Official UK procurement notice
Installation of Automatic Gates at Stations Sunderland Central and South Shields
Authority: Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Aug 2025awarded 17 Sept 2025
Awarded to Security and Fire Experts Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Aug 2026 · starts 1 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTWFRS is seeking a suitably qualified professional to supply and install new automatic gates at their Sunderland Central and South Shields fire stations.
CPV: Access gates · Installation of gates
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£0
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
Lot awarding rule: Please see documentation
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
- 27 Jun 2025, 09:53 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Authority reference
25-26 EM11- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035610- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0554abFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 5 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
27 Jun 2025 → 9 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published27 Jun 2025, 09:53 BST
- Clarification questions by30 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission deadline5 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025
- Latest notice published320 days ago9 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2025- Tender notice published27 Jun 2025, 09:53 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Sept 2025, 16:28 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Sept 2025, 16:28 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published9 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £50,8141 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security and Fire Experts LtdSME13 Oct 2025 – 12 Oct 2026 | £50,814 | 17 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Security and Fire Experts LtdSME
- Signed
- 21 Nov 2025
- Value
- £50,814
- Period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonSecurity and Fire ExpertsSME · North West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SECURITY AND FIRE EXPERTS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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