Official UK procurement notice
715109450-A - DM00186: Maintenance and Repair of Guardian Fire Detection Equipment
Authority: Defence Equipment and Support
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South West (UKK)Scotland (UKM)
Awarded value£265,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to FIRE ALARM FABRICATION SERVICES LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDefence Munitions (‘the Authority’) requires the Contractor to provide maintenance and repair services for the Guardian Fire Detection systems installed at Defence Munitions (DM) Gosport and DM Beith.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jan 2026, 09:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jan 2026, 09:21 GMT
- Authority reference
715109450-A - DM00186- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003715- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060734Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
FAFs are the OEM and IP holders for the equipment and are the only contractor with the technical knowledge to maintain the equipment installed at DM sites.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published16 Jan 2026, 09:21 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £265,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRE ALARM FABRICATION SERVICES LIMITEDSME20 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 | £265,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FIRE ALARM FABRICATION SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender