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title: "CHIC Fire Protection and Sprinkler Systems - Dynamic Purchasing System [DPS]"
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# CHIC Fire Protection and Sprinkler Systems - Dynamic Purchasing System [DPS]

Buyer: Communities & Housing Investment Consortium Ltd (CHIC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e7c1

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## Summary

Communities & Housing Investment Consortium Ltd (CHIC) procured fire protection and sprinkler system installation, servicing and maintenance services. The requirement covers planned servicing, maintenance, inspection and testing of all known fire safety systems, assets and associated components, delivered under an agreed programme across Birmingham City Council’s residential housing stock, including high-rise, medium-rise and low-rise buildings. The procurement falls within installation services for fire protection equipment (CPV 51700000). CHIC is the buying organisation. The detailed requirement is associated with Birmingham City Council’s housing assets, so suppliers need to be able to operate across residential properties in Birmingham and manage work on a wide range of fire safety systems.

This procurement is complete and awards were made through a selective restricted procedure under a dynamic purchasing system. The award period covered 1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026, with the contract signed on 30 June 2026. The reported contract value is £6,000,000, described as indicative for the quarterly DPS award notice. The lot narrative names Ventro Ltd for the Birmingham City Council fire safety servicing and maintenance award, while the recorded award and active contract identify CHIC as the supplier. Six electronic bids were recorded, all from SMEs. The stated evaluation model for DPS tenders is typically 40% quality and 60% cost; the lot criteria specify total quality at 50%, social value at 20% and price at 30%. Two consecutive one-year extension options were available. The DPS category’s estimated 60-month value is £250,000,000.

This procurement demonstrates demand for large-scale, programmed fire safety servicing and maintenance across a substantial residential housing portfolio. A credible competitor would need the technical capability to inspect, test, maintain and service varied fire protection systems, assets and associated components across high-, medium- and low-rise homes. It would also need sufficient operational capacity to deliver an agreed programme across multiple properties, with reliable scheduling, testing records and maintenance controls. The evaluation places substantial emphasis on quality and social value as well as price, so evidence of safe, consistent service delivery and meaningful community benefits would strengthen a future response. The participation data shows that SMEs were active in competing for this requirement, indicating that established smaller providers may be well placed, either independently or through suitable delivery arrangements.

## Notice

Notice of Award of Contracts under Fire Protection And Sprinkler Systems DPS from 01/04/2026 to 30/06/2026

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Quarterly report of contract awards for 01/04/2026 - 30/06/2026. Details of the awards: Contracting Authority: Birmingham City Council; Title of the Procurement: Fire safety servicing and maintenance; Description = Planned Service, Maintenance, Inspection and Testing of all known Birmingham City Council Fire Safety Systems, Assets and associated components, where required and in accordance with an agreed programme across its residential (High, Medium, and Low-rise) stock. Awarded value: PS6,000,000; Supplier name: Ventro Ltd. The award value indicated at II.1.7 is indicative only as this is a quarterly contract award notice for the DPS. Please note that the Award Criteria to be used to assess full tenders submitted under the DPS Categories will typically be split as follows: All Categories: 40% Quality, 60% Cost. These Award Criteria may be formulated more precisely for contracts to be awarded, as set out in the tender documents for the specific contract in question. Estimated total value of contracts to be awarded under this Category during the 60-month period is PS250,000,000.

Options: There are two consecutive 1 year extension options (+1+1)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079041-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £6,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Communities & Housing Investment Consortium Ltd (CHIC) |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B18 6DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Soho & Jewellery Quarter |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG31 Birmingham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | c/o Communities & Housing Investment Consortium Ltd (CHIC) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 51 - Installation services (except software)

### Codes

- 51700000 - Installation services of fire protection equipment

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 14:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079041-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:331920-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.chicltd.co.uk/

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