Official UK procurement notice
Replacement Water Feature at Safety Central
Authority: Cheshire Fire Authority (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSafety Central is Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service's safety and life skills education centre, located in Lymm just outside Warrington.(WA13 0TE) Opened in July 2017, we offer a number of learning programmes to teach children, young people and adults ways of staying safe at home, online, on the roads and while out and about.
Learning takes place in four themed zones, carefully designed to be realistic and simulate a host of hazards that visitors might experience in different environments. For the most part, activities are delivered by trained volunteer rangers who are managed by a small staff team from Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service's Prevention Department.
We offer four core programmes, which last between 2.5 and 4 hours:
• SafetyStars for pupils in Years 2
• SafetyQuest for pupils in Years 5
• SafeWise for teenagers and young people
• SaferTogether for adult visitors attending as a part of a community group.
We are seeking a creative partner, with experience in producing special effects and / or technology for the education or visitor attraction sectors, to work with us to develop a more immersive and interactive experience . This may include video projection (real life or animated), sound effects, physical effects or any other ideas you might have. In short, we are open to innovative ideas of delivering our messaging within the area that we currently have.
CPV: Educational software development services · Educational software package · Safety education services · Safety training services · Training software package · Video equipment · Youth education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£75,000
- Value
- £75,000 exc. VAT · £90,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- The minimum requirement is for a 12 month warranty but we wish to explore the options for longer warranties. We also may have a requirement for servicing and maintenance for up to 3 years. · Option for a longer warranty and possible service and maintenance options.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Aug 2025, 15:27 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2025, 15:27 BST
- Authority reference
CPA/SPU/2537F- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055b5fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
5 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published8 Jul 2025, 15:59 BST
- Clarification questions by21 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline25 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published5 Aug 2025, 15:27 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 17 Jul 2025 | CancelledIt is necessary to revise the timetable for the works to be carried out so the procurement exercise is cancelled and a new UK4 will be published when a new procurement exercise is ready to publish to In-Tend. |
Notice history
7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2025- Procurement termination notice published5 Aug 2025, 15:27 BSTUK12
- Published value updated5 Aug 2025, 15:27 BSTwas £75,000
- Status changed to complete5 Aug 2025, 15:27 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Aug 2025, 15:27 BST
- Deadline withdrawn5 Aug 2025, 15:27 BST
- Buyer details updated5 Aug 2025, 15:27 BST
- Tender notice published8 Jul 2025, 15:59 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender