Official UK procurement notice
Fire Risk Appraisal of External Walls (FRAEW)
Authority: London Borough of Sutton (Local council)·On behalf of: SUTTON HOUSING PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Sutton Sutton Housing has appointed a suitably qualified and experienced Supplier to deliver Fire Risk Appraisals of External Walls (FRAEW) and related building fire safety assessment services across selected properties within its portfolio.
The purpose of this tender is to establish a contract that ensures a consistent, compliant, and risk-based approach to assessing external wall systems in accordance with PAS 9980:2022 and relevant fire safety legislation.
The contract authority is the London Borough of Sutton. The contract will be managed by Sutton Housing Partnership on behalf of the London Borough of Sutton.
CPV: Fire-prevention installation works · Fire-prevention services · Installation services of fire protection equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£500,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality - 70%: 70%
- Price - 30%: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality - 70%: The quality sub-criteria is as follows: Methodology & Approach 29% (20% of 70%) Competence & Qualifications of Personnel 29% (20% of 70%) Risk Management & Compliance 14% (10% of 70%) Programme & Capacity 14% (10% of 70%) Social Value & Sustainability 14% (10% of 70%)
- Price - 30%
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Oct 2025, 16:20 BST
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 11:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
DN793925- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066042- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ce4bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The documents are available on the London Tender (see link below)
procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index ↗
Reference DN793925
Timeline
16 Oct 2025 → 8 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published374 days ago16 Oct 2025, 16:20 BST
- Clarification questions by355 days ago4 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline348 days ago11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by312 days ago16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts278 days ago20 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent262 days ago5 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends197 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published170 days ago8 May 2026, 11:29 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Oct 2025- Tender notice published16 Oct 2025, 16:20 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Mar 2026, 14:33 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Mar 2026, 14:33 BST
- Contract signature expected14 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 May 2026, 11:29 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardvernis LtdSME15 Apr 2026 – 24 Oct 2027 · up to 21 Apr 2028Extensions: 1 x six months extension | £380,000 | 5 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Ardvernis LtdSME
- Signed
- 14 Apr 2026
- Value
- £380,000
- Period
- 14 Apr 2026 – 1 Sept 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 6 months (with 3 months notice extend).
No agreed KPIs: Contract management provisions are included as part of the contract but the contract is under £5m and therefore KPIs are not published.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10final-stage tenders | 10 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- SUTTON HOUSING PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDProcuring entitySutton Housing Partnership will prepare the specification documents and undertake the evaluation of the procurement
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AXION CONSULTANCY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications London Tenders Portal / LBS
Notices 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