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Published 31 Jul 2026, 15:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fire Alarm Systems Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: CITY HOSPITALS INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Published estimate£200,000≈ £200k / year · £220,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2026awarded 5 Oct 2026
Awarded to Honeywell Control Systems Limited
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement for a fire alarm systems maintenance service provider across sites managed by City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Jul 2031, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Fire-alarm systems · Fire-detection systems · Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 (1 yr) · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensionsValue: £200,000 exc. VAT · £220,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2+2 years
31625100 Fire-detection systems31625200 Fire-alarm systems50413200 Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • 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.

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 30 Jul 2031
First published
31 Jul 2026, 15:15 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2026, 08:54 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072821
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Fire-alarm systemsFire-detection systemsRepair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
Delivery area
North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d91b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Reference: C461505

Timeline

31 Jul 2026 → 6 Oct 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published82 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 15:15 BST
  2. Submission deadline50 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts21 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by20 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent17 days ago
    5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published15 days ago
    6 Oct 2026, 08:54 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    31 Jul 2026, 15:15 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    6 Oct 2026, 08:54 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    6 Oct 2026, 08:54 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £462,5951 award exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Honeywell Control Systems Limited1 Nov 2026 – 30 Oct 2029 · up to 30 Oct 2031Extensions: The contract can be extended for a further 2 years. Maximum contract is 5 years£462,5955 Oct 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CITY HOSPITALS INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 08808703 · GB-PPON: PNYT-8964-XMNW Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, North East, SR4 7TPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HONEYWELL CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00217803GB-PPON: PLWY-5294-PZMM Honeywell House, Skimped Hill Lane, Bracknell, South East, RG12 1EBContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender