Portsmouth City Council - Term Service Contract for the Fire Safety Compliance Services for Council Managed Assets
Portsmouth - PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL
PlanningUpdate Published: 11th August 2025 21:16:02 PM Find a Tender ServiceOverview of Procurement Objectives Portsmouth City Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint a contractor to deliver Fire Compliance Services across its housing stock, with an estimated annual value of between £500K and £1M. The contract will be let for an initial 5-year term, with the option to extend by up to a further 5 years in intervals to be agreed. The scope of services will include statutory fire risk assessments, installation and maintenance of fire detection and prevention systems, inspection and servicing of fire doors and alarms, and ensuring ongoing compliance with all relevant fire safety legislation and guidance. Based on anticipated inflationary uplifts, regulatory requirements, and potential growth in housing stock, the total individual contract spends over the potential 10-year term (5-year base with options to extend) is expected to range between £6M to £11M. The impacts of Local Government Review have not been considered in this current value and the likely increases in the total value of the opportunity, brought about through the reform, will be addressed when the formal tender notice is issued. Housing Stock Information The Council has a housing stock of approximately 17,500 properties of which approximately 15,500 are socially rented and then there are approximately 2000 leasehold properties. Within the stock there is a mix of housing types including houses and bungalows; however the majority of the dwellings are within purpose-built blocks of flats constructed in the 1950s and 1960s. Traditionally the estate has been spread across the two geographical areas of Portsea Island (on-island, PO1 to PO5) [...]