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title: "PRN25051 Fire Safety Systems"
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buyer: "CHOICE HOUSING IRELAND LIMITED"
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# PRN25051 Fire Safety Systems

Buyer: CHOICE HOUSING IRELAND LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0660ca

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## Summary

The procurement process undertaken by Choice Housing Ireland Limited involved the awarding of a contract for the "PRN25051 Fire Safety Systems" project. This procurement focuses primarily on the repair, maintenance, and installation of fire safety systems across Northern Ireland. The tender, which has been completed and now awarded, follows an open procedure aligning with Northern Irish devolved regulations. The project encompasses a range of services including periodic inspections, emergency call-outs, and technical maintenance of fire safety installations, with a contract starting on 1st July 2026 and potentially extending up to 2033. Key dates include the award decision made on 27th May 2026 and contract signing on 30th June 2026. The service covers a comprehensive footprint in Northern Ireland, emphasizing security and compliance in social housing blocks and corporate facilities.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specializing in fire safety and building maintenance services. Commercial entities that excel in cutting-edge fire safety technology installation, responsive maintenance, and customer-focused service delivery will find this contract beneficial. The contract incentivizes service providers to demonstrate commitment to social value and community engagement, making it an ideal opportunity for enterprises keen on showcasing innovation and collaborative working practices. These businesses stand to not only benefit financially but also strengthen their role as crucial players within the region’s emergency and building safety landscape.

## Notice

The scope of the service will encompass the undertaking of periodic inspections, testing, servicing, maintenance and repair of their Active Fire Safety Installations including the undertaking of 24/7 responsive call-outs and repairs to breakdowns during and outside of normal working hours, provision and installation of replacement components of fire prevention/detection alarm and emergency lighting installations, dry risers. Automatic opening and smoke vents, fire fighting equipment, disabled refuge intercom systems, to common parts and within dwellings of social housing blocks, controlled door entry, automatic doors, gates and barriers, and CCTV installations to schemes , commercial properties and offices managed by the Contracting Authority. The service will be required throughout the whole of Northern Ireland. Key characteristics of the Contracts are likely to be but not limited to: - An initial term of 5 years with an option for the Contracting Authorities to extend by up to a further two years subject to annual performance reviews;. - IT software/system interfacing; - Provisions requiring the delivery of a customer focused service and showing commitment to value for money to the Contracting Authority and their residents, and must be responsive to achieve collaborative working practices, innovation and continuous improvement; - Provisions for regular monthly, quarterly and annual performance meetings and reviews, early termination and also meeting, maintaining and improving KPI targets - Commitment to Social Value and community engagement The Contracting Authority currently have the following numbers of sites with fire alarm and /or emergency lighting installations - Fire Alarms/Detection systems: 522 sites - Emergency Lighting: 542 sites - Controlled Door Entry: 42 sites - Automatic Doors, Gates and Barriers: 205 Sites Further information relating to the installations, properties and schemes is included in the procurement documents. The scope of service to be delivered is further defined in the procurement documents. Economic Operators are advised that the terms of the Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment ) Regulations ("TUPE") may apply to the workforce employed by the incumbent contractor in relation to the services to be performed by the successful Economic Operator under the proposed new contract. Economic Operators should note that the estimated value given in this notice is based on the historical/current expenditure and the numbers of properties and schemes currently included with their stock portfolio. This value may increase in the event that the Contracting Authority acquire or develop additional properties during the contract term and require the services covered by the Contract to be performed on such additional properties. Additional properties may include without limitation residential and commercial properties and corporate facilities, The Contracting Authoriy reserve the right to also remove or dispose of properties, in which case the value of the Contracts may decrease.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 2 Separate 12 month extensions which are subject to agreement of both parties.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064325-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,400,000 |
| Lots value | £8,400,000 |
| Awards value | £8,463,000 |
| Contracts value | £8,463,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CHOICE HOUSING IRELAND LIMITED |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT1 4DN |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BUILDING PROTECTION SYSTEMS (NI |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 45 - Construction work
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 51 - Installation services (except software)

### Codes

- 31625000 - Burglar and fire alarms
- 31625200 - Fire-alarm systems
- 31682510 - Emergency power systems
- 35111000 - Firefighting equipment
- 35111300 - Fire extinguishers
- 35111520 - Fire suppression foam or similar compounds
- 39525400 - Fire blankets
- 42521000 - Smoke-extraction equipment
- 44480000 - Miscellaneous fire-protection equipment
- 44482100 - Fire hoses
- 45310000 - Electrical installation work
- 45312100 - Fire-alarm system installation work
- 45331210 - Ventilation installation work
- 45343000 - Fire-prevention installation works
- 45343200 - Firefighting equipment installation work
- 45343210 - CO2 fire-extinguishing equipment installation work
- 45343220 - Fire-extinguishers installation work
- 45343230 - Sprinkler systems installation work
- 50413200 - Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
- 50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
- 50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
- 51700000 - Installation services of fire protection equipment

## Release History

- 8 Jul 2026 at 14:24 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064325-2026
- 27 May 2026 at 10:29 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049514-2026
- 3 Mar 2026 at 12:39 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018906-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064325-2026
  8th July 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049514-2026
  27th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018906-2026
  3rd March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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