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Published 7 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Passive Fire Stopping Works

Official notice

Authority: Freebridge Community Housing Limited (Public body)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East of England (UKH16)
Published estimate£4,000,000≈ £1.3m / year · £4,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Aug 2025awarded 1 Apr 2026
Awarded to BELL GROUP LTD
Contract term 3 yrsends 7 Sept 2028 · up to 7 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 8 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Freebridge Community Housing wishes to appoint a contractor who can deliver responsive and planned passive work in relation to compartmentations, fire doors, fire stopping and certified fire remedial works outside the scope of an unskilled individual. This is to meet the requirements of the Regulatory Reform ‘Fire Safety’ Order 2005 and other relevant legislation

CPV: Fire doors · Fire-prevention installation works · Fireproofing work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£4,000,000
Contract period: 8 Sept 2025 – 7 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 7 Sept 2029 with extensionsValue: £4,000,000 exc. VAT · £4,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 1 x 12 month extensions
44221220 Fire doors45343000 Fire-prevention installation works45343100 Fireproofing work

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: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Compliance (Fire Doors): 25%
  • Compliance (Compartmentalisation/Fire Stopping/Barriers): 25%
  • Responsible Procurement: 10%
  • Quality Control: 5%
  • Total cost: 35%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Total cost: Based on SoR codes
  • Compliance (Fire Doors)
  • Compliance (Compartmentalisation/Fire Stopping/Barriers)
  • Responsible Procurement
  • Quality Control
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
7 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
Last source update
20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Authority reference
C500
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037717
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Fire doorsFire-prevention installation worksFireproofing work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH16)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0559ce Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

freebridge.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Q557R4GY9Z ↗

Timeline

7 Jul 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    8 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published185 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 12:21 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    11 Jul 2025, 12:21 BST
    +7 days · was 25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    29 Jul 2025, 19:05 BST
    UK4
  5. Deadline moved to 8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    29 Jul 2025, 19:05 BST
    +7 days · was 1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Contract details notice published
    20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
    UK7
  7. Status changed to complete
    20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 7 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £4,000,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BELL GROUP LTD£4,000,000 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · BELL GROUP LTD

    Signed
    1 Apr 2026
    Value
    £4,000,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    2 Apr 2026 – 1 Feb 2029 · up to 1 Feb 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1 x 12 month extensions

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Freebridge Community Housing Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQYB-5327-MRGD Juniper House, Austin Street, King's Lynn, East of England, PE30 1DZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BELL GROUP LTDAwarded supplier Bell Business Park, Airdrie, Scotland, ML6 9BGContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender