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title: "Fire Risk Assessments - Domestic"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077b45"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "West Lancashire Borough Council"
published: "2026-09-28"
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# Fire Risk Assessments - Domestic

Buyer: West Lancashire Borough Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077b45

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## Summary

West Lancashire Borough Council intends to appoint one supplier to carry out fire risk assessments in its general-needs blocks of flats. The work is inspection and assessment services, supporting the Council’s fire safety responsibilities across its housing blocks. The assessments will be delivered where required within West Lancashire. The procurement is for a single provider rather than a panel of suppliers, and is presented as one package of work. This is a suitable area to consider for firms undertaking fire safety inspections and risk assessment services in residential buildings, including smaller businesses. The Council’s stated requirement is focused on domestic blocks of flats; it is not described as a general building inspection or fire-system installation contract.

This is at planning stage: the Council has stated its intention to procure, and there is no invitation to tender yet. It expects to publish the full procurement on 13 October 2026; that is an indicative publication date, not a bid deadline. The Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement, with expressions of interest invited before publication, but expressing interest is not required to access the later tender. The expected process is for one supplier. The estimated value is £340,000 excluding VAT (£408,000 including VAT). The planned contract period is 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with a possible extension to 30 November 2031. The procurement is divided into one lot. No evaluation criteria or selection requirements are stated at this planning stage.

The work is likely to suit a provider with practical experience assessing fire risks in residential blocks of flats and the capacity to deliver assessments when the Council requires them over a multi-year contract. The Council has expressly indicated that small and medium-sized businesses are suitable, so the requirement is not presented as being restricted to large national firms. Suppliers should consider whether they can support a single-provider arrangement across the Council’s general-needs housing blocks and plan for work delivered on demand rather than as a single one-off assignment. The Council has not set out specific accreditations, qualifications, staffing levels or technical methods at this stage. Interested fire safety assessment businesses can use the planned market engagement to signal relevant capability and prepare for the full tender when it is published.

## Notice

The Council are seeking the provision of Fire Risk Assessments within West Lancashire Borough Council's general needs blocks of flats. The Council is looking to appoint one provider to support the delivery of Fire Risk Assessments where required.

### Planning Information

The Council are looking for a supplier for the provision of Fire Risk Assessments within West Lancashire Borough Council’s general needs blocks of flats. The Council is looking to appoint one provider to support the delivery of Fire Risk Assessments where required. Suppliers can express interest in the opportunity prior to the opportunity being published on 13/10/2026 by messaging centre via the Chest. If suppliers do not express interest prior this will not exclude them from registering an interest and accessing the tender documents once the full opportunity is uploaded on 13/10/2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091315-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £340,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | West Lancashire Borough Council |
| Locality | ORMSKIRK |
| Postcode area | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L39 2SA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD47 Chorley and West Lancashire |
| Local authority | West Lancashire |
| Electoral ward | Ormskirk East |
| Westminster constituency | West Lancashire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2026 at 10:50 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091315-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091315-2026
  28th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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