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Service & Maintenance of Fire Equipment (all regions) and Systems & Emergency Lighting in Midlands

ORBIT GROUP LIMITED

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20 Jul 2026 at 21:42

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Summary of the contracting process

Orbit Group Limited procured services for the servicing and maintenance of firefighting equipment across the Midlands, East and South of England. The requirement also covered fire systems and emergency lighting, but those elements applied only in the Midlands. This is a specialist maintenance services contract, classified under CPV 50413200 for repair and maintenance of firefighting equipment. Delivery is associated with Orbit Group’s operations in Coventry and the wider stated regions. The requirement was arranged as a call-off under the CHIC Fire and Building Safety Framework, Lot 2, Servicing and Maintenance Workstream 4. It concerns ongoing inspection, servicing and maintenance rather than the supply of new equipment, and combines fire safety assets with emergency lighting and related systems in the Midlands.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 16 March 2026 to EA-RS. The award value is £1,320,000. The awarded contract period runs from 1 April 2026 to 21 March 2027. The tender submission deadline was 2 March 2026. Orbit Group Limited used a selective procedure, with the contract called off from the CHIC Fire and Building Safety Framework rather than competed as an open standalone tender. The award is recorded as active, with EA-RS as the selected supplier. The contract covers the full stated requirement: firefighting equipment maintenance in the Midlands, East and South, and fire systems and emergency lighting maintenance in the Midlands. Participation was not identified as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

For a future requirement from Orbit Group, credible competitors would need specialist operational capability in servicing and maintaining firefighting equipment across multiple English regions, together with expertise in fire systems and emergency lighting in the Midlands. The awarded route shows that framework access, and the ability to deliver through the relevant fire and building safety maintenance workstream, is important. Suppliers should be able to manage a geographically spread service, coordinate planned maintenance and inspections, and demonstrate dependable delivery across several categories of safety-critical equipment. The buyer’s recorded assessment that the opportunity was unsuitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises indicates a procurement aimed at larger, established providers with sufficient workforce, systems and regional capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Service & Maintenance of Fire Equipment (all regions) and Systems & Emergency Lighting in Midlands

Notice Description

Service & Maintenance of Fire Equipment (Midlands, East and South) and Systems & Emergency Lighting in Midlands region only. Call off contract awarded via CHIC Fire and Building Safety Framework Lot 2: Servicing and Maintenance Workstream 4.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-74e2fdb3-636f-492d-9d3a-6e0efafc754a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2107e79-9ad1-4189-aa9c-451266dee4fd
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50413200 - Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,320,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Mar 20266 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 21 Mar 2027 6-12 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
ORBIT GROUP LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV3 2SU
Postcode Area
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
Wyken
Westminster Constituency
Coventry East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EARS Independent Advocacy Service (SCIO)

Further Information

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