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Published 16 Jul 2026, 11:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DN820883 Servicing and Maintenance of Fire Extinguishers

Official notice

Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£170,000≈ £57k / year · £204,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Aug 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 20 Sept 2029 · starts 21 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Servicing and Maintenance of Fire Extinguishers

Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Servicing and Maintenance of Fire Extinguishers.

This project involves the servicing and maintenance of Fire extinguishers for each of the buildings listed within the tender documentation, Appendix A which are situated within the Borough of Swindon.

The contract term will be for 3 years as stated in the RFQ documents. Estimated contract spend is between £150,000 ex VAT and £170,000 ex VAT across the 3-year contract term.

Full details relating to the Services are provided in the RFQ documents.

To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team [email protected]

RFQ clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal, including the project reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by 30th July 2026, 1400 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal.

RFQ Responses are required to be submitted no later than 7th August 2026, 1400 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Please note that this project has been advertised on Find a Tender and Supplying the South West Portal, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN820883.

No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the RFQ documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the RFQ documents.

CPV: Fire extinguishers · Fire-prevention services · Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 yrsPublished value£170,000
Contract period: 21 Sept 2026 – 20 Sept 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £170,000 exc. VAT · £204,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South West

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

Lot awarding rule: Price Weighting 60% Quality Weighting 40% (Project Implementation 10%, Quality Assurance 10%, Health and Safety 10% and Social Value 10%)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
16 Jul 2026, 11:05 BST
Last source update
16 Jul 2026, 11:05 BST
Authority reference
DN820883
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067138
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Fire extinguishersFire-prevention servicesRepair and maintenance services
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cca3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the Tender documents the Authority is providing the documents in the Attachment area of the ProContract e-tendering portal at www.supplingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗.

In order to access amendable versions of the documents and to submit a response Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗, then Register an Interest before obtaining access and downloading the Word and Excel formant Documents for completion and submission.

Timeline

16 Jul 2026 → 21 Sept 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published104 days ago
    16 Jul 2026, 11:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by89 days ago
    30 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline81 days ago
    7 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
  4. Contract starts37 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Jul 2026, 11:05 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swindon Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNPT-6195-XDWV Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, South West, SN1 2JHContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender