Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 23 May 2025, 18:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Turney School Fire Safety Works

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Lambeth (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£450,000£540,000 inc. VAT6.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Jul 2025awarded 15 May 2026
Awarded to BELL GROUP LTD
Contract term 7 moends 1 Apr 2026 · up to 30 May 2026 with extensions · starts 8 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Fire improving works including fire door replacement, fire stopping and fire compartmentation.

CPV: Fire-extinguishers installation work · Fire-prevention installation works · Fireproofing work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 7 moSMEVCSEPublished value£450,000
Contract period: 8 Sept 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 (7 mo) · up to 30 May 2026 with extensionsValue: £450,000 exc. VAT · £540,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: To accommodate any potential delays

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: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 5%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • PROGRAMME: 10%
  • 2 Management and Methodology 15 5: 5%
  • Project Team Resources & Experience: 5%
  • Health and Safety: 10%
  • Price: 60%
  • Responsible Procurement / Social Value: 5%
  • Working in a live school environment: 5%
Published award criteria (7)
  • PROGRAMME
  • 2 Management and Methodology 15 5
  • Project Team Resources & Experience
  • Working in a live school environment
  • Health and Safety
  • Responsible Procurement / Social Value
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
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
23 May 2025, 18:23 BST
Last source update
15 May 2026, 18:05 BST
Authority reference
1
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032696
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Fire-extinguishers installation workFire-prevention installation worksFireproofing work
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05251c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
11 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 15 May 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 18:23 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    6 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published
    16 Jun 2025, 15:58 BST
  4. Clarification questions by
    11 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline
    25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Contract starts
    8 Sept 2025
  7. Latest notice published164 days ago
    15 May 2026, 18:05 BST

Notice history

11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 18:23 BST
    UK1
  2. Tender notice published
    16 Jun 2025, 15:58 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    16 Jun 2025, 15:58 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    16 Jun 2025, 15:58 BST
  5. Deadline published: 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    16 Jun 2025, 15:58 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 08:16 BST
    UK4
  7. Tender notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 15:21 BST
    UK4
  8. Deadline moved to 25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
    7 Jul 2025, 15:21 BST
    +7 days · was 18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  9. Contract award notice published
    15 May 2026, 18:05 BST
    UK6
  10. Status changed to complete
    15 May 2026, 18:05 BST
  11. Contract signature expected
    28 May 2026, 00:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

To update the response http link. Original was incorrect

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-06: 1 release · 16 Jun 2025
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 23 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £418,8931 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BELL GROUP LTDTurney School Fire Safety Works - Bell Decorating Group1 Jul 2026 – 31 Jan 2027£418,89315 May 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one10—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Lambeth

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRPY-9946-VDTV Lambeth Town Hall, 18 Brixton Hill, London, London, SW2 1RWContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Bell Decorating GroupAwarded supplierGB-COH: SC114142 Bell Business Park, Rochsolloch Road, Airdrie, Scotland, ML6 9BGContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender