Official UK procurement notice
1051: Life Safety Systems Maintenance
Authority: Aston University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAston University (“Aston” or “the University”) is inviting Tenders for the provision of Life Safety Systems Maintenance via an Open Competitive Tender. The term ‘Life Safety system(s)’ is deemed to include the following assets and their associated networks:
- Fire alarms
- Disabled refuge systems
- Hard of hearing fire warning pagers systems
- Emergency lighting
- Fire hydrants
- Fire barriers
- Fire dampers
- Fire suppressors
The University proposes to enter into a Contract for an initial term of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further period of 3 years. The option to extend will be exercised at the sole discretion of Aston University.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,400,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes
- First published
- 7 Feb 2025, 15:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 May 2025, 09:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN759770- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020704- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dce0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Mar 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline14 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened14 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published13 May 2025, 09:43 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 May 2025, 09:43 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Fire Security Services LtdSME | £2,097,459 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020704-2025-1 · Midland Fire Security Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 29 Apr 2025
- Value
- £2,097,459
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2031
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Midland Fire Security Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.