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Published 13 Mar 2026, 09:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Fire Engineering Services Specification for Proposed New Fire Training Centre for North Wales FRS

Official notice

Authority: North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Police & fire)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£50,000≈ £40k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Apr 2026
Contract term 1 yr 3 moends 30 Jul 2027 · starts 15 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The fire engineering consultancy service shall provide specialist advice and guidance on all matters

relating to fire safety throughout the RIBA Stage 2, 3 & 4 design and development process. This

includes, but is not limited to, the review and optimisation of building layouts, the development of fire

safety strategies, and the provision of technical input to support safe, compliant, and efficient design

solutions.

CPV: Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yr 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 15 May 2026 – 30 Jul 2027 (1 yr 3 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price : Price Submission
  • Quality: Quality Questions
  • Social Value : Social Value Proposal
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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
13 Mar 2026, 09:36 GMT
Last source update
13 Mar 2026, 09:36 GMT
Authority reference
NWF270
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022701
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066939 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
13 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
2 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submissions Via Postbox

www.sell2wales.gov.wales ↗

Timeline

13 Mar 2026 → 15 May 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published223 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 09:36 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by203 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline192 days ago
    13 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts160 days ago
    15 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 09:36 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PCXP-7467-ZWXQ Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, St. Asaph, Wales, LL17 0JJContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender