centralised Client Management and Service Improvements
- Quality Assurance and Output Standards
- Social Value and Workforce Development
- Pricing Schedule
- 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.
- “Fire Safety Building Compliance Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Forestry Commission buys Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131), and who usually turns up
Forestry Commission’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 46 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 2%
2–329% / 9%
4–614% / 25%
7+57% / 64%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Our matching links this notice to “Building Compliance Framework” of this authority, but none of the 8 panel members sit in a category matching this notice.
Lot #1CPV 7131Published estimate£275k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid3%
2–38%
4–620%
7+69%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
WSP UK LimitedLarge | £487m124 awards in 36m · last this month | 50 live · £411m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=17 |
| £20m86 awards in 36m · last this month | 20 live · £6.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=2 | |
| £22m37 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 5 live · £5.7m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=11 | |
| £6.5m25 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 2 live · £44k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 29% below n=5 | |
MITIE FM LIMITEDLarge | £174m18 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 3 live · £27m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
61% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
61% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (61% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Building Compliance Framework, winner not published; no contract end date published.
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
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2029
- First published
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:59 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
FCCN005015- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094897- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078316Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Panacea- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Oct 2026 → 6 Dec 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published19 days ago7 Oct 2026, 15:59 BST
- Clarification questions by3 days ago23 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 8 days · period end, not a bid countdown4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 27 days23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 39 days6 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published7 Oct 2026, 15:59 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
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