Official UK procurement notice
DOF FIRE CONSULTANT SERVICES FRAMEWORK 2026
Authority: Department of Finance (Northern Ireland) (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTenders are invited for the appointment of 1no. Supplier to each Lot (2no.) of a Framework to provide the following Services; Lot 1 Fire Risk Assessments, Lot 2 Fire Consultant Services
This Framework is not a guarantee of any future workload, outside of that outlined within the Scope, but demonstrates an intention to utilise the appointed Supplier to provide services where appropriate.
The successful Supplier appointed to each Lot should be suitably qualified and experienced to work in partnership with the Authority and each Client to deliver a high-quality and comply with all Law, Statutory Requirements and Relevant / British European / International Standards.
Suppliers will be required to make all information available from each Work Order let under this Framework, for reporting and/or benchmarking opportunities.
Lot 1 is for the appointment of 1no. Supplier for the provision of a service for Fire Risk Assessments on behalf of DoF Property Services Division - Fire Safety Section (PSD FSS). The service shall include the preparation of Fire Risk Assessments Reports for buildings within the Northern Ireland central government office estate and other public sector bodies, as required by the Client Group.
DoF PSD Fire Safety Section (PSD FSS) will manage the operation of this Framework as the Client’s Representative on behalf of Client Group. PSD FSS will monitor the performance of the Supplier and work with them to drive forward best practice, leading to continuous improvement in delivered Fire Risk Assessments.
Lot 2 is for the appointment of 1no. Supplier for the provision of a Consultant service to both; provide a fire safety design review and verification service to externally procured Integrated Consultant Team (ICT) and Integrated Supply Teams (IST) fire design and fire engineered strategies, to ensure code compliant building designs that meet all NICS, Client, and legal requirements (Consultancy Services) and to provide a fire safety design and advisory service to internal CPD design teams (Design Services)
- How the procedure runs: Please refer to the ITP-PART A DOCUMENT GENERIC INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
CPV: Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services · Fire-prevention services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 2 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
Published description of the framework
A contract will be established between the Supplier and the Authority by means of the
issue of a Work Order by the Authority with instructions to provide services.
Refer to Lot 1/2 Scope of Service for further information.
The Supplier will provide the service under each Work Order using the same team as
indicated in their TP-TS Team Structure. This will mean that a consistent team will be
engaged to provide fire risk assessment services.
As set out in the Scope of Services, a Supplier may not be issued with any further
orders where it failed to substantially achieve the level of performance on previous
orders compliant with the KPIs set out in the Framework Agreement.
A Work Order will normally be associated with a single project or building, but where
appropriate the Authority may, for example, create a Work Order for a number of
buildings / projects or to provide services for a particular member or members of the
Client Group.
The Authority reserves the right to bundle Projects as part of one Work Order at its
discretion.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTSPublished value£800,000
This Framework Lot 1 is for the appointment of 1no. Supplier for the provision of a
service for Fire Risk Assessments on behalf of DoF Property Services Division - Fire
Safety Section (PSD FSS). The service shall include the preparation of Fire Risk
Assessments Reports for buildings within the Northern Ireland central government
office estate and other public sector bodies, as required by the Client Group.
DoF PSD Fire Safety Section (PSD FSS) will manage the operation of this Framework
at the Client’s Representative on behalf of Client Group. PSD FSS will monitor the
performance of the Supplier and work with them to drive forward best practice, leading
to continuous improvement in delivered Fire Risk Assessments.
- Economic & financial standing
PLEASE REFER TO THE TENDER DOCUMENTS
- Technical & professional ability
PLEASE REFER TO THE TENDER DOCUMENTS
Lot #2FIRE CONSULTANT SERVICESPublished value£225,000
This Framework Lot 2 is for the appointment of 1no. Supplier for the provision of a
service to both; provide a fire safety design review and verification service to externally
procured Integrated Consultant Team (ICT) / Integrated Supply Teams (IST) fire
design and fire engineered strategies, to ensure code compliant building designs that
meet all NICS, Client, and legal requirements (Consultancy Services) and to provide
a fire safety design and advisory service to internal CPD design teams (Design
Services)
The Supplier’s overall role will be to provide advice in relation to the fire safety aspects
of the design in order to provide reasonable confidence that the design that is
developed, as well as the completed building, should achieve an acceptable standard
of fire safety, comply with the client’s objectives and meet all relevant legal fire safety
CPD - PA23 - Competitive Flexible - Professional Services
Invitation to Participate – Schedule of Contract Specific Information (ItP Part B)
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requirements. The Supplier will be responsible for monitoring the delivery of the design
throughout the RIBA stages.
CPD Construction Division (CPD CD) will manage the operation of this Framework as
the Client’s Representative on behalf of Client Group. CPD CD will monitor the
performance of the ICTs and work with them to drive forward best practice, leading to
continuous improvement in the delivery of Fire Strategy / Design Review Reports.
- Economic & financial standing
PLEASE REFER TO THE TENDER DOCUMENTS
- Technical & professional ability
PLEASE REFER TO THE TENDER DOCUMENTS
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 (3)
- QUALITY
- SOCIAL VALUE
- PRICE
- Economic & financial standing
PLEASE REFER TO THE TENDER DOCUMENTS
- Technical & professional ability
PLEASE REFER TO THE TENDER DOCUMENTS
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “DOF FIRE CONSULTANT SERVICES FRAMEWORK 2026” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jan 2026, 11:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Mar 2026, 07:07 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
C001210FS- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008385- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0612ccFind a Tender
- How it runs
Please refer to the ITP-PART A DOCUMENT GENERIC INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 6 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
30 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published269 days ago30 Jan 2026, 11:48 GMT
- Latest notice published239 days ago2 Mar 2026, 07:07 GMT
- Clarification questions by234 days ago6 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends234 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown6 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by209 days ago31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jan 2026- Tender notice published30 Jan 2026, 11:48 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published2 Mar 2026, 07:07 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 6 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT2 Mar 2026, 07:07 GMT+4 days · was 2 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
Published amendments (1)
CHANGE TO THE TENDER RETRUN DATE. DATE CHANGED FROM 2 MARCH TILL 6 MARCH.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender