Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 19 Aug 2026, 12:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fire Safety Equipment Maintenance and Repairs

Official notice

Authority: Ashford Borough Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£80,000≈ £27k / year · £96,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Sept 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 25 Oct 2029 · starts 26 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ABC are looking to procure a contractor to deliver Fire Safety Equipment Maintenance and Repairs. The contractor will provide maintenance, repairs, and testing as required for the safe and continuing use of fire safety equipment. The contract will cover properties/assets which are the responsibility of the Housing Department and Corporate Property Department.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Ashfor… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/99W593396X ↗

CPV: Firefighting equipment installation work · Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEPublished value£80,000
Contract period: 26 Oct 2026 – 25 Oct 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £80,000 exc. VAT · £96,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1: 60%
  • Criterion 2: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 2
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
19 Aug 2026, 12:49 BST
Last source update
8 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST
Authority reference
ASH/26/044
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078956
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Firefighting equipment installation workRepair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e788 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
14 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders to be submitted via the Delta eSourcing portal www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

19 Aug 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published69 days ago
    19 Aug 2026, 12:49 BST
  2. Submission deadline43 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
  3. Latest notice published19 days ago
    8 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST
  4. Contract starts2 days ago
    26 Oct 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Aug 2026, 12:49 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    8 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—8 Oct 2026CancelledDecision to abandon this tender procedure due to a discrepancy with the estimated budget.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ashford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJTC-7477-RLVM International House,, Dover Place, Ashford, South East, TN23 1HUContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender