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# Fire Safety Framework

Buyer: LHC PROCUREMENT GROUP LTD ON BEHALF OF THE WELSH PROCUREMENT ALLIANCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-131802

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## Summary

The Welsh Procurement Alliance has awarded the "Fire Safety Framework" contract to multiple suppliers under the guidance of LHC Procurement Group Ltd. The procurement process covers various workstreams, such as fire safety consultancy, risk assessments, waking watch services, passive fire protection, active fire protection, and cladding remediation. The contract, signed on 2nd April 2024, aims to enhance fire safety measures across England and create opportunities for SMEs and large enterprises operating in the fire safety industry.

The "Fire Safety Framework" tender, led by the Welsh Procurement Alliance through LHC Procurement Group Ltd, offers opportunities for businesses specialising in fire safety solutions. With workstreams covering a range of fire protection services, including consultancy, risk assessments, and suppression systems, this tender provides a platform for SMEs and large companies to contribute to improving fire safety standards in compliance with regulatory requirements. The contract awarded on 2nd April 2024 emphasises the importance of effective fire safety measures in public procurement.

## Notice

This framework covers the geographical area of England and has been procured on behalf of: Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA) This new framework replaces our previous Fire Safety framework and extends the scope to include waking watch services, active fire protection, fire suppression and cladding remediation. The framework consists of 8 (eight) workstreams and some workstreams have multiple lots. As follows: Lot 1a - Fire Safety Consultancy - Lot 2a - Fire Risk Assessments and Fire Safety Inspections - Lot 3a - Waking Watch Services - Lot 4a - Installation, Maintenance & Remediation of Passive Fire Protection - Lot 5a - Installation of Active Fire Protection - Lot 5b - Active Fire Protection Testing, Servicing and Maintenance - Lot 6a - Installation of Fire Suppression Systems - Lot 6b - Fire Suppression System Testing, Servicing and Maintenance - Lot 7a - Cladding Remediation - Lot 8a - Multi-Disciplinary - Installation of Passive, Active and Fire Suppression Measures - Lot 8b - Multi-Disciplinary - Testing, Servicing and Maintenance of Passive, Active and Fire Suppression Measures

### Lot Information

Fire Consultancy

This consultancy lot delivers knowledge and advice on all aspects of fire safety including, fire safety legislation, active, passive and suppression systems to ensure safety and guide LHC clients with the formulation and reviewing fire risk assessments. The scope of this consultancy lot includes (but is not limited to): Fire Consultancy Advice on all fire safety aspects of Client portfolios Develop fire strategies, policies, procedures, and emergency plans Undertake PAS9980 assessments Undertake EWS1 reports Provide cost-benefit analysis of options for fire safety remedial solutions

Waking Watch

The waking watch service consists of suitably trained individuals who will continually patrol the interior and exterior areas of a building in order to ensure early detection of a fire and where necessary raise the alarm and ensure safe evacuation of the building. The core responsibilities of the individuals will be to: - Detect a fire in or within the boundaries of the building's environs. - Summon the Fire and Rescue Service and take appropriate action as required by the management strategy, including meeting the FRS on arrival. - Ensure all residents are alerted to begin simultaneous evacuation.

Installation of Passive Fire Protection

The Passive Fire Protection workstream is constructed to cover the specific items of fire protection that are typically installed in a building to protect the structural integrity of the building, limit the spread of fire and limit/control smoke spread. The scope of this lot includes the design, supply and installation of a range of passive fire protection measures including (but not limited to): Fire compartmentation works (including surveys and remedial works) Fire door surveys and installations Fire shutters and curtains Fire performance labelling Fire safety signage and Information

Active Fire Protection Testing, Servicing and Maintenance

This lot covers the servicing, repair and maintenance of a range of active fire protection measures as necessary to ensure the Client's active fire safety systems are maintained in effective working order and free of fault and to ensure compliance with applicable fire safety legislation and standards. - Fire Alarm Systems servicing & maintenance - Emergency lighting design, - AOV (Automatic Opening Vents) - Domestic Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide alarms - Fire Extinguishers and other manual fire suppression equipment

Installation of Fire Suppression Systems

This workstream covers the design, installation and commissioning of a range of fire suppression measures typically installed in a building to limit the spread of fire and to limit / control smoke spread, to achieve fire safety compliance and current and future applicable fire safety legislation, (currently the Fire Safety Order 2005) and their associated British Standards. Typical works delivered through this project will include the design, installation and commissioning of replacement or new: - Dry & Wet Risers - Sprinkler systems - Water Mist Systems

Multi-Disciplinary - Testing, Servicing and Maintenance of Passive, Active and Fire Suppression Measures

The purpose of this multi-disciplinary lot is to provide LHC clients with a route to approved contractors who can cover multiple services that cover the service, maintenance and reactive support of passive, active or suppression fire measures either via direct labour or via sub-contractor where they will act as principal contractors.

Multi-Disciplinary - Installation of Passive, Active and Fire Suppression Measures

The purpose of this multi-disciplinary lot is to provide LHC clients with a route to approved contractors who can cover multiple services that cover the installation of passive, active or suppression fire measures either via direct labour or via sub-contractor where they will act as principal contractors.

Installation of Active Fire Protection

This workstream covers the design, installation and commissioning of a range of active fire protection measures as necessary to achieve fire safety compliance and current and future applicable fire safety legislation, (currently the Fire Safety Order 2005) and their associated British Standards. - Fire Alarm Systems - Emergency lighting design, supply, install and commission - AOV (Automatic Opening Vents) - Domestic smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms - Fire Extinguishers and other manual fire suppression equipment

Fire Risk Assessments

The purpose of this Fire Risk Assessment lot is to advise LHC clients on identifying fire hazards, identifying individuals at risk, providing a method to evaluate, remove or deduce the risks of fire, recording the findings and providing appropriate actions. The scope of this lot will cover: Fire Risk assessments Block assessments

Cladding Remediation

The purpose of this cladding remediation lot is to provide LHC clients with a route to confirm the requirement to conduct remedial works to the external wall system (EWS) of a residential building, and subsequently carry out replacement or remediation of existing external cladding systems.

Fire Suppression System Testing, Servicing and Maintenance

This workstream covers the testing, servicing and maintenance of a range of fire suppression measures typically installed in a building to limit the spread of fire and to limit / control smoke spread, to achieve fire safety compliance and current and future applicable fire safety legislation, (currently the Fire Safety Order 2005) and their associated British Standards. Typical works delivered through this project will include the design, testing, and maintenance of: - Dry & Wet Risers - Sprinkler systems - Water Mist Systems

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=131802 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,300,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LHC PROCUREMENT GROUP LTD ON BEHALF OF THE WELSH PROCUREMENT ALLIANCE |
| Locality | UXBRIDGE |
| Post town | Southall |
| Postcode | UB8 1QE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon |
| Local authority | Hillingdon |
| Electoral ward | Uxbridge |
| Westminster constituency | Uxbridge and South Ruislip |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 27 |
| Supplier names | ARK FIRE PROTECTION; ASW PROPERTY SERVICES; BAILEY PARTNERSHIP (CONSULTANTS; BELL GROUP; CLC CONTRACTORS; ECO-FIRE; FCS-LIVE; FIRE & EVACUATION SERVICES; FIRE COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES; FIRE-RITE; FIRNTEC; GLOBAL HSE SOLUTIONS; IAN WILLIAMS; JUST ASK ESTATE SERVICES; MARLOWE FIRE & SECURITY; OPENVIEW SECURITY SOLUTIONS; PART B; PREMIER TECHNICAL SERVICES GROUP; PROTEC FIRE DETECTION; R&M WILLIAMS (HOLDINGS; SECURE FM; SERS ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP; SNOWDONIA FIRE PROTECTION; SSG SUPPORT SERVICES GROUP; TERSUS CONSULTANCY; TREMORFA; VENTRO |

## 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
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 45 - Construction work
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 31625200 - Fire-alarm systems
- 35111300 - Fire extinguishers
- 35111320 - Portable fire-extinguishers
- 35111500 - Fire suppression system
- 35111510 - Fire suppression hand tools
- 35111520 - Fire suppression foam or similar compounds
- 39525400 - Fire blankets
- 44212381 - Cladding
- 44221220 - Fire doors
- 44482000 - Fire-protection devices
- 45262650 - Cladding works
- 45312100 - Fire-alarm system installation work
- 45343000 - Fire-prevention installation works
- 45343100 - Fireproofing work
- 50413200 - Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
- 71313410 - Risk or hazard assessment for construction
- 71315100 - Building-fabric consultancy services
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
- 71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
- 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services
- 75251110 - Fire-prevention services
- 79417000 - Safety consultancy services

## Release History

- 2 Apr 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=131802
- 11 Jul 2023 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=131802
- 22 Jun 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=131802

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN441799
  Fire Safety Framework - This opportunity has been listed on behalf of LHC and our regional businesses: Consortium Procurement Construction (CPC) London and South East (LSE) Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) South-West Procurement Alliance (SWPA) Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA) This procurement exercise is to establish a replacement to our successful FS1 Fire Safety Framework. Building on our existing FS1 framework, with FS2 we are expanding the scope to include a wider range of fire protection measures to offer our clients, the scope of which includes: - Lot 1a - Fire Safety Consultancy - Lot 2a - Fire Risk Assessments and Fire Safety Inspections - Lot 3a - Waking Watch Services - Lot 4a - Installation, Maintenance & Remediation of Passive Fire Protection - Lot 5a - Installation of Active Fire Protection - Lot 5b - Active Fire Protection Testing, Servicing and Maintenance - Lot 6a - Installation of Fire Suppression Systems - Lot 6b - Fire Suppression System Testing, Servicing and Maintenance - Lot 7a - Cladding Remediation - Lot 8a - Multi-Disciplinary - Installation - Lot 8b - Multi-Disciplinary - Servicing and Maintenance
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR473190
  Fire Safety Framework - This framework covers the geographical area of England and has been procured on behalf of: Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA) This new framework replaces our previous Fire Safety framework and extends the scope to include waking watch services, active fire protection, fire suppression and cladding remediation. The framework consists of 8 (eight) workstreams and some workstreams have multiple lots. As follows: Lot 1a - Fire Safety Consultancy - Lot 2a - Fire Risk Assessments and Fire Safety Inspections - Lot 3a - Waking Watch Services - Lot 4a - Installation, Maintenance & Remediation of Passive Fire Protection - Lot 5a - Installation of Active Fire Protection - Lot 5b - Active Fire Protection Testing, Servicing and Maintenance - Lot 6a - Installation of Fire Suppression Systems - Lot 6b - Fire Suppression System Testing, Servicing and Maintenance - Lot 7a - Cladding Remediation - Lot 8a - Multi-Disciplinary - Installation of Passive, Active and Fire Suppression Measures - Lot 8b - Multi-Disciplinary - Testing, Servicing and Maintenance of Passive, Active and Fire Suppression Measures

## Notice URLs

- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-131802
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/lhc/aspx/ProjectManage/15
- https://lse.lhcprocure.org.uk/who-we-work-with/
- https://www.cpconstruction.org.uk/who-we-work-with/
- https://www.lhcprocure.org.uk/
- https://www.scottishprocurement.scot/who-we-work-with/
- https://www.swpa.org.uk/who-we-work-with/
- https://www.welshprocurement.cymru/who-we-work-with/

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