Official UK procurement notice
Fire Damper testing on behalf of Choice Ltd
Authority: CITY HOSPITALS INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED (Central government)
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Installation services (except software) (51)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Published estimate£200,000≈ £67k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT20% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025awarded 30 Sept 2025
Award (standstill) to Premier Compliance UK LTD
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFire damper testing on behalf of Choice Ltd on a 1+1+1
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Technical inspection and testing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Technical & professional ability
Contractor must provide assurance of technical ability with inspection and testing to BS:9999:2017 incorporating HTM03-01 and HTM05 and Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
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)
- Quality: 40%
- Pricing: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Pricing
- Quality
Conditions of participation1
- Technical & professional ability
Contractor must provide assurance of technical ability with inspection and testing to BS:9999:2017 incorporating HTM03-01 and HTM05 and Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
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 2030
- First published
- 28 Jul 2025, 14:04 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2025, 13:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
W193137- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043483- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05671eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Submission deadline
- 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
28 Jul 2025 → 15 Oct 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published28 Jul 2025, 14:04 BST
- Submission deadline29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent391 days ago30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts390 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published384 days ago6 Oct 2025, 13:19 BST
- Standstill ends375 days ago15 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025- Tender notice published28 Jul 2025, 14:04 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Oct 2025, 13:19 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Oct 2025, 13:19 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £160,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 106 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Compliance UK LTDSME30 Oct 2025 – 29 Oct 2026 | £160,000 | 30 Sept 2025standstill to 15 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PREMIER COMPLIANCE UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender