Official UK procurement notice
Smoke Ventilation Maintenance Services
Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUlster University is seeking a contractor to maintain and repair the smoke ventilation systems in all premises and this contract will be designed to ensure this duty is fulfilled, and that fully functional and operational smoke ventilation systems are in place throughout. It will be the Service Provider's duty to carry out all maintenance as and when required and meet the compliances.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Fire suppression system · Fire-prevention installation works · Installation services of fire protection equipment · Repair and maintenance services of building installations · Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment · Smoke curtains · Smoke-detection apparatus · Smoke-extraction equipment
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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)
- Quality Submission - QS-01 - QS-05: 40%
- Commercial Submission: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial Submission
- Quality Submission - QS-01 - QS-05
- 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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 2 Feb 2029
- First published
- 17 Apr 2026, 10:14 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2026, 15:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 May 2026
- Authority reference
EXP2531- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035014- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0684e0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
17 Apr 2026 → 23 Jun 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published187 days ago17 Apr 2026, 10:14 BST
- Clarification questions by180 days ago24 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline169 days ago5 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by151 days ago22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts135 days ago8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published119 days ago23 Jun 2026, 15:35 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2026- Tender notice published17 Apr 2026, 10:14 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published29 Apr 2026, 15:58 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 5 May 2026, 15:00 BST29 Apr 2026, 15:58 BST+5 days · was 30 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Procurement termination notice published23 Jun 2026, 15:35 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete23 Jun 2026, 15:35 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 7 May 2026 | CancelledUlster University has decided to terminate this procurement procedure following the completion of the conditions of participation stage. Ulster University has determined that no bids received were suitable, as none met the required conditions of participation necessary to progress into the tender stage. As permitted under section 55 of the Procurement Act 2023, the University has decided to terminate this open procurement procedure. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender