Official UK procurement notice
Sprinkler Maintenance and Emergency Repairs of West Midlands Fire Service Sites
Authority: West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Repair & Maintenance (50)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)
Published estimate£160,000≈ £80k / year · £192,000 inc. VAT6.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Jan 2026awarded 20 Mar 2026
Awarded to Argus Fire Protection Company Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Mar 2028 · up to 1 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 2 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Works comprise of the execution planned, corrective and emergency inspection, test, maintenance and repair of the entire sprinkler systems within the various locations as scheduled in the specification.
CPV: Installation services of fire protection equipment · Repair and maintenance services · Sprinkler systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£160,000
What 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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Gateway Questions - pass/fail, 70% Price, 25% Quality and 5% Social Value. For further information please see the ITT.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Nov 2025, 14:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 09:49 GMT
- Authority reference
C5877- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078163- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eb37Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
28 Nov 2025 → 20 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published328 days ago28 Nov 2025, 14:52 GMT
- Clarification questions by293 days ago2 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline283 days ago12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts234 days ago2 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published216 days ago20 Mar 2026, 09:49 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Nov 2025- Tender notice published28 Nov 2025, 14:52 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Mar 2026, 09:49 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Mar 2026, 09:49 GMT
- Contract signature expected20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £170,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argus Fire Protection Company Limited1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2030Extensions: 24 month option to extend | £170,000 | 20 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ARGUS FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender