Official UK procurement notice
Fire & Security Maintenance Contract
Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Published estimate£474,325≈ £158k / year · £474,325 inc. VAT27.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Mar 2026awarded 8 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to Walker Fire UK Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 6 May 2029 · up to 6 May 2031 with extensions · starts 7 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe tender is to provide Fire and Security Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) services to the Council's property portfolio, that are compliant, value for money, fit for purpose and sustainable. It is to be used by the Council's Facilities Management Team within Corporate Property Services.
The tender was advertised under the Open Tender PA23 procedure and was a one stage tender process.
CPV: Facilities management services · Health and safety services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£474,325
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 (3)
- Quality: 35%
- Price: 45%
- Social: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social: Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 35 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Feb 2026, 15:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Jun 2026, 14:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
TC250- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014881- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065749Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
18 Feb 2026 → 18 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published245 days ago18 Feb 2026, 15:22 GMT
- Clarification questions by222 days ago13 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline215 days ago20 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by182 days ago22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts168 days ago7 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent136 days ago8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published135 days ago8 Jun 2026, 14:39 BST
- Standstill ends125 days ago18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2026- Tender notice published18 Feb 2026, 15:22 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Jun 2026, 14:39 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Jun 2026, 14:39 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £344,8261 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2020 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Fire UK Ltd1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031Extensions: A break clause after three years allows the Council to review the providers and opt to extend for a further two (2) twelve (12) month periods, but only if the providers continue to meet the contractual requirements. | £344,826 | 8 Jun 2026standstill to 18 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20final-stage tenders | 20 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WALKER FIRE (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Link to advert on The Chest
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender