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title: "UOW979 - 2025/26 - Portable Fire Equipment, Service & Maintenance"
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# UOW979 - 2025/26 - Portable Fire Equipment, Service & Maintenance

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uow979-2025-26-portable-fire-equipment-service-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-06563b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Worcester: "UOW979 - 2025/26 - Portable Fire Equipment, Service & Maintenance". Published status: complete. Published Value: £60,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Worcester](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-worcester-urn-133911)
- **Published Value:** £60,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 March 2026 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Fire extinguishers, Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKG12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £17,821 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uow979-2025-26-portable-fire-equipment-service-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-06563b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06563b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uow979-2025-26-portable-fire-equipment-service-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-06563b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofworcester%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uow979-2025-26-portable-fire-equipment-service-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-06563b#participate

## Description
The purpose of the contract is to provide routine service and maintenance of all portable fire equipment across the University of Worcester Estate to include Fire Extinguishers and Fire Blankets.  In addition, the University has identified a list of commonly purchased items that may also be required as part of the contract. The contract will be split into 2 lots to cover these requirements, and the University has the right to award these as two separate contracts, and to more than one contractor if so required.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Portable Fire Equipment Service & Maintenance
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 35111300, 50413200
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £48,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Supply of Portable Fire Equipment
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 35111300, 50413200
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £12,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** UOW979 - Portable Fire Equipment, Service & Maintenance (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Walker Fire UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-51027`
  - Value: £17,821 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 07/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014394-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-26T14:32:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T20:08:45.374Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06563b