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Published 11 Aug 2025, 14:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Maintenance of Smoke Dampers (Action Air and Safegard)

Official notice

Authority: Belfast Health & Social Care Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Awarded value£800,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Safegard Systems

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Routine service of Smoke Dampers (Action Air and Safegard) located within the Belfast Health & Social Care Trust. Service and repairs to be provided onsite at Belfast Trust premises.

Duration - 01/09/25 (or as soon thereafter) to 31/08/30, with potential extension to 31/08/2035 in 6 monthly steps.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Aug 2025, 14:14 BST
Last source update
3 Sept 2025, 09:20 BST
Authority reference
BGC0697
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053375
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058532 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Evidence was provided that confirmed that Safegard Systems Limited has exclusive rights as regards provision of the service covered by this contract.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

20 Aug 2025 → 3 Sept 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 09:20 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Aug 2025, 14:14 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Aug 2025, 14:32 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 09:20 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £800,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Safegard Systems1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2035Extensions: It is intended that the scope of the contract will be included within the regional renewal of the Northern Ireland Health & Social Care contract for Maintenance of Ventilation Systems (Including Smoke Dampers) and HVAC Maintenance and Cleaning, which could be renewed for a start date of 01/09/30. The contract could be extended to 31/08/35, in 6 monthly steps, to facilitate completion of the regional re-tender or in the event of non award.£800,00011 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Maintenance of Smoke Dampers (Action Air and Safegard) · Safegard Systems

    Signed
    2 Sept 2025
    Value
    £800,000
    Period
    2 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2035 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    It is intended that the scope of the contract will be included within the regional renewal of the Northern Ireland Health & Social Care contract for Maintenance of Ventilation Systems (Including Smoke Dampers) and HVAC Maintenance and Cleaning, which could be renewed for a start date of 01/09/2030. The contract could be extended to 31/08/2035, in 6 monthly steps, to facilitate completion of the regional re-tender or in the event of non-award.

    No agreed KPIs: The contract is relatively simple and of a value less than £5 million. Contract documents include requirements for the provision of management information.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PLQJ-5727-JCLR Trust Headquarters, 2nd Floor, Non Clinical Support Building, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12 6BAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Safegard SystemsAwarded supplierGB-COH: IE213635GB-PPON: PTVL-3529-XJQP Safegard Systems, Bray, IE, A98 HT99, IEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender