Official UK procurement notice
Halton Housing Fire Safety Equipment Servicing and Maintenance
Authority: Cirrus Purchasing c/o Halton Housing (Charity / VCSE)·On behalf of: CIRRUS PURCHASING LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHalton Housing invited tenders from bidders in respect of the Fire Safety Equipment Servicing and Maintenance servicing programme.
Halton Housing required a contractor to deliver planned servicing of fire alarm systems; emergency lighting, automatic opening vents (AOV's), Dry and Wet Risers, fire extinguishers and any other ad hoc fire safety equipment on a cyclical programme of works. This will consist of monthly, quarterly, six monthly and annual checks
The outcome of the tender process is a single contract with one Contractor. The contract will be for an initial 3-years with 2 annual options to extend by a further 12 months, up to a maximum 5-year total contract term (3+1+1 years) subject to Halton Housing requirements and the performance of the successful contractor.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Oct 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Fire-alarm system installation work · Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations · Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment · Technical inspection and testing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£385,000
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documentation.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documentation.
- 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
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Oct 2030
- First published
- 21 Oct 2025, 12:48 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 15:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
984035541- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067089- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d0afFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Oct 2025 → 8 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published366 days ago21 Oct 2025, 12:48 BST
- Clarification questions by339 days ago17 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline315 days ago11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by265 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts200 days ago6 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent179 days ago27 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published106 days ago8 Jul 2026, 15:12 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025- Tender notice published21 Oct 2025, 12:48 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published19 Nov 2025, 12:38 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT19 Nov 2025, 12:38 GMT+14 days · was 27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published27 Apr 2026, 16:48 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Apr 2026, 16:48 BST
- Contract signature expected11 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 Jul 2026, 15:12 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Deadline for submissions has been extended.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 21 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldway Supplies LtdSME1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031Extensions: The outcome of the tender process will be a single contract with one Contractor. The contract will be for an initial 3-years with 2 annual options to extend by a further 12 months, up to a maximum 5-year total contract term (3+1+1 years) subject to Halton Housing requirements and the performance of the successful contractor. | £385,000 | 23 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Fieldway Supplies LtdSME
- Signed
- 28 Apr 2026
- Value
- £385,000
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract is for an initial 3-years with 2 annual options to extend by a further 12 months, up to a maximum 5-year total contract term (3+1+1 years)
No agreed KPIs: Covered in JTC contract
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20final-stage tenders · 21 at stage one | 17 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CIRRUS PURCHASING LTDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Consultant
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Fieldway Compliance LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications Tender documentation can be found on Delta Esourcing.
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender documentation can be found on Delta Esourcing.
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender