Fire Alarm Maintenance and Fire Alarm Testing

The Contract shall comprise all inspections, routine servicing and maintenance; repair and / or replacement of parts identified during maintenance visits; call outs to reset the systems or to repair as necessary all to ensure the satisfactory operation of the fire detection and alarm systems within the locations across NHS GGC. The Contract shall be a testing and inspection, service, repair and maintenance and periodic testing contract. The inspection and servicing needs to be carried out in compliance with (BS 5839-1:2017) and (BS 7671:2018) by competent personnel with specialist knowledge of fire detection and alarm systems, including knowledge of the causes of false alarms, enough information regarding the systems, and adequate access to spares. These requirements shall be read in conjunction with relevant industry standards and legislation. It shall be a mandatory requirement that the Contractor shall be and shall remain a member of the BAFE SP203-1 Fire Detection and Alarm Systems scheme for the duration of the Contract

NHSGG&C require weekly testing of fire alarms systems within selected locations which are situated across the geographical footprint of NHSGG&C. NHSGG&C reserve the right to add or remove properties as required. The contractor will be responsible for carrying out a weekly test of each location’s Fire Alarm (FA) system(s) to BS 5839 Part 1, 2017. At least one Manual Call Point (MCP) will need to be operated at each visit, to test the ability of the controlling equipment (FA Panel) to receive a signal and sound the alarm. MCPs must be tested on a cyclical basis, i.e. if there are 12 MCPs at a location, they must be sequentially tested over a 12-week period. After all MCPs have been tested on this basis, testing will resume from the start of the cycle and continue thereafter. It is the full responsibility of the contractor to provide all appropriate equipment required to carry out the weekly test for the type of system fitted at each location.