Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender - The provision of planned preventative maintenance of fire alarm, fire detectors, intruder alarm, kitchen suppression and CCTV servicing, to include system monitoring, reactive and planned works.
Authority: Cardinal Newman College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe College is seeking to appoint a contractor to deliver fire and security systems, planned preventative maintenance, system monitoring, reactive and planned works across its 12 buildings. The scope includes planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, system monitoring, and planned works, all in line with relevant British Standards and best practice. The appointed contractor will be responsible for maintaining fire alarms, CCTV, intruder alarms, disabled refuge systems, and kitchen fire suppression systems, with defined service frequencies and detailed reporting requirements. A 24/7 call-out service is required, including a one-hour response for emergency faults, alongside next-day attendance for non-urgent issues. The contractor must also provide monitoring services for fire and intruder systems, ensuring timely notification of faults and activations to both the College and its security provision. Clear cost structures, including labour rates, materials, and uplift percentages, must be submitted, along with evidence of relevant industry accreditations.
CPV: Monitoring and control services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£290,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 50%
- Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Quality
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 May 2026, 14:22 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 11:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
CA17827- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044405- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0698d2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
14 May 2026 → 21 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published161 days ago14 May 2026, 14:22 BST
- Clarification questions by143 days ago1 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline135 days ago9 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent123 days ago22 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts84 days ago31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by83 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 11:09 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2026- Tender notice published14 May 2026, 14:22 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Jun 2026, 13:12 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jun 2026, 13:12 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Aug 2026, 11:09 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOPE FIRE AND SECURITY LTD31 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 2029 · up to 30 Jul 2031Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (1 x 24 months) | £350,000 | 22 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Invitation to Tender - The provision of planned preventative maintenance of fire alarm, fire detectors, intruder alarm, kitchen suppression and CCTV servicing, to include system monitoring, reactive and planned works. · SCOPE FIRE AND SECURITY LTD
- Signed
- 13 Jul 2026
- Value
- £249,174
- Period
- 31 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 2029 · up to 30 Jul 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extensions allowed: Yes (1 x 24 months)
No agreed KPIs: noAgreedMetricsRationale
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 13 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SCOPE FIRE AND SECURITY LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix E - Service Schedule.xlsx
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