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# External Wall Survey pilot project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-wall-survey-pilot-project-ocds-h6vhtk-030373). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Tower Hamlets: "External Wall Survey pilot project". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Tower Hamlets](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-tower-hamlets-ons-e09000030)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI42
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £323,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-030373`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-wall-survey-pilot-project-ocds-h6vhtk-030373#tl-md)

## Description
The LB Tower Hamlets intends to directly award a contract to BB7 to conduct external wall fire risk surveys to the 17 highest-risk buildings in LB Tower Hamlets.
The reason for invoking regulation 32 is due to the urgent nature of the service to be carried out for the following reasons. The direct award will:
Expedite the assessment of the fire risks attached to the highest-risk blocks in the Borough
Enable the rapid commissioning of any reparation works necessary to ensure the safety of the block
Provide comfort for residents who are concerned about the safety of the block
Provide relief for leaseholders who are waiting on an EWS1 form to be able to sell their homes
Provide a good starting point and learning opportunity for the commissioning of surveys for the remainder of the residential buildings in the Borough through a fully-compliant tender process
It intended that the award shall be made on a date not before the 30th December 2021

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Direct Award - this is a VEAT notice.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 031740-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Omega Fire Engineering Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-38254`
  - Value: £323,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 031740-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £323,000
  - Signed Date: 07/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031740-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-20T11:02:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:01:21.381Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-030373