Firefighting Equipment and Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Southampton (Charity / VCSE)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: South East (UKJ)

Awarded value£302,500published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Apr 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Firemark Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement under this call-off contract is for the appointed supplier to carry out the annual servicing and maintenance of all portable fire equipment managed by the Estates and Facilities Department.

This is a Direct Award under the NHS SBS Hard FM 2 Framework Reference: SBS10166 - Lot 8.2 Fire Safety Equipment & Maintenance (South-East)

CPV: Firefighting equipment · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

35111000 Firefighting equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 May 2026, 13:21 BST
Last source update: 22 May 2026, 13:21 BST
Authority reference: 2025UoS-2162
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-047863
Classification (CPV): Firefighting equipmentMiscellaneous repair and maintenance services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a129 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a Direct Award under the NHS SBS Hard Facilities Management 2 Framework - Framework Reference: SBS10166, Lot 8.2 Fire Safety Equipment & Maintenance (South-East).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £302,5001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Firemark LimitedSME	£302,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 047863-2026-1 · Firemark LimitedSME
Signed
29 Apr 2026
Value
£302,500
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Southampton

Contracting authorityCharity / VCSEHigher Education Institution not subject to PCR15 or any replacement legislationEducation GB-CHC: RC000668 University Road, Highfield, Southampton, South East, SO171BJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Firemark LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06299361 Somerset, South East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.