Official UK procurement notice
Fire Alarms Systems Maintenance Services
Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUlster University is seeking to appoint a Service Provider that will provide maintenance, servicing and repair to all the fire alarm systems and associated equipment (including fire alarm network, UPSs and batteries for the PAVA systems) in accordance with the British Standards and Manufacturer's Maintenance Schedule.
- Fire Alarm Systems.
- Gaseous Fire-Extinguishing / Suppression Systems.
- Public Address Voice Alarm (PAVA) Systems.
- WINMAG alarm management system.
- Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA) Systems.
Including costs for providing commissioning services for the following:
- End of Life Device Replacements, - provide the decommissioning and disposal of existing end of life equipment and the installation, testing and commissioning of new replacement equipment.
- New Installations - provide the installation, testing, and commissioning of a new item of equipment.
The University would like to introduce maintenance, servicing and repair for the following:
- Disabled Refuge Systems.
- Disabled Toilet Alarm Systems. (including proving of toilet alarm system onto the Winmag system).
CPV: Burglar and fire alarms · Devices for the disabled · Fire escape equipment · Fire suppression system · Fire-alarm system installation work · Fire-alarm systems · Fire-detection systems · Repair and maintenance services · Smoke-detection apparatus
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Jun 2025, 10:06 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2025, 10:06 BST
- Authority reference
6013815- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035294- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0553e9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
26 Jun 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published26 Jun 2025, 10:06 BST
- Market engagement18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PME) and Request for Information (RFI) is to invite potential Service Providers to express an interest and provide information to assist with the procurement and development of a specification for Fire Alarms Maintenance at Ulster University.
The procurement route, duration and type of contract(s) shall be determined following this preliminary market consultation and engagement with market participants. It is this which will inform the University’s strategy for this contract.
It is important to note that this PME/RFI is not a call for competition, a pre-qualification questionnaire, part of any pre-qualification/selection process or a current tender opportunity. Potential providers will need to express an interest in any future tender opportunity once a Tender Notice is published.
This RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process, nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise.
The RFI Questionnaire can be accessed by registering with eTendersNI (www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗) and searching for the relevant CfT_6013815.
- Contract starts261 days ago2 Feb 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Jun 2025, 10:06 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender