Official UK procurement notice
Fire Authorising Engineer 6998/27
Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£230,000≈ £46k / year · £276,000 inc. VAT4.6% below final estimate
Submissions closed 16 Jun 2026awarded 21 Jul 2026
Awarded to DRLC Limited2 awards
Contract term 5 yrsends 9 Aug 2031 · up to 9 Aug 2033 with extensions · starts 10 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for Fire Authorising Engineer Services
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£230,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
Must be registered on the central digital platform. UK GDPR in place at time of contract.
AE (Fire Safety) services shall comply with, but not be limited to, the latest edition of the following standards:-
- Building Regulations
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
- Electricity Act 1989
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
- Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
- BS7671, The IEE Wiring Regulations
- British Standards and BS Code of Practice
- Health & Safety at Work Act
- Health Technical Memoranda
- Health Building Notes
- Health Facilities Notes
- Model Engineering Specifications
- Technical & professional ability
Health Technical Memorandum - HTM 00 and HTM’s 05-01, 02 and 03. Chartered Engineer Status.
ISO9001 accredited ISO 14001 accredited
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- 5 Point scoring 0-4 Matrix: 70%
- 5 point scoring method 0-4 matrix: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- 5 Point scoring 0-4 Matrix: Score Classification 0 Unacceptable No response at all or insufficient information provided in the response such that it is totally un-assessable and/or incomprehensible. 1 Poor A poor response that either: - Fails to address the majority of the question; or - Addresses the majority/all of the question but with little or no relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in respect of the majority/ all applicable areas, and as a result, the Authority has little confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the Services in compliance with the Specification. 2 Satisfactory A satisfactory response that either: - Addresses all of the question with satisfactory (but not good) relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in some applicable areas which causes the evaluator concern; or - Addresses the majority of the question with satisfactory (but not good) relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in some applicable areas which causes the evaluator concern; and as a result, the Authority has satisfactory confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the services in compliance with the Specification. 3 Good A good response that either: - Addresses all of the question with some good (but not excellent) relevant detail, but this does not cause concern; or - Addresses the majority of the question with excellent relevant detail provided and the parts of the question not addressed do not cause the evaluator concern; or - Addresses the majority of the question with good relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in a minority of applicable areas but neither failure causes the evaluator concern; and as a result, the Authority has good confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the services in compliance with the Specification. 4 Excellent An excellent response that addresses all of the question, with clear and excellent relevant detail giving the Authority full confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the services in compliance with the Specification.
- 5 point scoring method 0-4 matrix: Score Classification 0 Unacceptable No response at all or insufficient information provided in the response such that it is totally un-assessable and/or incomprehensible. 1 Poor A poor response that either: - Fails to address the majority of the question; or - Addresses the majority/all of the question but with little or no relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in respect of the majority/ all applicable areas, and as a result, the Authority has little confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the Services in compliance with the Specification. 2 Satisfactory A satisfactory response that either: - Addresses all of the question with satisfactory (but not good) relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in some applicable areas which causes the evaluator concern; or - Addresses the majority of the question with satisfactory (but not good) relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in some applicable areas which causes the evaluator concern; and as a result, the Authority has satisfactory confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the services in compliance with the Specification. 3 Good A good response that either: - Addresses all of the question with some good (but not excellent) relevant detail, but this does not cause concern; or - Addresses the majority of the question with excellent relevant detail provided and the parts of the question not addressed do not cause the evaluator concern; or - Addresses the majority of the question with good relevant detail provided meaning that it lacks detail in a minority of applicable areas but neither failure causes the evaluator concern; and as a result, the Authority has good confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the services in compliance with the Specification. 4 Excellent An excellent response that addresses all of the question, with clear and excellent relevant detail giving the Authority full confidence that the bidder has the relevant experience to deliver the services in compliance with the Specification.
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
Must be registered on the central digital platform. UK GDPR in place at time of contract.
AE (Fire Safety) services shall comply with, but not be limited to, the latest edition of the following standards:-
- Building Regulations
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
- Electricity Act 1989
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
- Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
- BS7671, The IEE Wiring Regulations
- British Standards and BS Code of Practice
- Health & Safety at Work Act
- Health Technical Memoranda
- Health Building Notes
- Health Facilities Notes
- Model Engineering Specifications
- Technical & professional ability
Health Technical Memorandum - HTM 00 and HTM’s 05-01, 02 and 03. Chartered Engineer Status.
ISO9001 accredited ISO 14001 accredited
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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 31 Jul 2026
- First published
- 21 May 2026, 13:16 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 09:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
C467322- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047072- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069f23Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Monthly in arrears
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Submission deadline
- 16 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
21 May 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published155 days ago21 May 2026, 13:16 BST
- Clarification questions by141 days ago5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline130 days ago16 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent95 days ago21 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends85 days ago30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by84 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts75 days ago10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published53 days ago1 Sept 2026, 09:36 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2026- Tender notice published21 May 2026, 13:16 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Jul 2026, 17:38 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2026, 17:38 BST
- Contract signature expected7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Sept 2026, 09:36 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £219,3751 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRLC LimitedSMEGSTT Fire Authorising Engineer10 Aug 2026 – 9 Aug 2031 · up to 9 Aug 2033Extensions: 2 x 12 month optional extensions · Options: extension options 2 x 12 months | £219,375same award published again · counted once | 21 Jul 2026standstill to 30 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
| DRLC LimitedSME | £219,375 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Fire Authorising Engineer 6998/27 · DRLC LimitedSME
- Signed
- 28 Aug 2026
- Value
- £219,375
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2031 · up to 31 Aug 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 12 months
- Options
- Option to extend
3 agreed KPIs: Delivery · Attendance · Design Review
- Delivery, Annual Audit Report Issued
- Attendance, Attendance at bi-monthly meetings
- Design Review, Review of third party designs
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DRLC LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender