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PR082025 - Fire Systems Maintenance

Exeter City Council

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21 Jul 2026 at 13:51

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Summary of the contracting process

Exeter City Council procured fire systems maintenance services for sites in the South West of England. The work covers statutory inspections, testing and servicing at the required intervals for emergency lighting, fire alarms, smoke detectors, sprinkler systems and fire doors. Services must comply with the relevant British Standards and other fire safety legislation. This is a public-sector facilities and compliance maintenance requirement, classified as repair and maintenance services for firefighting equipment (CPV 50413200). The buyer is Exeter City Council, based in Exeter. The requirement is concerned with maintaining life-safety systems and ensuring that fire protection equipment and building fire doors remain inspected, tested and serviced in accordance with legal and technical requirements.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a restricted procedure, using a selective procurement method. Bids had to be submitted by 20 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC. Exeter City Council awarded the contract to Westcountry Fire Protection Limited on 18 May 2026. The awarded value is £737,217.94, covering the contract period from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029. The award is active. The requirement was presented as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Evaluation details are not set out in the available procurement information, but the successful supplier was selected through the restricted procedure for this fire systems maintenance service.

This award demonstrates sustained council demand for a specialist fire protection maintenance provider covering a broad range of life-safety systems. A credible competitor for a future requirement from Exeter City Council would need the operational capacity to deliver scheduled statutory inspections, testing and servicing across emergency lighting, fire alarms, smoke detectors, sprinklers and fire doors. It would also need strong working knowledge of the relevant British Standards and fire safety legislation, with reliable processes for maintaining compliance records and completing work at required intervals. The opportunity is demonstrably accessible to an SME-scale business, so a regional specialist with suitably qualified staff, disciplined scheduling and experience across public or similarly regulated estates would be well placed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PR082025 - Fire Systems Maintenance

Notice Description

Statutory inspections, testing and servicing of emergency lighting, fire alarms, smoke detectors, sprinklers and fire doors at the required intervals as set out in the relevant British Standards and other Fire Safety Legislation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-fc4bbdce-17fa-4e03-9ced-f86e3ba4fe89
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e71da25-5cd6-4a8f-9795-27baece33a83
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£737,217 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£737,217 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 May 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jun 2026 - 31 May 2029 3-4 years
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
Exeter City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX1 1JN
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
St David's
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Westcountry Fire Protection

Further Information

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