Planning

Dry Risers and Sprinklers Market Engagement

HOUSING 21

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Planning

07 May 2026 at 09:31

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process under review is initiated by Housing 21, a sub-central government public authority located in Birmingham, UK. Their current procurement stage, as of May 2026, is in the planning phase, with a focus on engaging the market regarding dry risers and sprinklers services. The title of the procurement is "Dry Risers and Sprinklers Market Engagement" and falls under the industry category of repair and maintenance services for firefighting equipment. Interested suppliers must complete the market engagement document by 5th June 2026 to participate. The procurement will cover several regions across the UK, including UKG, UKF, UKH, UKK, UKJ, UKC, and UKD, with a planned contract period from November 2026 to October 2031.

This market engagement presents valuable opportunities for businesses specialising in fire safety systems and maintenance services, specifically those equipped to handle the servicing of dry risers and sprinklers. Companies operating within these sectors can provide feedback that will directly influence the development of contract specifications, thereby positioning themselves favorably for the upcoming tender process later in 2026. Given the procurement's focus on understanding market capabilities, businesses with innovative technologies or superior service capabilities stand to benefit particularly well from this engagement.

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Notice Title

Dry Risers and Sprinklers Market Engagement

Notice Description

Housing 21 wishes to conduct a market engagement exercise to support specification development for our future planning for the servicing of dry risers and sprinklers across numerous schemes. We are particularly interested in receiving feedback on our specific design and understanding market capabilities in this area. With this in mind we have designed some questions that will shape our planning which we invite you to complete and return as per the instructions in this document. Housing 21 will be conducting a tender exercise during 2026, to respond to this market engagement opportunity you can register on Delta and use the access code 97945R54WP. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Birmingham:-Repair-and-maintenance-services-of-firefighting-equipment./97945R54WP To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/97945R54WP

Planning Information

Suppliers are required to complete the market engagement engagement document associated with this opportunity, you can do this by accessing delta (https://www.delta-esourcing.com/) and using the following access code 97945R54WP.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069306
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041777-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

50413200 - Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£760,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 May 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
5 Jun 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HOUSING 21
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B16 8TP
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

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