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Published 23 Sept 2025, 12:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

IMO Fire Door Works - Phase 1 Riser Doors

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Final published estimate£375,000initial estimate £250,000 · exc. VAT · 2 value updates33.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 24 Nov 2025awarded 27 Feb 2026
Awarded to Premier Workspace Ltd
Contract term 3 moends 29 May 2026 · extension options published · starts 2 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Fire Door Remedial Works – Phase 1

The works are summarised as follows:

  • Fire door repairs (30 doors)
  • Fire door replacements (61 doors)
  • Fire door survey of the doors within the scope of works
  • Associated making good around fire doors
  • Certification of all associated works in accordance with the employer’s requirements.

The proposed works areas are stair cores and risers (Core A, B and C)

The outline scope of works following the above contractors design portion shall comprise, but is not limited to, the following:

  • All repairs and replacement of fire doors

The contractor is independently responsible for assessing the condition of all fire doors within the scope and ensuring that all works are completed in accordance with relevant standards and certification requirements.

The provisional timetable for this procurement is:

w/c 27 October - tender goes live

w/c 3 November – Site Visits (No site visits permitted between 19 November – 4 December)

19 November - Deadline for clarification questions from tenderers

Noon 24 November - Deadline for tender responses

24 November – 2 January - Evaluation of tenders

w/c 5 January 2026 - DfT Issue of intention to award

w/c 12 January 2026 - Contract Award

March – May 2026 – Works on site, London

If you are interested in this opportunity:

  1. Register for a Jaggaer account: dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗
  2. Once you have a Jaggaer account, click through to:

itt_2855 - IMO Fire Door Works - Phase 1

  1. Book a site visit at the IMO, 4 Albert Embankment, SE1 7SR by emailing [email protected] cc [email protected] and [email protected] - please indicate dates and two hour slots in which you will be available to attend.
  2. With the exception of arranging site visits, please use the messaging function on the Jaggaer Portal for all other queries. Please note that the Portal sends automated notifications to alert suppliers of new messages. These will come from [email protected] and may appear in your Junk folder.

Tenderers are requested to provide a schedule of rates for repairs and door replacements. Should investigations find that door sets require further repairs or full replacement to achieve compliance (beyond the specification), these rates will be used for the additional works. The contract value is an estimate amount for the works specified in the ITT + contingency for additional works that might be required.

The Department is in the process of replacing fire doors within the IMO Building and intends to carry out a subsequent procurement of similar goods, services or works for future phases of the upgrade programme.

CPV: Fire doors · Joinery and carpentry installation work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£375,000
Contract period: 2 Mar 2026 – 29 May 2026 (3 mo)Value: £375,000 exc. VAT · £450,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Tenderers are requested to provide a schedule of rates for repairs and door replacements. Should investigations find that door sets require further repairs or full replacement to achieve compliance (beyond the specification), these rates will be used for the additional works. The contract value is an estimate amount for the works specified in the ITT + contingency for additional works that might be required. The Department is in the process of replacing fire doors within the IMO Building and intends to carry out a subsequent procurement of similar goods, services or works for future phases of the upgrade programme.

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: 55%Price: 35%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 55%
  • Commercial: 35%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical
  • Commercial
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
23 Sept 2025, 12:04 BST
Last source update
1 May 2026, 13:20 BST
Authority reference
TRAI3007
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068766
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Fire doorsJoinery and carpentry installation work
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a00c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tender returns to be uploaded into Jaggaer portal (where the ITT is to be downloaded from)

Register for a Jaggaer account: dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗

Timeline

23 Sept 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published398 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 12:04 BST
  2. Market engagement377 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    Replacement of approx. 92 fire doors.

    The provisional timetable for this procurement is:

    w/c 13 Oct 25 – Tender goes live

    w/c 20 Oct 25 – Site Visits

    Noon on Mon 3 Nov 25 – Tender deadline

    19 Dec 25 – DfT Issue of intention to award

    w/c 5 Jan 26 – Contract Award

    Sometime March-May 2026 – Works on site, London

    If you are interested in this opportunity please inform [email protected] and register for a Jaggaer account: dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗

    The tender documents will be issued via Jaggaer.

    A further Notice will be published once the tender goes live. The notice will confirm site visit dates, instructions of how to book onto a visit and the process for clarification questions.

    The Department is in the process of replacing fire doors within the IMO Building and intends to carry out a subsequent procurement of similar goods, services or works for future phases of the upgrade programme.

  3. Tender notice published363 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 08:47 GMT
  4. Submission deadline336 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract starts238 days ago
    2 Mar 2026
  6. Latest notice published178 days ago
    1 May 2026, 13:20 BST

Notice history

11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 Sept 2025, 12:04 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    28 Oct 2025, 08:47 GMT
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £250,000
    28 Oct 2025, 08:47 GMT
  4. Status changed to active
    28 Oct 2025, 08:47 GMT
  5. Procurement method changed
    28 Oct 2025, 08:47 GMT
  6. Deadline published: 24 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
    28 Oct 2025, 08:47 GMT
  7. Tender notice published
    30 Oct 2025, 12:50 GMT
    UK4
  8. Published value updated to £375,000
    30 Oct 2025, 12:50 GMT
    was £250,000
  9. Contract award notice published
    1 May 2026, 13:20 BST
    UK6
  10. Status changed to complete
    1 May 2026, 13:20 BST
  11. Contract signature expected
    1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-09: 1 release · 23 Sept 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 119 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Premier Workspace LtdSMEIMO Fire Door Remedial Works (Phase 1)1 May 2026 – 18 Sept 2026Options: Tenderers were requested to provide a schedule of rates for repairs and door replacements. Should investigations find that door sets require further repairs or full replacement to achieve compliance (beyond the specification), these rates will be used for the additional works. The Department is in the process of replacing fire doors within the IMO Building and intends to carry out a subsequent procurement of similar goods, services or works for future phases of the upgrade programme.£250,00027 Feb 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
11final-stage tenders · 22 at stage one90—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Transport

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLTC-5358-LTWZ Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, London, SW1P 4DRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Premier Workspace LtdAwarded supplier 85 Great Portland Street, London, London, W1W 7LTContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender