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Published 23 May 2025, 16:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

STC3597 - Maintenance of Fire Safety Systems

Official notice

Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)
+3 moreConstruction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Repair & Maintenance (50)
 Delivery: London (UKI)
Planned pipeline value£12,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 27 Feb 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 6 yrsends 31 Mar 2032 · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Maintenance of the Fire Safety Systems and other Fire Safety equipment Maintenance and replacement for the Parliamentary Estate.

CPV: Fire extinguishers · Fire hoses · Fire-alarm system installation work · Fire-alarm systems · Fire-detection systems · Fire-extinguishers installation work · Repair and maintenance services of building installations · Safety equipment · Smoke-detection apparatus · Sprinkler systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 6 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2032 (6 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2034 with extensions
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
31625100 Fire-detection systems31625200 Fire-alarm systems35111300 Fire extinguishers35113000 Safety equipment38431200 Smoke-detection apparatus44115500 Sprinkler systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 16:08 BST
Last source update
29 Oct 2025, 09:58 GMT
Authority reference
C2032
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069241
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Fire extinguishersFire hosesFire-alarm system installation workFire-alarm systemsFire-detection systemsFire-extinguishers installation workRepair and maintenance services of building installationsSafety equipmentSmoke-detection apparatusSprinkler systems
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052445 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 16:08 BST
  2. Latest notice published361 days ago
    29 Oct 2025, 09:58 GMT
  3. Market engagement348 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    The Contracting Authority is seeking responses to a preliminary market engagement from suitable organisations for the requirement to provide the Fire Safety Systems Maintenance and services across the parliamentary Estate. Interested suppliers can access (via the shared documents section on the project), complete, and submit the Request for Information (RFI) questionnaire through the Authority's electronic tendering portal (Atamis) atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗ by 18:00 on 10th November 2025.

    In the first instance, suppliers will be required to create an Atamis account and once registered, express an interest in this RFI by searching for contract opportunity "RFI -STC3597 - Maintenance of fire Safety Systems" (Reference: C2032). Having accessed the opportunity, suppliers can then view the RFI document questionnaire in the 'Shared Documents' folder. All communications between the Authority and the suppliers shall be undertaken via the messaging centre of the Atamis e-tendering portal. Alternative written means of communications shall not be accepted unless there are technical issues in accessing Atamis.

  4. Tender notice expected239 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts207 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 16:08 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 13:09 BST
    UK2
  3. Buyer details updated
    10 Jun 2025, 13:09 BST
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Oct 2025, 09:51 GMT
    UK2
  5. Published value published: £12,000,000
    29 Oct 2025, 09:51 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    29 Oct 2025, 09:51 GMT
  7. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Oct 2025, 09:58 GMT
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

Engagement Deadline extended

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 23 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PQCD-6982-LPZW Parliament Square, LONDON, London, SW1A 0AAContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure