Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of Smoke Dampers (Action Air and Safegard)
Authority: Belfast Health & Social Care Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRoutine 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 publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058532Find 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- Standstill ends20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published3 Sept 2025, 09:20 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published11 Aug 2025, 14:14 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published11 Aug 2025, 14:32 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Sept 2025, 09:20 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | £800,000 | 11 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Safegard SystemsAwarded 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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender