Notice Information
Notice Title
Fire Safety and Compliance
Notice Description
Reading Borough Council are seeking providers to deliver a range of fire safety and compliance related goods, works and services, including: Lot 1 - Risk assessments, Inspections and surveys * Fire risk assessments * Building Fabric Fire compartmentation surveys * Fire door (flat entrance and communal) inspections. Lot 2 - Remediation works * Fire door-set supply (with Primary Test Evidence) * Fire door installation and compartmentation remedial works Lot 3 - Fire Safety Equipment (Active & Passive) Maintenance. * Fire alarm and refuge alarm maintenance * Emergency lights maintenance * Wet and dry riser maintenance * Fire extinguisher maintenance * Automatic opening smoke ventilation maintenance * Fire sprinklers and misting systems maintenance * Bin chute maintenance The required goods, works and services are to be provided and carried out across the entirety of the high, medium and low risk blocks of flats, houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs), sheltered housing schemes and supported housing stock within the portfolio managed by Reading Borough Council.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0502fb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010157-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
51 - Installation services (except software)
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
45343000 - Fire-prevention installation works
51700000 - Installation services of fire protection equipment
75251110 - Fire-prevention services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £3,680,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 16 Mar 2026 - 15 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- READING BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- pchub@reading.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG1 2LU
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Reading
- Electoral Ward
- Abbey
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010157-2026
4th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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