Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 26 Aug 2025, 16:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fire Safety Equipment Servicing and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Delta Housing Limited (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£2,870,000≈ £574k / year · £2,870,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Sept 2025awarded 4 Nov 2025
Award (standstill) to AJS Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Feb 2031 · up to 1 Feb 2033 with extensions · starts 2 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To test, inspect, service and maintain fire equipment across the housing stock that CHP own or manage.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 26 Aug 2032, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£2,870,000
Contract period: 2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 1 Feb 2033 with extensionsValue: £2,870,000 exc. VAT · £2,870,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: Option to extend for up to a further twenty-four months at CHP's discretion and based upon the performance of the Supplier.

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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 26 Aug 2032
First published
26 Aug 2025, 16:01 BST
Last source update
5 Nov 2025, 09:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051346
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058df3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Aug 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 16:01 BST
  2. Submission deadline389 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Assessment summaries sent353 days ago
    4 Nov 2025
  4. Latest notice published352 days ago
    5 Nov 2025, 09:52 GMT
  5. Standstill ends342 days ago
    14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Award decision expected by325 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts263 days ago
    2 Feb 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 16:01 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    5 Nov 2025, 09:52 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    5 Nov 2025, 09:52 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    11 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £951,1131 award exc. VAT
Bids received 138 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AJS LtdFire Safety Equipment Service and Maintenance4 Feb 2026 – 3 Feb 2031 · up to 3 Feb 2033Extensions: The contract can be extended providing that there is the budget in place. The performance of the contractor has met the requirements and the performance level required. Any extension will be at the sole discretion of CHP. The extension will be a 1+1.£951,1134 Nov 2025standstill to 14 Nov 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
13final-stage tenders80—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Chelmer Housing Partnership Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-MPR: 8112 · GB-PPON: PCMV-1277-LCTG Myriad House, 33 Springfield Lyons Approach, Chelmsford, East of England, CM2 5LBContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AJS LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02944618GB-PPON: PRZL-9562-GRMP Grosvenor House, 51 New London Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM2 0NDContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender