--- title: "PAH Design, Supply and Installation of Server Room A&B Fire Suppression System Specification" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-46533a15-b8b0-49ce-bd9e-f60bf0f7a08e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-46533a15-b8b0-49ce-bd9e-f60bf0f7a08e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-46533a15-b8b0-49ce-bd9e-f60bf0f7a08e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-46533a15-b8b0-49ce-bd9e-f60bf0f7a08e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST" published: "2018-03-08" --- # PAH Design, Supply and Installation of Server Room A&B Fire Suppression System Specification Buyer: THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-46533a15-b8b0-49ce-bd9e-f60bf0f7a08e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-46533a15-b8b0-49ce-bd9e-f60bf0f7a08e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-46533a15-b8b0-49ce-bd9e-f60bf0f7a08e.json) ## Summary The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is currently seeking bidders for the tender titled "PAH Design, Supply and Installation of Server Room A&B Fire Suppression System Specification." This project falls under the works category, focusing on fire suppression systems within the healthcare industry. Located in Harlow, East of England, the procurement process is at the tender stage, with a deadline for submissions set for 6 April 2018. The contract period is scheduled to begin on 21 April 2018 and extend until 31 July 2018. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in fire protection, engineering, and building management systems. Companies that provide advanced fire detection technologies, such as Aspirating Smoke Detection (ASD) systems and automated extinguishing solutions, would be particularly well-suited to compete. By engaging in this tender, businesses can contribute to the enhanced safety and operational resilience of NHS facilities, while also positioning themselves for future contracts in the public sector. ## Notice The NHS Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust needs to maintain the maximum availability of the IT infrastructures data processing ability as it is crucial to the Trusts operations. The Trust therefore requires both server rooms A & B to have the highest level of fire and security protection in the entire building. Very early fire detection will play an integral part in the fire protection and can enable operators to be quickly informed about any event so that all required technical and organisational measures can be implemented immediately. Fire prevention is of course ideally based on the interaction of many different elements such as fire detection, evacuation, extinguishing and even BMS (Building Management Systems) to prevent the development of the fire. The following things are critical for the Trusts own protection 1. Very fast and reliable detection, 2. Avoiding false alarms 3. Providing rapid pinpoint event location to ensure appropriately deployed response, 4. Reliable extinguishing of the fire. Whilst the existing AFD system is generally reliable, it is not the best for very early stage detection and can also increase false alarms over time. In order to accurately detect the lowest aerosol concentrations possible in such an area, an ASD (Aspirating Smoke Detection) system with very high sensitivity is to be installed in each server room for first stage fire detection. An ASD can typically cover several hundred square metres so each of the Trusts server rooms can easily be monitored with one system in each. We would also recommend the existing AFD and point type detectors are retained as their number and positions in the room add an extra layer of protection which is invaluable especially with the inherent ventilation conditions. In addition to a new ASD and the existing AFD, a new automated dry extinguishing system using Novec 1230 inert gases or other suitable clean agent should be incorporated to provide the best level of protection for the delicate and expensive electrical and electronic equipment in the two server rooms along with the irreplaceable data they contain. The new extinguishing system will need to be coupled with a suitable safety interlock to prevent discharge whilst the room is manned but with a manual release button that overrides this control and allows the system to be triggered manually should the need arise As a hard disk drive is noise sensitive it can easily be disrupted by the release of the extinguishing agent into the flooding zone so the contractor will need to carefully select and position discharge nozzles to avoid component damage in the event of a release, A silent extinguishing system could be utilised as this will reduce the noise level during a discharge in order to ensure data integrity. It should however be noted that the system design of any automated extinguishing systems depends strongly on the size of the room and the structural conditions / integrity and it should... Additional information: The NHS Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust needs to maintain the maximum availability of the IT infrastructures data processing ability as it is crucial to the Trusts operations. The Trust therefore requires both server rooms A & B to have the highest level of fire and security protection in the entire building. Very early fire detection will play an integral part in the fire protection and can enable operators to be quickly informed about any event so that all required technical and organisational measures can be implemented immediately. Fire prevention is of course ideally based on the interaction of many different elements such as fire detection, evacuation, extinguishing and even BMS (Building Management Systems) to prevent the development of the fire. The following things are critical for the Trusts own protection 1. Very fast and reliable detection, 2. Avoiding false alarms 3. Providing rapid pinpoint event location to ensure appropriately deployed response, 4. Reliable extinguishing of the fire. Whilst the existing AFD system is generally reliable, it is not the best for very early stage detection and can also increase false alarms over time. In order to accurately detect the lowest aerosol concentrations possible in such an area, an ASD (Aspirating Smoke Detection) system with very high sensitivity is to be installed in each server room for first stage fire detection. An ASD can typically cover several hundred square metres so each of the Trusts server rooms can easily be monitored with one system in each. We would also recommend the existing AFD and point type detectors are retained as their number and positions in the room add an extra layer of protection which is invaluable especially with the inherent ventilation conditions. In addition to a new ASD and the existing AFD, a new automated dry extinguishing system using Novec 1230 inert gases or other suitable clean agent should be incorporated to provide the best level of protection for the delicate and expensive electrical and electronic equipment in the two server rooms along with the irreplaceable data they contain. The new extinguishing system will need to be coupled with a suitable safety interlock to prevent discharge whilst the room is manned but with a manual release button that overrides this control and allows the system to be triggered manually should the need arise As a hard disk drive is noise sensitive it can easily be disrupted by the release of the extinguishing agent into the flooding zone so the contractor will need to carefully select and position discharge nozzles to avoid component damage in the event of a release, A silent extinguishing system could be utilised as this will reduce the noise level during a discharge in order to ensure data integrity. It should however be noted that the system design of any automated extinguishing systems depends strongly on the size of the room and the structural conditions / integrity and it should be recognised that the existing rooms are not particularly suitable due to the very high number of fabric failings which will lead to gas holding issues ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9669e949-e255-49a1-b137-1f0ca53b0584 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not applicable | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Mar 2018 | | Submission deadline | 6 Apr 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 20 Apr 2018 - 31 Jul 2018 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST | | Locality | HARLOW | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM20 1QX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH35 West Essex | | Local authority | Harlow | | Electoral ward | Little Parndon & Town Centre | | Westminster constituency | Harlow | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment ### Codes - 35111500 - Fire suppression system ## Release History - 8 Mar 2018 at 13:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9669e949-e255-49a1-b137-1f0ca53b0584 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9669e949-e255-49a1-b137-1f0ca53b0584 8th March 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://secure.sourcedogg.com/profile/theprincessalexandrahospital/requests/18399 Please follow this Link to the Request on SourceDogg in order to apply ## Notice URLs - http://www.pah.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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