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Fire Sprinkler Servicing & Maintenance & Periodic Testing

SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

22 Apr 2025 at 15:24

Award

03 Apr 2025 at 16:49

Summary of the contracting process

Southampton City Council has awarded a contract to Harmony Fire Limited for the servicing, maintenance, and periodic testing of fire sprinkler systems. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically the repair and maintenance of firefighting equipment, with operations based in the UKJ32 region. The contract was awarded via a direct award through the CHIC Fire and Building Safety Framework without prior publication due to extreme urgency and has an estimated value of approximately £2,176,610.82. The contract, signed on 22 April 2025, spans a proposed duration of two years with the possibility of two one-year extensions, at the discretion of the council.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in fire protection services and equipment, particularly those with capabilities in repair and maintenance. Harmony Fire Limited, an incumbent supplier and top scorer on the CHIC framework, exemplifies the type of business that would thrive, benefiting from a streamlined procurement process and existing knowledge of the property's infrastructural needs. Companies with large-scale operations and expertise in efficient service delivery that maintain national coverage are well-suited to take advantage of similar procurement opportunities.

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Notice Title

Fire Sprinkler Servicing & Maintenance & Periodic Testing

Notice Description

Southampton City Council (the Authority) has awarded a contract to Harmony Fire Limited via direct award through the CHIC Fire and Building Safety Framework - Lot 2 Workstream 2 - Servicing and Maintenance for the Repair, Maintenance and Periodic Testing of Fire Sprinkler Systems

Lot Information

Lot 1

Repair, Maintenance and Periodic Testing of Fire Sprinkler Systems

Procurement Information

Southampton City Council (the Authority) intends to award a contract to Harmony Fire Limited via direct award through the CHIC Fire and Building Safety Framework - Lot 2 Workstream 2 - Servicing and Maintenance. The framework enables the Authority to engage Harmony Fire Limited directly, as they are an approved and pre-qualified supplier with national coverage. A direct award is justified due to service continuity and efficient mobilisation, given their role as the incumbent supplier for our fire sprinkler system installations. This also reflects their top overall scoring position within the framework lot/workstream. This route to market has been reviewed and approved by the framework owner. This supplier already has a detailed knowledge of our property portfolio, including the systems and processes in place to facilitate a smooth transition of services to this new direct award call-off contract as a result of being our incumbent supplier for the installation of fire sprinkler systems. A contract that has been compliantly awarded gives us significant added value through agreed contractual terms and benefits from the economies of scale offered via the framework, along with reassurance that the awarded framework has tested the market and this supplier continues to be competitive as the top scoring supplier on the framework lot/workstream. The proposed duration of this call of contract is 2 years +1+1 at the sole discretion of the Authority and has a proposed value across the entire potential length of the contract of approximately PS2,176,610.82. Accordingly, the Authority considers that public procurement law permits the award of a contract without prior publication of a contract notice to be permissible on the grounds of regulation 99(3) of the public contracts regulations 2015.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fd04
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016330-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

50 - Repair and maintenance services

75 - Administration, defence and social security services


CPV Codes

44480000 - Miscellaneous fire-protection equipment

50413200 - Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment

75251110 - Fire-prevention services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,476,610 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 202510 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Jack Martin
Contact Email
jack.martin@southampton.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2380833000

Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO14 7LY
Post Town
Southampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
TLJ32 Southampton

Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Bargate
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Itchen

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HARMONY FIRE

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