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Published 20 Jul 2026, 15:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

St Edmunds College Fire Suppression System Service Contract

Official notice

Authority: ST EDMUND'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE (Charity / VCSE)·On behalf of: SSC Partnership Limited

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Aug 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SSC Partnership (the Agent) on behalf of St Edmunds College, University of Cambridge are currently out to tender for the provision of Fire Suppression System Services.

This procurement is being run under the open procedure, which is a formal bidding procedure, under which the contract is advertised, and all interested organisation/consortium can bid. This ITT provides further details of the proposal and process for submitting bids.

All Bidders are required to complete the ITT document in order to submit their completed Bid. Bids must comprise both the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and ITT response documents . All aspects of the ITT should be completed in full and submitted as part of a Bid.

The ITT aims to:

Provide information to Bidders on the Procurement and the opportunities available;

Set out clearly the Authority’s requirements;

Provide information on the Authority’s approach to the open procedure process;

Set out the deliverables required from Bidders; and

Set out the evaluation criteria and weightings that the Authority will use to assess Bids.

Following the submission of Bids, the Authority expects to undertake an evaluation process to identify which Bid is the most advantageous tender (MAT) and will be put forward for consideration to be awarded the Contract.

The Agent on behalf of the Authority is using the In-Tend portal for the Procurement Process. in-tendhost.co.uk/sscpartnership ↗ (“the Procurement Portal”).

Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which the will be given access to the full tender documentation delivery through this e-tendering system.

When the tender documents have been made available involved suppliers will receive notification via email and the tender documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website and selecting the "View Details" button of this project.

The deadline for submissions of the tender will be 19th August at 12 noon.

Arrangements will be made for Companies to visit St Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge, Mount Pleasant, Cambridge CB3 0BN and view the current facilities to obtain a better understanding of the layout and any other relevant information to help in putting together tender bids. The site visit is planned to take place on Monday 3rd August 2026 at 9:00am. Please note that the site visit is not mandatory to submit a bid.

Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted.

Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

CPV: Fire suppression system · Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£0
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions
Extensions: The Authority will sign a contract with the successful Company for a period of 36 Months (3 Years) with the option to extend it for up to a further 24 Months (2 Years). The maximum contract term is 5 years inclusive of the extension period.

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

Lot awarding rule: The contract award decision will be made on the basis of the most advantageous Bid (MAT), based on the application of the detailed evaluation criteria (and sub-criteria) within the ITT documents.

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
Closed
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
20 Jul 2026, 15:12 BST
Last source update
20 Jul 2026, 15:12 BST
Authority reference
SSC CAM FS 07_26
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068336
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Fire suppression systemRepair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cf0d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
19 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Jul 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published93 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 15:12 BST
  2. Submission deadline63 days ago
    19 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts51 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Jul 2026, 15:12 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

ST EDMUND'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-CHC: 1137454 St Edmund's College, Cambridge, East of England, CB3 0BNContact email

Other public bodies

  • SSC Partnership LimitedProcess contact pointProcuring entityAgentGB-COH: 09976389 Southend-on-Sea, East of EnglandContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender