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Fire Safety Building Compliance Services Framework

Forestry Commission

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07 Oct 2026 at 15:59

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Forestry Commission is seeking building compliance fire safety services for its estate across the United Kingdom. The work covers professional fire safety advice, fire risk assessments and audits, and general advice on fire safety policies and procedures. It concerns the Commission’s built estate, rather than the wider public forest estate and wildfire management, although assessments must consider adjoining land and its uses. This is a services contract for building compliance work (CPV 71315000). The requirement is arranged as one national lot, so suppliers need to be able to serve the estate across the UK. The framework will provide a route for the Commission to obtain fire safety compliance services for its buildings.

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure, and the procurement reached the tender stage. The deadline for questions was 23 October 2026 at 16:00 UTC; bids were due by 4 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The contract period runs from 6 December 2026 to 31 December 2029. The estimated value is £275,000 excluding VAT (£330,000 including VAT). There is one lot, with a framework for up to two suppliers. Orders are awarded directly to the first-ranked supplier without reopening competition; the second-ranked supplier may be used if the first cannot meet the order requirements. Evaluation assigns 60% to price and 40% to quality, covering national delivery and workforce planning, client management and service improvements, quality assurance and output standards, and social value and workforce development.

This opportunity suits fire safety consultancies and building compliance providers able to deliver professional advice, fire risk assessments and audits across a national estate. Suppliers must be competent in fire safety policy and procedure, and able to produce services and outputs compliant with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the Fire Safety Act 2021, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 and the Building Safety Act 2022. Assessments must take account of adjoining land uses, and suppliers should be able to respond to requirements of local fire and rescue authorities. The quality assessment favours suppliers with credible national workforce planning, centralised client management, robust quality assurance and output standards, and approaches to social value and workforce development. The framework is suitable for SMEs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fire Safety Building Compliance Services Framework

Notice Description

Building Compliance Fire Safety Services Framework which delivers vital services in this core area of building management compliance throughout the Forestry Commission Estate. The Supplier must be qualified and competent in providing professional advice on fire safety, undertaking fire risk assessments or audits and general fire safety advice including policy and procedure. This service will focus on the built estate and not the wider public forest estate (wildfire) though as part of risk assessments there will be a need to consider adjoining areas and land uses. The Supplier must be familiar with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (as amended), the Fire Safety Act 2021, Fire safety (England) Regulations 2022, Building Safety Act 2022 and provide a service and outputs that are in accordance with them including anything that the local fire and rescue authority may require.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078316
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094897-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71315000 - Building services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£275,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£275,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
4 Nov 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Dec 2026 - 31 Dec 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2029-09-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Forestry Commission
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS16 1EJ
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Further Information

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