Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 14 Feb 2025, 09:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

TEKH1698 Fire Safety Services Maintenance for Fire Alarms

Official notice

Authority: 2Gether Support Solutions Limited (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Planned pipeline value£600,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Apr 2030 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

2gether Support Solutions are looking for a sole Contractor for the provision of a fully comprehensive fire alarm maintenance programme within 2gether Support Solutions Ltd (2gether) sites on behalf of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT). <br/><br/>2gether requires a competent Contractor to carry out fire alarm testing and undertake necessary remedial repairs in order to maintain the safety and continuity of the fire alarm systems, and on completion provide reports and necessary documentation. <br/><br/>2gether Support Solutions are looking for a sole Contractor who shall operate a 24/7 Call-Out facility in order to respond to emergency call-outs.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #12gether Support Solutions are looking for a sole Contractor for the provision of a…Renewal 5 yrsPublished value£600,000

2gether Support Solutions are looking for a sole Contractor for the provision of a fully comprehensive fire alarm maintenance programme. The contractor will provide the following service, Planned Maintenance, Remedial Maintenance, Reactive Repairs, and Emergency Repairs within 2gether Support Solutions Ltd (2gether) sites on behalf of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT). <br/><br/>2gether requires a competent Contractor to carry out fire alarm testing and undertake necessary remedial repairs in order to maintain the safety and continuity of the fire alarm systems, and on completion provide reports and necessary documentation. <br/><br/>2gether Support Solutions are looking for a sole Contractor who shall operate a 24/7 Call-Out facility in order to respond to emergency call-outs.

Contract period: 1 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: South East · Management Offices, William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, England, TN24 0LZ
Extensions: subject to overall performance of contract 2 x 12 months

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: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 50%
  • price: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Social Value: 10
  • Technical: 50
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
14 Feb 2025, 09:53 GMT
Last source update
14 Feb 2025, 09:53 GMT
Authority reference
C338557
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005064
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
Delivery area
South East (UKJ44)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04df06 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the KPI's / SLA and Specification

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Feb 2025 → 1 May 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    14 Feb 2025, 09:53 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2025, 00:00 BST

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

2Gether Support Solutions Limited

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford, Kent, South East, TN24 0LZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria