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Fire Engineering Services

MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

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09 Sep 2026 at 15:22

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust procured fire engineering services to support refurbishment works at Ward 14B on the Southport hospital site. The requirement falls within engineering services and concerns fire engineering input linked to a healthcare refurbishment project. The buyer is an NHS teaching hospital trust serving Mersey and West Lancashire. The work is therefore relevant to fire engineers, building-services consultancies and engineering practices able to advise on fire safety within hospital refurbishment schemes. Its focus is a defined hospital ward project rather than a general facilities-management service, so suppliers would need experience applying fire engineering expertise to refurbishment works in an operational or clinically sensitive healthcare setting. The awarded supplier, OFR Consultants Limited, is based in Manchester and is classified as a small or medium-sized enterprise.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to OFR Consultants Limited. The award date is 7 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 7 August 2026 to 2 October 2026. Its value is £10,250 excluding VAT, or £12,300 including VAT. The procurement was below the relevant threshold, and its recorded method detail is “Below threshold - unknown”. There was one completed lot covering the fire engineering services. The award covers engineering services associated with the requirement, assessed through the procurement process that led to the active award. The contract remains active for its stated period, with OFR Consultants Limited identified as the sole awarded supplier.

This award provides a clear reference point for firms tracking NHS refurbishment demand in the Mersey and West Lancashire area. A credible future competitor would need practical fire engineering capability, the ability to support refurbishment design and delivery, and an understanding of the constraints associated with hospital environments. Relevant experience should include advising on fire safety for defined building projects and translating that advice into work that supports construction or refurbishment activity. The requirement was delivered by an SME consultancy, showing that this scale of specialist NHS assignment can be undertaken by a focused engineering practice rather than only a large multidisciplinary contractor. Fire engineering consultancies with healthcare experience, suitable technical resources and the capacity to deliver short, project-specific commissions would be the closest match when comparable requirements return.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fire Engineering Services

Notice Description

Provide fire engineering services in support of the refurbishment works related to Ward 14B at the Southport hospital site.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5d7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085473-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71300000 - Engineering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£10,250 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Aug 2026 - 2 Oct 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PRESCOT
Postcode
L35 5DR
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Knowsley
Electoral Ward
Whiston and Cronton
Westminster Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OFR Consultants Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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