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Fire Alarm Support Contractor

Swindon Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 18:41.

Opportunity overview

Swindon Borough Council are looking to engage with an experienced contractor to complete testing on our complex fire alarm systems, including planned and reactive maintenance, repair as well as the installation and upgrading of fire alarm systems within Buildings owned, managed or used by Swindon Borough Council. The Contractor will support our in-house team, as well as emergency out of hours support for all fire alarm systems, this includes both conventional types and addressable systems located within all buildings owned and managed by Swindon Borough Council. The contract will be for a period of 2 Years with optional 1 year extension periods and is estimated to commence 1st October 2026. Estimated contract spend is between £300,000.00 - £320,000.00 ex vat across the initial 2 year term and £450,000.00 - £480,000.00 ex vat across the full 3 year term. Full details relating to the services are provided in the tender documents. To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 15th June 2026 15:00 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal. Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 22nd June 2026, 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN816865 No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.

Classification

  • CPV31625200 — Fire-alarm systems
  • CPV45312100 — Fire-alarm system installation work
  • CPV51700000 — Installation services of fire protection equipment

Lots

  • Lot 1£480k

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
DN816865
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the Tender documents the Authority is providing the documents in the attachment area of the ProContract e-tender portal at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk In order to access amendable versions of the documents and to submit a response, Suppliers will need to register as a supplier with ProContract at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk then register an interest before obtaining access and download the word and excel format documents for completion and submission.
Expression Of Interest Deadline
22 Jun 2026, 15:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
15 Jun 2026, 15:00

Expected award period

Ends
28 Jul 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
576,000
Amount
480,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Implementation

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
7.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Health and Safety

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
7.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Quality Assurance

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
7.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
Problem Solving

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
7.5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Option to extend for 1 x 12 months

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
31625200
Description
Fire-alarm systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45312100
Description
Fire-alarm system installation work
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
51700000
Description
Installation services of fire protection equipment

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
047074-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 May 2026, 13:18
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Swindon Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PNPT-6195-XDWV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNPT-6195-XDWV

Address

Street Address
Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street
Locality
Swindon
Postal Code
SN1 2JH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK14

Contact

Name
Ms Jodie Wakefield

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swindon · UKK14 · SN1 2JH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK14 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 019594-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 047074-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·