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Published 14 Mar 2025, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ECFRS00315 Planned Preventative Maintenance Wethersfield and Orsett training Facilities

Authority: Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner Fire & Rescue Authority (Police & fire)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)

Published estimate£250,000≈ £83k / year · £300,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 22 Apr 2025awarded 25 Oct 2025

Awarded to Frank Halls and Son Ltd

Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Oct 2028 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract details notice for Planned Preventative Maintenance of metal containers used for fire training at our Wethersfield and Orsett Training Facility sites. The work includes live fire training container repairs, maintenance and heat tile repair and replacement including surveys, planned works and reactive maintenance

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CPV: Fabrication work · Metalworking · Mild steel · Other containers · Repair and maintenance services of metal containers · Repair and maintenance services of pumps, valves, taps and metal containers · Structural steelworks

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£250,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2028 (3 yrs)Value: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East of England

44450000 Mild steel 44619000 Other containers 45223210 Structural steelworks 45255400 Fabrication work 45262670 Metalworking 50510000 Repair and maintenance services of pumps, valves, taps and metal containers

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the tender documents.
Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the tender documents.

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

Quality: 50%Price: 50%

Published award criteria (2)

Price: Long criteria description
Quality: Long criteria description

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the tender documents.
Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the tender documents.

What this means for your bid

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: 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: Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Mar 2025, 14:05 GMT
Last source update: 23 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 19 Sept 2025
Authority reference: ECFRS00315
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-009459
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Fabrication workMetalworkingMild steelOther containersRepair and maintenance services of metal containersRepair and maintenance services of pumps, valves, taps and metal containersStructural steelworks
Delivery area: East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ed5b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission not allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 22 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 31 Mar 2025
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Not allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All tender documents and submission of tender must be via www.delta-esourcing.com ↗. Please use access code V638FNXJVC

Timeline

14 Mar 2025 → 23 Dec 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
14 Mar 2025, 14:05 GMT
Clarification questions by
31 Mar 2025
Submission deadline
22 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Award decision expected by
19 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts390 days ago
1 Oct 2025
Assessment summaries sent361 days ago
30 Oct 2025
Standstill ends339 days ago
20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published306 days ago
23 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Mar 2025

Tender notice published
14 Mar 2025, 14:05 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
11 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
11 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
Contract signature expected
12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
23 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £578,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Frank Halls and Son LtdSMEPlanned Preventative Maintenance Wethersfield and Orsett Training Facilities12 Jan 2026 – 11 Jan 2028 · up to 11 Jan 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 months	£578,000	25 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Frank Halls and Son LtdSME
Signed
12 Dec 2025
Value
£578,000
Period
12 Jan 2026 – 11 Jan 2028 · up to 11 Jan 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
2 x 12 months

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNDX-2545-YHRP Essex County Fire & Rescue Service, Headquarters, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Essex, East of England, CM8 3HBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

FRANK HALLS & SON LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08608369 29-32 Mill Lane, Walton On The Naze, East of England, CO10 8PFContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPlease use access code V638FNXJVC
Technical specifications tenderTechnical specificationsPlease use access code V638FNXJVC

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender23 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender11 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender14 Mar 2025, 14:05 GMT