Official UK procurement notice
WHSCT Service and Maintenance Of Smoke / Fire Damper Systems
Authority: Western Health and Social Care Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£484,959published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 4 Dec 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Safegard Systems
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor the routine Service and Maintenance Of Safegard Smoke / Fire Damper Systems throughout the WHSCT. Duration - 01/02/26 to 31/08/30, with potential extension to 31/08/33 in 12 monthly steps.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Dec 2025, 14:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Dec 2025, 15:31 GMT
- Authority reference
101481- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080266- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05efefFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
The OEM supplier hadn't tendered as part of the original regional tendering exercise
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
5 Dec 2025 → 16 Dec 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published319 days ago5 Dec 2025, 15:31 GMT
- Standstill ends308 days ago16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published5 Dec 2025, 14:54 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published5 Dec 2025, 15:31 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £484,9591 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safegard SystemsSME1 Feb 2026 – 31 Aug 2030 · up to 31 Aug 2033Extensions: 3 x 12 month extensions if and when required | £484,959 | 4 Dec 2025standstill to 16 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Safegard SystemsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender