Notice Information
Notice Title
EEM0053 Passive Fire Protection Services Framework
Notice Description
Efficiency East Midlands (EEM Ltd) is a not for profit procurement consortium which establishes and manages a range of Frameworks and Dynamic Markets. Our membership includes organisations providing services to the whole public sector including organisations such as: Registered Social Landlords in England and Wales, Local Authorities in England and Wales, National Health Service (NHS) bodies including NHS Trusts, foundation trusts, Integrated Care Boards or Partnerships, GP federations and other health and social care providers within England and Wales, all emergency services including Police Forces, fire and rescue departments and emergency medical services, all education establishments including but not limited to, schools maintained by local authorities, academy trusts, colleges, universities and other further education establishments, Registered Charities with a relevant link to the core purpose and services provided by EEM and all other contracting authorities as defined in the Procurement Act 2023. For more information on EEM and our offering please visit: http://eem.org.uk EEM are looking to run a procurement exercise to replace our existing Passive Fire Framework when it comes to an end in November 2026. The framework supports our members and users to ensure their buildings are compliant and safe for residents and employees safety. The Framework will provide a route to procure the following services: * Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) * Fire Protection Consultancy * Passive Fire Protection strategy and advice. * CDM & Building Regulation Assistant Management including designing. * Fire Engineers Services. * Supply and fit of fire doorset and associated areas including and fire door repairs. * Building escape route surveys. * Compartmentation survey and projects. * Fire Signage * EWS Forms (External Wall Systems) process and forms. * Expert Witness Advice. * Cladding services It is anticipated the framework will be split into geographical lots but we are consulting with our framework users and seeking feedback as part of our market engagement process to help us make a decision on this.
Planning Information
The purpose of this engagement process is to conduct preliminary market engagement with potential contractors who are interested in participating in the upcoming Passive Fire Framework. The process will help us understand the market capabilities, refine our procurement strategy, and ensure that the framework is structured effectively to meet project requirements. This preliminary market engagement notice is being used to engage with the market, and interested organisations are encourages to: - Complete the Passive Fire Framework market engagement questionnaire to express their interest and provide initial feedback https://forms.office.com/e/9jshNQpv7C - Register interest in attending a meet the buyer session tenders@eem.org.uk Interested organisations should note the questionnaire link will expire on 28th February 2026. The deadline to register your interest in the meet the buyer sessions is 27th November 2025. The details contained within this notice are provisional and are subject to change. This is a preliminary market engagement notice, and the tender documents are NOT available at this stage. EEM expect to release the tender in June 2026
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051fc5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070298-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
45343000 - Fire-prevention installation works
71315400 - Building-inspection services
71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
71631300 - Technical building-inspection services
75251110 - Fire-prevention services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £310,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 15 Jun 20264 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 23 Nov 2026 - 22 Nov 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EFFICIENCY EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tenders@eem.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ALFRETON
- Postcode
- DE55 2DS
- Post Town
- Derby
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF12 East Derbyshire
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Bolsover
- Electoral Ward
- South Normanton East
- Westminster Constituency
- Bolsover
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070298-2025
3rd November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025468-2025
23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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