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title: "Fire Safety Consultancy (inc. Door Inspections)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-056934"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-07-30"
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# Fire Safety Consultancy (inc. Door Inspections)

Buyer: SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056934

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## Summary

Southampton City Council has awarded a contract for fire safety consultancy services, including fire door inspections and retrospective fire strategies. The tender falls under the services category within the fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services industry, with the delivery focused in the region of UKJ32. The procurement stage is complete, with the contract signed on 1st July 2025. The Council opted for a limited procurement method, awarding the contract without prior publication due to the absence of competition for technical reasons and extreme urgency. IFI Group Ltd, a supplier based in Lincoln, has been awarded the contract, valued at £18,000,000 GBP.

This contract presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs that specialise in fire safety consultancy and possess industry accreditations like UKAS. Businesses with expertise in fire-prevention services, fire compartmentation, and developing fire strategies could find this type of tender appealing. As Southampton City Council aimed to maintain compliance and reduce mobilisation times, businesses capable of providing quick and robust solutions to urgent safety demands are well-suited to such opportunities. Engaging in such specified contracts could enhance market presence and expand industry connections within local government procurement frameworks.

## Notice

Provision of fire safety consultancy services including fire door inspections, fire compartmentation, retrospective fire strategies and floor plans.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of fire safety consultancy services including fire door inspections, fire compartmentation, retrospective fire strategies and floor plans.

Options: 2x 12 month extension options

### Procurement Information

Southampton City Council (SCC) directly awarded via CHIC framework provider to our incumbent fire door safety inspections contractor, therefore reducing the urgent timeframes required due to maintaining a compliant contract for the requirement as the previous contract was quickly approaching conclusion. In addition to this, reduction in new contractor mobilisation enhanced the best value delivery for SCC while ensuring fire safety compliance by having a contractor in place. Furthermore, SCCs strategic risk register ensures that there is access to essential professional services to support compliant delivery. In this case, SCC requires our contractor to have the industry accreditation of UKAS to deliver in line with the strategic risk register. The direct award supplier holds the UKAS accreditation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044334-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £18,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO14 7LY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Bargate |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen |
| Delivery location | TLJ32 Southampton |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IFI GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
- 75251110 - Fire-prevention services

## Release History

- 30 Jul 2025 at 13:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044334-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.southampton.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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