Published date: 17 February 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 10 March 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Fire-detection systems - 31625100

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP918954422

Published date

17 February 2025

Closing date

10 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2030

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The delivery of the works undertaken by the Contractor under this Contract shall enable the Client to discharge their responsibility under The Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order in relation to the inspection, testing, cleaning, re-setting and lubrication of fire and smoke dampers. The Contract shall comprise of the yearly inspection, testing, cleaning, re-setting and lubrication of fire and smoke dampers in accordance with BS9999: 2017 Fire Safety in the Design, Management and use of Buildings document, and Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Technical Bulletin TB/001 Fire and Smoke Damper Maintenance document at Shropshire Council sites along with those of other external clients to the Client. The Contract consists of carrying out the planned preventative maintenance of fire and smoke dampers installed on Council controlled premises, to ensure that they are maintained in a safe condition so as to prevent risk of injury to any person or damage to any property, to ensure optimum system efficiency, and to extend the working system life. The Contract shall comprise of the remedial works required to repair the existing equipment if found to be faulty subject to the prior approval of the Budget Holder and Client and shall be in accordance with clause 3.1.1 of the specification.

The initial term of the Contract will run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028. Following this period, the contract may be extended by an additional two years (until 31st March 2030), contingent on satisfactory performance during the initial term and mutual agreement on both terms and costs for the extension.

Prices submitted will cover the period from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. Subsequently, the contractor may propose an annual cost adjustment to the tendered rates for the next 12-month period, capped at the Consumer Price Index (CPI) percentage change from January to December of the previous year as listed on the ONS website under the "CPI All Item: percentage change of 12 months data series." This adjustment is subject to Council approval. Nonetheless, the Council retains the right to negotiate with the Contractor on any proposed rate increases if deemed unjustified.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement

Address

Shirehall
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
UK

Telephone

+441743252992

Email

procurement@shropshire.gov.uk