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title: "Life Safety Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-066e00"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM"
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# Life Safety Services

Buyer: VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066e00

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## Summary

The Victoria and Albert Museum has completed its procurement process for Life Safety Services across its sites at V&A South Kensington and Young V&A, situated in London, United Kingdom. The award, valued at £1,432,110.89, was made on 18 March 2026, with Honeywell Control Systems Limited identified as the supplier. This tender, falling under the services category, entails comprehensive maintenance duties including manual call points, detectors, fire panels, and emergency systems. Mortice Consulting Limited was engaged for documentation preparation and supplier evaluation, facilitating a direct award procurement method due to the specialised requirements tied to intellectual property and technical exclusivity. The contract set to begin on 1 April 2026, will run until 31 March 2031, with a standstill period concluding on 27 March 2026.

This tender for Life Safety Services presents significant opportunities for businesses in the field of building installation repair and maintenance, especially those with expertise in handling proprietary systems and specialised safety equipment. Large enterprises or businesses with advanced technical capabilities may find this contract particularly beneficial due to the intricate requirements and scope of services involved. The procurement method points to a preferential pathway for suppliers with unique technical competencies or intellectual property rights in the relevant field, emphasising the importance of cultivating strong relationships and demonstrating exclusive expertise to secure similar future prospects.

## Notice

We are appointing a supplier for Life Safety Services for the following sites: V&A South Kensington Young V&A Services include maintenance of manual call points, detectors, control and indication equipment, fire and mimic panels, public address and voice alarm systems, emergency lights and exit signage, UPS systems, smoke curtains and ventilation systems, automatic fire doors, and other Life Safety services. The following organisation is carrying out part of the procurement on our behalf: Mortice Consulting Limited, company number 10639824, whose registered address is 26-28 Molesey Road, Hersham, Walton On Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, KT12 4RQ. Their role in this procurement is assisting us with: drafting procurement documentation and evaluating submissions from suppliers

### Procurement Information

The existing life safety system is a closed protocol system. Honeywell Control Systems holds the intellectual property and is the only supplier capable of providing the services and no reasonable alternative is available. Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the services required and no reasonable alternative is available.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024775-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,193,425 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW7 2RL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Local authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Electoral ward | Brompton & Hans Town |
| Westminster constituency | Kensington and Bayswater |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HONEYWELL CONTROL SYSTEMS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations

## Release History

- 18 Mar 2026 at 15:50 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024775-2026
- 18 Mar 2026 at 15:44 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024771-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024775-2026
  18th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024771-2026
  18th March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.honeywell.com/us/en
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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