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Fire Door Supply

VIVID Housing Ltd

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30 Jul 2026 at 13:34

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Summary of the contracting process

VIVID Housing Ltd procured the manufacture and supply of fire safety doors, classified as fire doors (CPV 44221220). The requirement covers the production and delivery of doors for housing and community amenities across locations in the South East and South West of England. It was a mini-competition hosted by EEM, with VIVID Housing Ltd as the buyer. The work is a goods requirement rather than construction or installation services, and is focused on supplying compliant fire safety door products. The selected supplier, Sentry Doors Limited, is based in Doncaster and is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise. Businesses operating in fire door manufacture, fire safety products and associated supply chains would be most directly relevant to this requirement.

The procurement is complete and has resulted in an active award to Sentry Doors Limited. It used a limited procedure described as an award without prior publication of a call for competition, through an EEM mini-competition. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 and has a value of £7,000,000. One tender lot was used; that lot is recorded as cancelled, while the associated award and contract are recorded as active. One bid was recorded for the lot. Evaluation was based on quality weighted at 70% and price weighted at 30%, showing that quality carried greater importance than cost in the award decision. The procurement rationale states that it fell outside the relevant directive’s scope.

This award demonstrates substantial demand from VIVID Housing Ltd for manufactured fire safety doors serving housing stock across southern England. A credible competitor for similar work would need proven capability to manufacture fire doors at significant scale, maintain consistent product quality and supply performance, and meet the technical and safety requirements applicable to fire safety products. The evaluation balance indicates that technical quality and assurance are more important than achieving the lowest price, so evidence of testing, certification, traceability, quality control and reliable production capacity would strengthen a future response. Suppliers should also understand EEM mini-competition routes and be able to support housing-sector requirements across multiple delivery areas. The successful supplier’s SME status indicates that specialist smaller manufacturers can compete for this type of requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fire Door Supply

Notice Description

Manufacture and supply of fire safety doors. Result of mini-competition hosted by EEM.

Procurement Information

Mini competition hosted by EEM, resulting in contract award to Sentry Doors.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d79a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072185-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

44221220 - Fire doors

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£7,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
VIVID Housing Ltd
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PORTSMOUTH
Postcode
PO2 8HB
Postcode Area
Portsmouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ31 Portsmouth
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Portsmouth
Electoral Ward
Nelson
Westminster Constituency
Portsmouth North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sentry Doors Limited

Further Information

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