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DOF FIRE CONSULTANT SERVICES FRAMEWORK 2026

CPD - Construction Division · Tender notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Tenders are invited for the appointment of 1no. Supplier to each Lot (2no.) of a Framework to provide the following Services; Lot 1 Fire Risk Assessments, Lot 2 Fire Consultant Services This Framework is not a guarantee of any future workload, outside of that outlined within the Scope, but demonstrates an intention to utilise the appointed Supplier to provide services where appropriate. The successful Supplier appointed to each Lot should be suitably qualified and experienced to work in partnership with the Authority and each Client to deliver a high-quality and comply with all Law, Statutory Requirements and Relevant / British European / International Standards. Suppliers will be required to make all information available from each Work Order let under this Framework, for reporting and/or benchmarking opportunities. Lot 1 is for the appointment of 1no. Supplier for the provision of a service for Fire Risk Assessments on behalf of DoF Property Services Division - Fire Safety Section (PSD FSS). The service shall include the preparation of Fire Risk Assessments Reports for buildings within the Northern Ireland central government office estate and other public sector bodies, as required by the Client Group. DoF PSD Fire Safety Section (PSD FSS) will manage the operation of this Framework as the Client’s Representative on behalf of Client Group. PSD FSS will monitor the performance of the Supplier and work with them to drive forward best practice, leading to continuous improvement in delivered Fire Risk Assessments. Lot 2 is for the appointment of 1no. Supplier for the provision of a Consultant service to both; provide a fire safety design review and verification service to externally procured Integrated Consultant Team (ICT) and Integrated Supply Teams (IST) fire design and fire engineered strategies, to ensure code compliant building designs that meet all NICS, Client, and legal requirements (Consultancy Services) and to provide a fire safety design and advisory service to internal CPD design teams (Design Services)

Classification

  • CPV71317100 — Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
  • CPV75251110 — Fire-prevention services

Lots

  • LOT 1 FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS£800k
  • LOT 2 – FIRE CONSULTANT SERVICES£225k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C001210FS
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
Please refer to the ITP-PART A DOCUMENT GENERIC INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE

Covered By

GPA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
2
Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
A contract will be established between the Supplier and the Authority by means of the issue of a Work Order by the Authority with instructions to provide services. Refer to Lot 1/2 Scope of Service for further information. The Supplier will provide the service under each Work Order using the same team as indicated in their TP-TS Team Structure. This will mean that a consistent team will be engaged to provide fire risk assessment services. As set out in the Scope of Services, a Supplier may not be issued with any further orders where it failed to substantially achieve the level of performance on previous orders compliant with the KPIs set out in the Framework Agreement. A Work Order will normally be associated with a single project or building, but where appropriate the Authority may, for example, create a Work Order for a number of buildings / projects or to provide services for a particular member or members of the Client Group. The Authority reserves the right to bundle Projects as part of one Work Order at its discretion.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
6 Mar 2026, 15:00

Enquiry period

Ends
6 Mar 2026, 15:00

Expected award period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
CHANGE TO THE TENDER RETRUN DATE. DATE CHANGED FROM 2 MARCH TILL 6 MARCH.
Id
018187-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
LOT 1 FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS
Description
This Framework Lot 1 is for the appointment of 1no. Supplier for the provision of a service for Fire Risk Assessments on behalf of DoF Property Services Division - Fire Safety Section (PSD FSS). The service shall include the preparation of Fire Risk Assessments Reports for buildings within the Northern Ireland central government office estate and other public sector bodies, as required by the Client Group. DoF PSD Fire Safety Section (PSD FSS) will manage the operation of this Framework at the Client’s Representative on behalf of Client Group. PSD FSS will monitor the performance of the Supplier and work with them to drive forward best practice, leading to continuous improvement in delivered Fire Risk Assessments.
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
960,000
Amount
800,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
QUALITY

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
SOCIAL VALUE

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
PRICE

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
PLEASE REFER TO THE TENDER DOCUMENTS
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
PLEASE REFER TO THE TENDER DOCUMENTS

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
LOT 2 – FIRE CONSULTANT SERVICES
Description
This Framework Lot 2 is for the appointment of 1no. Supplier for the provision of a service to both; provide a fire safety design review and verification service to externally procured Integrated Consultant Team (ICT) / Integrated Supply Teams (IST) fire design and fire engineered strategies, to ensure code compliant building designs that meet all NICS, Client, and legal requirements (Consultancy Services) and to provide a fire safety design and advisory service to internal CPD design teams (Design Services) The Supplier’s overall role will be to provide advice in relation to the fire safety aspects of the design in order to provide reasonable confidence that the design that is developed, as well as the completed building, should achieve an acceptable standard of fire safety, comply with the client’s objectives and meet all relevant legal fire safety CPD - PA23 - Competitive Flexible - Professional Services Invitation to Participate – Schedule of Contract Specific Information (ItP Part B) Page 7 of 13 requirements. The Supplier will be responsible for monitoring the delivery of the design throughout the RIBA stages. CPD Construction Division (CPD CD) will manage the operation of this Framework as the Client’s Representative on behalf of Client Group. CPD CD will monitor the performance of the ICTs and work with them to drive forward best practice, leading to continuous improvement in the delivery of Fire Strategy / Design Review Reports.
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
270,000
Amount
225,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
QUALITY

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
SOCIAL VALUE

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
PRICE

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
PLEASE REFER TO THE TENDER DOCUMENTS
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
PLEASE REFER TO THE TENDER DOCUMENTS

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71317100
Description
Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
75251110
Description
Fire-prevention services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN0
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71317100
Description
Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
75251110
Description
Fire-prevention services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN0
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
018187-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Mar 2026, 07:07
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
CPD - Construction Division
Id
GB-PPON-PBPX-2845-LQQH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBPX-2845-LQQH

Address

Street Address
CLARE HOUSE 303 AIRPORT ROAD WEST
Locality
BELFAST
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · BELFAST · UKN06 · BT3 9ED · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN0 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 008385-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 018187-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·