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Fire Risk Assessments - Domestic

West Lancashire Borough Council

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Planning

28 Sep 2026 at 10:50

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Lancashire Borough Council intends to appoint one supplier to carry out fire risk assessments in its general-needs blocks of flats. The work is inspection and assessment services, supporting the Council’s fire safety responsibilities across its housing blocks. The assessments will be delivered where required within West Lancashire. The procurement is for a single provider rather than a panel of suppliers, and is presented as one package of work. This is a suitable area to consider for firms undertaking fire safety inspections and risk assessment services in residential buildings, including smaller businesses. The Council’s stated requirement is focused on domestic blocks of flats; it is not described as a general building inspection or fire-system installation contract.

This is at planning stage: the Council has stated its intention to procure, and there is no invitation to tender yet. It expects to publish the full procurement on 13 October 2026; that is an indicative publication date, not a bid deadline. The Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement, with expressions of interest invited before publication, but expressing interest is not required to access the later tender. The expected process is for one supplier. The estimated value is £340,000 excluding VAT (£408,000 including VAT). The planned contract period is 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with a possible extension to 30 November 2031. The procurement is divided into one lot. No evaluation criteria or selection requirements are stated at this planning stage.

The work is likely to suit a provider with practical experience assessing fire risks in residential blocks of flats and the capacity to deliver assessments when the Council requires them over a multi-year contract. The Council has expressly indicated that small and medium-sized businesses are suitable, so the requirement is not presented as being restricted to large national firms. Suppliers should consider whether they can support a single-provider arrangement across the Council’s general-needs housing blocks and plan for work delivered on demand rather than as a single one-off assignment. The Council has not set out specific accreditations, qualifications, staffing levels or technical methods at this stage. Interested fire safety assessment businesses can use the planned market engagement to signal relevant capability and prepare for the full tender when it is published.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fire Risk Assessments - Domestic

Notice Description

The Council are seeking the provision of Fire Risk Assessments within West Lancashire Borough Council's general needs blocks of flats. The Council is looking to appoint one provider to support the delivery of Fire Risk Assessments where required.

Planning Information

The Council are looking for a supplier for the provision of Fire Risk Assessments within West Lancashire Borough Council’s general needs blocks of flats. The Council is looking to appoint one provider to support the delivery of Fire Risk Assessments where required. Suppliers can express interest in the opportunity prior to the opportunity being published on 13/10/2026 by messaging centre via the Chest. If suppliers do not express interest prior this will not exclude them from registering an interest and accessing the tender documents once the full opportunity is uploaded on 13/10/2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b45
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091315-2026
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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£340,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Oct 20266 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 3-4 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
West Lancashire Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ORMSKIRK
Postcode
L39 2SA
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD47 Chorley and West Lancashire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Lancashire
Electoral Ward
Ormskirk East
Westminster Constituency
West Lancashire

Further Information

Notice Documents

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