Notice Information
Notice Title
Corporate Maintenance Contract - Lot E Fire & Security
Notice Description
Cumberland Council ("the Council") seeks to appoint competent contractors for the undertaking of works associated with Reactive, Statutory and Planned Maintenance for Fire alarms and security systems within the Council's Corporate Properties (Sites) in Cumbria. These services will support the Council's primary duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 and Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. The Contract is responsible for approximately three hundred and thirty eight properties which have been divided into two geographical Lots. Lot 1 is comprised of one hundred and sixty seven properties and Lot 2 is comprised of one of one hundred and seventy one properties. Lot 1 and 2 is subsequently divided into sub-Lots by discipline, this ITT is specifically for the repair and maintenance of Lot E - Fire & Security. The services included within this ITT are inclusive of but not limited to: a. Routine servicing and testing maintenance if fire & security systems. b. Routine servicing and testing of systems remotely monitored by the Police/Arc. c. Access Control systems such as Paxton Net 2. d. Testing of active fire protection measures. e. Testing & Maintenance of fire suppression systems. f. Fire/intruder alarm monitoring. g. Maintenance and repair of ancillary equipment such as interlocks, door closers, hold open devices, etc. Market engagement took place under the PCR 2015 when the original contract was established. This tender is to replace a contract that can no longer be fulfilled.
Lot Information
Lot 1 E - Fire and Security
Lot 1 E - will cover 167 properties across the following geographical areas : CA1, CA12, CA2, CA3, CA4, CA5, CA6, CA7 & CA8.
Renewal: The Contract will commence 1st June 2025 and will conclude on 31st March 2027, with the option, at the Council's discretion, to extend up to a further 2 years up until 31st March 2029. Such discretion will apply in principle to each of the Contracts but the Council reserves the right not to extend any particular Contract.
Lot 2E - Fire and SecurityLot 2E will cover 171 properties across the following geographical areas: CA13, CA14, CA15, CA20, CA22, CA25, CA26, CA27, CA28, LA18 & LA19
Renewal: The Contract will commence 1st June 2025 and will conclude on 31st March 2027, with the option, at the Council's discretion, to extend up to a further 2 years up until 31st March 2029. Such discretion will apply in principle to each of the Contracts but the Council reserves the right not to extend any particular Contract.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04efca
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044949-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Jul 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 15 Jun 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CUMBERLAND COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement.capital@cumbria.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARLISLE
- Postcode
- CA1 1RD
- Post Town
- Carlisle
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD1 Cumbria
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD13 Cumberland
- Delivery Location
- TLD1 Cumbria
-
- Local Authority
- Cumberland
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Carlisle
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044949-2025
31st July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025216-2025
22nd May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010437-2025
20th March 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.the-chest.org.uk
Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference DN766121 in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register free link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you.
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