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
Authority: Southend City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouthend 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 publishedWhat 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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Questions: 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Questions: 40%
- Price: 60%
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c2ffFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Jan 2025 → 5 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline15 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened15 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published5 Jun 2025, 13:44 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Jun 2025, 13:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18bids · 18 electronic | 15 | — | £213,605 – £480,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServicesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Blake Contractors LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.