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Fire Safety and Alarm Monitoring

The North Yorkshire Council

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Planning

16 Sep 2026 at 09:03

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North Yorkshire Council is exploring a comprehensive fire safety and alarm monitoring service for its housing sites. The expected scope covers planned maintenance and call-out support for fire equipment, fire alarm systems and emergency lighting, together with alarm monitoring, key holding and related call-out services. The work will mainly cover housing sites in the Harrogate, Selby and Richmondshire areas, with the potential to include other sites across North Yorkshire. This is a public-sector services requirement for suppliers able to combine fire-safety maintenance with responsive attendance and alarm-response arrangements. The maintenance element includes firefighting equipment, while the monitoring element covers fire alarm systems and associated emergency lighting. The council is using supplier input to understand available solutions, test the feasibility and scope of its requirements, and shape a possible future specification.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is being used for preliminary market engagement, rather than inviting tenders. North Yorkshire Council expects the engagement activity to take place by 25 September 2026, with a further notice currently expected on that date. The council has indicated a single requirement rather than separate lots, with an estimated value of £175,000 excluding VAT (£210,000 including VAT). The anticipated contract period is 5 April 2027 to 4 April 2029, with renewal provisions allowing the arrangement to extend to 4 April 2031. The service is above the applicable threshold and is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The engagement is intended to inform the scope, feasibility and specification of a potential future tender, so suppliers should treat the dates and procurement approach as indicative.

This will suit fire and life-safety contractors able to deliver comprehensive maintenance across housing properties, including servicing and repairing firefighting equipment, fire alarms and emergency lighting. Strong candidates are likely to have the operational capacity for planned maintenance, emergency call-outs and attendance across dispersed sites in North Yorkshire, together with the systems and staffing needed for continuous alarm monitoring, key holding and coordinated response. Experience of housing environments and working across Harrogate, Selby, Richmondshire and wider North Yorkshire would be relevant. Suppliers that can provide an integrated service rather than a single maintenance activity should prepare to explain their delivery model, response arrangements and coverage. The council is seeking market intelligence now, so businesses can use this stage to help shape the future requirement and understand how their capabilities may fit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fire Safety and Alarm Monitoring

Notice Description

North Yorkshire Council is seeking information from suppliers to help determine the scope and feasibility of its requirements, understand the range of solutions available within the market, and inform the development of a potential future tender specification for the provision of a fully comprehensive maintenance and call-out service for fire equipment, fire alarm systems and emergency lighting across its housing sites mainly within the Harrogate, Selby and Richmondshire areas, but could include other sites across North Yorkshire. In addition, the Authority is seeking information on the provision of alarm monitoring, key holding and call-out services.

Planning Information

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Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fab0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087566-2026
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
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

50413200 - Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment

79711000 - Alarm-monitoring services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£175,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
25 Sep 20263 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Apr 2027 - 4 Apr 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The North Yorkshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHALLERTON
Postcode
DL7 8AD
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE22 North Yorkshire
Delivery Location
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Local Authority
North Yorkshire
Electoral Ward
Romanby
Westminster Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton

Further Information

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