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Published 6 Dec 2024, 12:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SCC - TC04 Servicing, Maintenance and Responsive Repairs to Fire Alarms, Emergency Lighting and Disabled Toilet Alarms in Public Buildings within the City of Southend on Sea

Official notice

Authority: Southend City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£480,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Jan 2025awarded 23 May 2025
Awarded to Blake Contractors Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Southend on Sea City Council is seeking to engage an experienced and qualified contractor to fulfil statutory servicing, maintenance and responsive repairs and maintenance to fire alarms, emergency lighting and disabled toilet alarms in Public Buildings (excluding Housing Stock) and delegated properties (i.e. Schools and Community Buildings). The contract will also include the provision of fire alarm monitoring for unattended properties and a 24-hour response to call outs with a 1-hour response time in respect to some buildings. The contract will include a planned service and maintenance schedule and schedule of rates for repairs and new works.

The procurement will be conducted electronically via the Council's e-tender facility Pro-Contract procontract.due-north.com ↗. Your organisation will need to register on the e-tender system where registration is free of charge. Once you have registered you will need to express an interest in this opportunity (E-Tender Project ID: DN753041), then look at 'My Opportunities' where you will be able to view all the tender documents. Any tender queries in relation to this project must be raised as a clarification request via the messaging portal on the e-tender facility.

CPV: Emergency lighting equipment · Fire-alarm system installation work · Fire-alarm systems · Repair and maintenance services of building installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The duration of this contract is 3 years (until 31st May 2028) with an option to extend for up to a further 3 years (until 31st May 2031).Variant bids: not allowed

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Questions: 40%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Questions: 40%
  • Price: 60%
What this means for your bid
  • 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
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
6 Dec 2024, 12:46 GMT
Last source update
5 Jun 2025, 13:44 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference
DN753041
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030251
Classification (CPV)
Emergency lighting equipmentFire-alarm system installation workFire-alarm systemsRepair and maintenance services of building installations
Delivery area
East of England (UKH31)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
15 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jan 2025 → 5 Jun 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 13:44 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Jun 2025, 13:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 1815 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Blake Contractors LtdSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • SCC - TC04 Servicing, Maintenance and Responsive Repairs to Fire Alarms, Emergency Lighting and Disabled Toilet Alarms in Public Buildings within the City of Southend on Sea · Blake Contractors LtdSME

    Signed
    23 May 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
18bids · 18 electronic15—£213,605 – £480,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southend City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea, East of England, SS2 6ERContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServicesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.