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Fire Alarm Installation and Associated Works

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 13:56.

Opportunity overview

Thames Water intends to award Framework Agreements to up to four suppliers to design, supply, install and undertake major works to fire alarms across the TW region on mainly operational sites. Work will be awarded via both direct award and competition depending on the value. All suppliers need to be able to undertake work across the TW region. The current TW alarm estate consists of a combination of Advance, Protec, Gent and Kentec. The overall strategy is to standardise to Advance panels across the TW region. Thames Water reserves the right to refine the award criteria. Please note that that deadline for asking for access to the PSQ & submitting of the PSQ is 12th May 2026, at 10 am GMT.

Classification

  • CPV31625200 — Fire-alarm systems
  • CPV45312100 — Fire-alarm system installation work

Lots

  • Lot 1£25m

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
FA2447
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
If you would like access to the PSQ documents, please fill out the details in this form; https://forms.office.com/e/X0j8RfLYfP
Expression Of Interest Deadline
12 May 2026, 10:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
Supplier's PSQ submission will be scored and shortlisted in accordance with the criteria set out within the PSQ documentation, and the suppliers that are shortlisted will be invited to submit a proposal in response to the ITN. After tenders have been submitted, evaluated and negotiated, the successful suppliers will be awarded according to the percentage weightings and criteria set out in the ITN process documents. Full details of the process that will be followed are provided within the PSQ and ITN documents.

Special regime

utilities

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
4
Method
withReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
Suppliers that are shortlisted from the PSQ stage will be invited to submit a proposal in response to the ITN, including details of the pricing they are submitting. After tenders have been submitted, evaluated and negotiated, the successful suppliers will be awarded according to the percentage weightings and criteria set out in the ITN process document. Full details of the process that will be followed are provided within the PSQ and ITN documents.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
28 Apr 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
1 Oct 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Please note the deadline for access to the PSQ documents, and to submit the required data, is now 12th May by 10 am GMT.
Id
039042-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
30,000,000
Amount
25,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Technical

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Commercial

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
31 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Oct 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 5 years with options to extend by 1 year or longer, up to a maximum overall term of 8 years

Options

Description
The full scope of the services to be provided and any options that may be considered throughout the term of the agreement, is set out in the Specification issued within the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) document. The full scope of the services to be provided and any options that may be considered throughout the term of the agreement is set out in the Specification issued within the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) document.

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
039042-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Apr 2026, 11:01
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02366661

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02366661

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNQQ-4647-DTCV

Address

Street Address
Clearwater Court
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG1 8DB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Reading · UKJ11 · RG1 8DB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 031334-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 039042-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·