Notice Information
Notice Title
Cladding & Building Safety Inspections
Notice Description
The contract is for the provision of inspection services for cladding and external wall insulation on high-rise and medium-rise residential buildings managed by Nottingham City Council Housing Services. The Contractor will undertake detailed inspections of cladding systems and external wall insulation across 13 high-rise and 11 medium-rise residential buildings. The inspections will assess compliance with relevant fire safety and building regulations, identify potential risks, and support the Council's obligations under the Building Safety Act 2022 and Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. This service supports the Council's duty to maintain a robust and auditable fire safety management system.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e0ed
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073748-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71251000 - Architectural and building-surveying services
71315000 - Building services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 13 Jan 2026 - 30 Jun 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NOTTINGHAM
- Postcode
- NG2 3NG
- Post Town
- Nottingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF14 Nottingham
- Delivery Location
- TLF14 Nottingham
-
- Local Authority
- Nottingham
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Nottingham East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073748-2025
13th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=573e5325-b5c0-f011-813a-005056b64545
Link to tender on Nottingham City Council's e-tendering portal.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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