AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust awarded a fire alarm service and maintenance call-off to Honeywell Building Solutions. The published award value is £597,961.65 and the stated service period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for Honeywell Building Solutions under a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
Market significanceThis is a five-year NHS fire-alarm systems service and maintenance requirement covering delivery locations in the North East and North West of England.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Honeywell Building Solutions
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-a448dbf9-1165-49a3-a344-47a8380aadde-1 · 597961.65 GBP · active award
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The sole published award names Honeywell Building Solutions as supplier and gives an award value of GBP 597,961.65.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAward
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The record is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and the release is tagged "award".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-a448dbf9-1165-49a3-a344-47a8380aadde-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence30 September 2026
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The award date is 2026-09-30.
Contract commencement
99% confidenceScheduled for 1 April 2027
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The stated contract period starts on 2027-04-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£597,961.65
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Award value: amount 597961.65, currency GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award
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One award is published, with one named supplier and one award-level value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender response deadline
99% confidence11 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-08-11T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
99% confidence30 September 2026
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The award date is 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The award notice document was published on 2026-10-13T11:24:16+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence1 April 2027
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The published contract period start date is 2027-04-01.
Stated contract end
99% confidence31 March 2032
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The published contract period end date is 2032-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFire alarm service and maintenance
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The title and description state "Fire Alarm Service and Maintenance" for the Trust.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 31625200 — Fire-alarm systems
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The primary CPV classification is 31625200, described as Fire-alarm systems.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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The main procurement category is services.
Delivery coverage
95% confidenceNorth East and North West, United Kingdom
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Published delivery addresses include North East and North West regions; a postal code of NE3 3XT is also listed.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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The procurement method is recorded as selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Procurement method details state "Call-off from a framework agreement".
SME suitability
95% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability data records sme: true.
VCSE suitability
95% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability data records vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032
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The award and tender contract periods give these start and end dates.
Term length
99% confidenceFive years
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The stated period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceFramework call-off for fire-alarm maintenance services
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The notice describes a fire alarm service and maintenance requirement and identifies the route as a framework call-off.
Published value basis
98% confidenceAward-level value; pricing and cost breakdown are unknown
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A single award-level value is published, with no pricing schedule or breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceHoneywell Building Solutions is an unverified published supplier name
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The supplier identity status is checked_unmatched after a completed lookup; no verified company name or company number is supplied.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot information published
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No lots or award lot identifiers are supplied.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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The record contains no bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing comparison.
Contract execution evidence
99% confidenceThe notice records an active award and stated future contract period, but does not explicitly confirm signature or execution
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The source is an award notice; it provides award status and contract-period dates but no signature or execution field.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published supplier name, Honeywell Building Solutions, has checked_unmatched identity status. No verified company name or company number was supplied, so the named supplier is unverified.
- No evidence of contract signature or execution is supplied; the record should be read as an active award notice with a stated future contract period.
- No lot titles, lot allocations or lot-level values are published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension provisions.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Honeywell Building SolutionsCumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trustfire alarm service and maintenancefire-alarm systemsframework call-offNHS procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the fire alarm service and maintenance award?
The published award names Honeywell Building Solutions. Its legal-entity identity could not be verified from the supplied supplier-verification data.
What is the published award value?
The award-level value is £597,961.65.
When is the stated service period?
The published contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032.
What procurement route was used?
The notice records a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
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