Published date: 20 December 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Hazard protection and control consultancy services - 71317000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£40,000
Procurement reference
CAMBDC001-DN588740-38960155
Published date
20 December 2021
Closing date
31 January 2022
Closing time
4pm
Contract start date
4 April 2022
Contract end date
30 September 2022
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Cambridge City Council's Fire Safety Policy defines its duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Its Fire Risk Management Strategy sets out how this will be delivered and includes Article 9 of the Order: Risk assessment.
The authority has approximately 500 buildings to which the Order applies, of these 400 are non-residential settings with 700 communal areas (known as assessable areas) requiring a fire risk assessment. A 'site visit' is required for a block with potentially more than one assessable area under the same roof and deemed to be one premises for the purposes of the fire risk inspection program.
The 'sites' have been arranged into geographical areas in Cambridge City.
The premises for assessment are varied in their design but tend to be older stock (post war 1950's onwards) and are mostly low rise; small ground + first floor blocks, many with multiple communal areas. There are some blocks with 4 floors and a balcony approach which are comprised of maisonettes above 4.5m. Many flats are leasehold properties. There are no high rise/risk blocks to assess.
In 2020, Cambridge City Council halted its fire risk assessment program due to the Covid-19 pandemic and also brought its fire risk assessments in-house having previously been contracted out.
The effect of this has been that the fire risk assessment program has fallen significantly behind with over 300 blocks requiring new initial fire risk assessments.
Cambridge City Council is seeking to bring the fire risk assessment program back on track by the end of September 2022.
About the buyer
Contact name
Amy Kenny
Address
Cambridge City Council
Guildhall
Cambridge
CB2 3QJ
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 7718664779
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