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Published 21 Nov 2025, 13:07 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Service and Maintenance of Portable Firefighting Equipment

Official notice

Authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Wales (UKL15)
Published estimate£230,400≈ £77k / year · £288,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Dec 2025awarded 28 Jan 2026
Awarded to FIRE SAFETY DIRECT LTD
Contract term 3 yrsends 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2031 with extensions · starts 2 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Service and Maintenance of Portable Firefighting Equipment to RCT Council.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 14 Nov 2030, 23:59 GMT.
  • No preliminary market engagement: Not required.

CPV: Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Portable fire-extinguishers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£230,400
Contract period: 2 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 28 Feb 2031 with extensionsValue: £230,400 exc. VAT · £288,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 2 year period.
35111320 Portable fire-extinguishers50800000 Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

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: 70%Price: 25%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Cost: 25%
  • Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical
  • Cost
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Yes · next expected 14 Nov 2030
First published
21 Nov 2025, 13:07 GMT
Last source update
20 Feb 2026, 11:51 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 26 Jan 2026
Authority reference
RCT28
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076029
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous repair and maintenance servicesPortable fire-extinguishers
Delivery area
Wales (UKL15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e64c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ ITT reference 121342

Timeline

21 Nov 2025 → 2 Mar 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published339 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 13:07 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by318 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline308 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by273 days ago
    26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent272 days ago
    28 Jan 2026
  6. Standstill ends262 days ago
    6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Latest notice published248 days ago
    20 Feb 2026, 11:51 GMT
  8. Contract starts239 days ago
    2 Mar 2026

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Nov 2025, 13:07 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    28 Jan 2026, 13:18 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    28 Jan 2026, 13:18 GMT
  4. Contract details notice published
    20 Feb 2026, 11:51 GMT
    UK7
  5. Contract signature expected
    20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £230,4001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 65 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FIRE SAFETY DIRECT LTDSMEService & Maintenance of Portable Firefighting Equipment and Associated Products2 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2031Extensions: 2 year extension£230,40028 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Service and Maintenance of Portable Fire Equipment and Associated Products · FIRE SAFETY DIRECT LTDSME

    Signed
    10 Feb 2026
    Value
    £230,400
    Period
    2 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 year extension

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one50—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PDXZ-9391-VHZQ 2 Llys Cadwyn, Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 4THContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Fire Safety Direct LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHBQ-5129-RVRY Ryers House , 52 Morris Street, Swansea, Wales, SA6 8DBContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender