Official UK procurement notice
Active Fire Safety Works · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Curo Places Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South West (UKK12)
Published estimate£3,007,898≈ £1.0m / year · £3,609,478 inc. VAT20% above final estimate
Submissions closed 29 Sept 2025awarded 11 Feb 2026
Awarded to Severnside Security
Contract term 3 yrsends 18 Jan 2029 · up to 18 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 19 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCuro are looking to appoint a Service Provider to carry out inspections, testing, maintenance, reactive remediation, provision of callout service and when required, replacement or new installations of the following life safety systems at Curo sites along with other external sites within Curo's remit;
- Fire Alarms
- Emergency Lighting
- Automatic Opening Vents (AOVs)
- Manual Opening Vents (MOVs)
- Fire Equipment
- Fire Fighting Drop Key Switches
- Communal Part 6 Systems
- Auto Hold Open Devices
- Misting Systems
CPV: Fire extinguishers · Fire-alarm system installation work · Fire-alarm systems · Fire-detection systems · Fire-prevention services · Portable fire-extinguishers · Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
How bids were scored
- Simple description: Combination of quality and cost award criteria. Full detail available within tender documents.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 26 Aug 2025, 20:30 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 12:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
CURO - 00000395- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051393- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058e0eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 29 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
26 Aug 2025 → 2 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published26 Aug 2025, 20:30 BST
- Submission deadline392 days ago29 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by318 days ago12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts281 days ago19 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent258 days ago11 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends248 days ago20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published116 days ago2 Jul 2026, 12:55 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2025- Tender notice published26 Aug 2025, 20:30 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Feb 2026, 11:44 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Feb 2026, 11:44 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Jul 2026, 12:55 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £3,609,4781 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 117 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severnside SecuritySME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: The duration of the contract is for an initial period of three (3) years, plus two (2) one-year extensions to a total contract length of 5 years (subject to satisfactory performance and at Curo's discretion). | £3,609,478 inc. VAT | 11 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Severnside SecuritySME
- Signed
- 19 May 2026
- Value
- £3,609,478 inc. VAT
- Period
- 20 May 2026 – 19 May 2029 · up to 19 May 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Three-year contract with the option to extend for a further two years at Curo's discretion.
No agreed KPIs: N/A
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11final-stage tenders · 12 at stage one | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SEVERNSIDE SECURITY LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender