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# FMM-20-043 - Maintenance, Recharging and Testing of Fire Extinguishers and Fire Fighting Equipment for the Education Authority

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fmm-20-043-maintenance-recharging-and-testing-of-fire-extinguishers-and-fire-fighting-equi-ocds-h6vhtk-02b4e5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Education Authority: "FMM-20-043 - Maintenance, Recharging and Testing of Fire Extinguishers and Fire Fighting Equipment for the Education Authority". Published status: complete. Published Value: £800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Jun 2021, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Education Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-GB-FTS-5389)
- **Published Value:** £800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 June 2021 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Fire blankets, Fire extinguishers, Fire hoses, Fire-extinguisher charges, Fire-extinguisher powder (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £800,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fmm-20-043-maintenance-recharging-and-testing-of-fire-extinguishers-and-fire-fighting-equi-ocds-h6vhtk-02b4e5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b4e5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fmm-20-043-maintenance-recharging-and-testing-of-fire-extinguishers-and-fire-fighting-equi-ocds-h6vhtk-02b4e5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fmm-20-043-maintenance-recharging-and-testing-of-fire-extinguishers-and-fire-fighting-equi-ocds-h6vhtk-02b4e5#participate

## Description
The EA invites tenders for the Maintenance, Recharging and Testing of Fire Extinguishers and Fire Fighting Equipment for a 2 (two) year Initial Period, with options to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each. It should be noted that the extension options may or may not be exercised. EA’s intention is to award the contract to one Contractor capable of providing the service specification for the period of the contract to ensure that the fire fighting equipment is fully maintained and tested on a regular basis. EA and Libraries NI will require this service for immediate use but other bodies listed have the potential to use the contract going forward also.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 24951210, 24951230, 35111000, 35111300, 35111320, 39525400
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £800,000
- **Description:** The EA invites tenders for the Maintenance, Recharging and Testing of Fire Extinguishers and Fire Fighting Equipment for a 2 (two) year Initial Period, with options to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each. It should be noted that the extens...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `020106-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **D B MCLARNON FIRE PROTECTION AGENCY LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25792`
  - Value: £800,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £800,000
  - Signed Date: 16/08/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020106-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-17T14:25:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T02:56:11.901Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02b4e5