Notice Information
Notice Title
CAF600-25 Fire health, safety and support & Fire risk assessments
Notice Description
For information only. This was a direct award against Crown Commercial Services RM6168. Lot 4 Arcadis will provide competent, practical, and proportionate support to address priority areas requiring improvement. The support will focus on six core themes: * closing out audit findings and establishing a clear evidence-based audit trail of actions taken; * strengthening fire safety assurance processes and documentation standards; * clarifying and formalising responsibilities between Cafcass, landlords, and Facilities Management (FM) providers to remove ambiguity and ensure statutory duties are clear; * improving the quality, consistency, and completeness of risk assessments across the estate; * enhancing contractor management and maintenance compliance, particularly where responsibilities sit with FM providers or landlords; and * providing technical input into the review and update of policies, guidance, workflows, and supporting documentation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-50744a4a-1268-455e-b3a0-eb290144b0d9
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5f7a2b4-9ee8-48fe-8ee7-9273e6d7f42b
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
75251110 - Fire-prevention services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £62,537 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £673,720 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Mar 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Oct 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 3 Mar 2026 - 10 Apr 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CAFCASS
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- WC1X 8NH
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI36 Camden
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Camden
- Electoral Ward
- Holborn & Covent Garden
- Westminster Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5f7a2b4-9ee8-48fe-8ee7-9273e6d7f42b
20th March 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/857e37c6-317e-4657-ab37-dba36cc76439
20th March 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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