Official UK procurement notice
**PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT** DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFORMATION PROJECT
Authority: Apex Housing Association (Housing)
What is being bought
Published requirement description***This is a Pre-Market Engagement Exercise*** The purpose of the preliminary market engagement exercise is to inform suppliers in the current market and gain information to inform a potential future procurement.
This Exercise will be used to assist Apex Housing Association in gaining a better understanding of the market/feasibility of the requirements, the most appropriate procurement and operational approach, the capacity of the market to deliver the requirements and an opportunity for the market to highlight any possible risks or issues that may not have previously been considered.
APEX Housing Association is preparing to procure the delivery of a Digital Communication Transformation Project across its portfolio, which includes, - Sheltered housing schemes - General needs Flats - Hostels - Community Centres - Community Hubs - Retail Units - Offices This project involves the replacement and upgrade of existing life safety and building communication systems across 36 sites in total. The systems to be replaced include: - Fire Alarm Systems - Warden Call Systems - Video Intercom Systems - Access Control Systems - Security / Intruder Detection Systems.
Interested suppliers should complete the questionnaire and submit responses via eTendersNI messaging.
CPV: Building installation work · Burglar and fire alarms · Intercom equipment · Surveillance and security systems and devices
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- 29 May 2025, 10:37 BST
- Last source update
- 29 May 2025, 10:37 BST
- Authority reference
APX015- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028363- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052895Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
29 May 2025 → 1 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Planning notice published29 May 2025, 10:37 BST
- Market engagement12 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
This PME will be conducted through:
- Issue of this notice and written questionnaire
- Follow-up interviews or supplier meetings where relevant
- Optional site visits or presentations (subject to response volume)
If you wish to participate in the Contracting Authority's Preliminary Market Engagement for
this requirement, a questionnaire for completion is available via eTendersNI under ID
**PRE-MARKET ENGAGEMENT** DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFORMATION PROJECT
Interested suppliers should complete the questionnaire and submit responses via eTendersNI messaging.
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published29 May 2025, 10:37 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender