Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Active Fire Safety Services
Authority: North West Leicestershire District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth West Leicestershire District Council are inviting Tenders to appoint a suitably qualified and third-party accredited Contractor to deliver a comprehensive programme of inspection, testing, servicing, certification, reporting, reactive attendance and defined minor remedial works for active fire safety systems across its property portfolio.
The Contract will initially cover Property Services (commercial/corporate buildings) and will be expanded to include Housing stock, communal residential buildings and additional Council assets during the contract term.
The Council requires a proactive compliance partner capable of supporting statutory compliance, life safety protection, asset assurance, lifecycle management and continuous improvement across its active fire safety systems.
The Contractor shall work collaboratively with the Council to ensure systems remain operational, compliant, auditable and aligned with current legislative and regulatory requirements.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£280,000
- Economic & financial standing
Insurance
EL- £10m
Pl-£10m
PI- £5m
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 award criteria (2)
- Price: 60%
- Quality
- Economic & financial standing
Insurance
EL- £10m
Pl-£10m
PI- £5m
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Aug 2026, 09:01 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 14:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
DN823616- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-075527- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dfa1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
10 Aug 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published76 days ago10 Aug 2026, 09:01 BST
- Clarification questions by71 days ago14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline51 days ago4 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by40 days ago14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent25 days ago30 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts24 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published2 days ago23 Oct 2026, 14:25 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Aug 2026- Tender notice published10 Aug 2026, 09:01 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Oct 2026, 14:25 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Oct 2026, 14:25 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROUDCASTLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: 2 x 12-month extensions are available. | £159,331 | 28 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16final-stage tenders | 13 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PROUDCASTLE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender