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Opportunity overview
Trowbridge Town Council ("the Council") invites tenders from competent and qualified contractors for the provision of testing, inspection, planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance and monitoring of the following systems:
Fire alarm systems
Intruder alarm systems
Monitoring of fire and intruder alarms
Controlled access (fob/code entry) systems
Emergency lighting systems
Portable fire extinguishers
Annual fire risk assessments
This service is required across seven Council sites ("the Sites") for an initial period of 3 years, with the option for the Council to extend for a further period of up to 2 years. The Council is committed to safeguarding the health, safety and welfare of residents, staff and visitors, and to maintaining full compliance with:
BS 9999 - Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings
Approved Document B - Fire safety (Building Regulations)
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
BS 5266-1 - Emergency lighting
Classification
CPV50710000 — Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
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
TTC/LEG/2026/09
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
Please submit the completed tender to:
Stuart Legg - Email: stuart.legg@trowbridge.gov.uk
This is a three year contract with a possible two year extension.
Award criteria
Description
Tenders will be evaluated against the following weighted criteria:
Criterion
Weighting
Basis of Assessment
Financial Proposal (Price)
50%
Completed Appendix A and Appendix B pricing, assessed for completeness, competitiveness and value for money.
Quality & Operational Capability
30%
Technical Proposal (methodology, PPM frequency, response arrangements, logbook/reporting system, mobilisation plan).
Experience & References
20%
Relevant experience, particularly with public sector or local authority clients, and quality of references provided.
The Council reserves the right not to award the Contract to the lowest-priced tender, and to award on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender as determined by the above weighting
Items and delivery
Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1
Additional Classifications
Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
50710000
Description
Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
6 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
6 VERSIONS
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084660-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
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089914-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
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091843-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
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091881-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
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094987-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
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096803-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Trowbridge Town Council is seeking a contractor to test, inspect, maintain, reactively repair and monitor fire alarms, intruder alarms, access-control systems, emergency lighting and portable fire extinguishers, and to undertake annual fire risk assessments across seven Council sites.
Who this may suit
Suitable for providers with evidenced capability in life-safety and security-system maintenance, alarm monitoring, extinguisher services and fire-risk assessment. Supplier eligibility, certifications and insurance requirements are not stated in the supplied notice data.
Key points identified
System and service scopeTesting, inspection, planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance and monitoring for specified fire, security and safety systems.Evidence: "provision of testing, inspection, planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance and monitoring"
Compliance standardsService must support compliance with BS 9999, Approved Document B, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and BS 5266-1.Evidence: "maintaining full compliance with: BS 9999... Approved Document B... The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005... BS 5266-1"
Supplier qualificationsCompetent and qualified contractors requested; specific qualifications are not stated.Evidence: "invites tenders from competent and qualified contractors"
94% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Trowbridge Town Council is seeking a contractor to test, inspect, maintain, reactively repair and monitor fire alarms, intruder alarms, access-control systems, emergency lighting and portable fire extinguishers, and to undertake annual fire risk assessments across seven Council sites.
Who this may suit
Suitable for providers with evidenced capability in life-safety and security-system maintenance, alarm monitoring, extinguisher services and fire-risk assessment. Supplier eligibility, certifications and insurance requirements are not stated in the supplied notice data.
Key deliverables
Testing, inspection and planned/reactive maintenance of fire and intruder alarms
Monitoring of fire and intruder alarms
Maintenance of controlled-access systems, emergency lighting and portable fire extinguishers
Annual fire risk assessments
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
System and service scope
99% confidence
Testing, inspection, planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance and monitoring for specified fire, security and safety systems.
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"provision of testing, inspection, planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance and monitoring"
Compliance standards
98% confidence
Service must support compliance with BS 9999, Approved Document B, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and BS 5266-1.
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"maintaining full compliance with: BS 9999... Approved Document B... The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005... BS 5266-1"
Supplier qualifications
96% confidence
Competent and qualified contractors requested; specific qualifications are not stated.
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"invites tenders from competent and qualified contractors"
Eligibility requirements
93% confidence
Unknown; no specific financial, insurance, accreditation, staffing or company-size criteria are supplied.
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No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied opportunity fields.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum stated value
95% confidence
£55,000.
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value_max: 55000 GBP; lot 1 value_amount: 55000 GBP.
Term
99% confidence
Initial 3 years, with an optional extension of up to 2 years.
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"for an initial period of 3 years, with the option for the Council to extend for a further period of up to 2 years"
Pricing and payment terms
95% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing structure or payment terms are supplied.
Delivery
Service locations
91% confidence
Seven Council sites; delivery region is stated as UKK, with no individual site addresses supplied.
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"across seven Council sites"; delivery location region: "UKK".
Systems in scope
99% confidence
Fire alarms, intruder alarms, controlled access, emergency lighting and portable fire extinguishers; annual fire risk assessments.
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Listed systems and services in the opportunity description.
Monitoring
99% confidence
Monitoring of fire and intruder alarms is required.
View supporting evidence
"Monitoring of fire and intruder alarms"
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Status
99% confidence
Open tender.
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display_status: "open"; stage: "tender".
Procedure
99% confidence
Below-threshold open competition.
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procurement_method_details: "Below threshold - open competition".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
16 October 2026, 12:00 +01:00.
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submission_deadline: "2026-10-16T12:00:00+01:00".
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Detailed tender requirements unavailable in supplied fields
98% confidence
Multiple bidding-document attachments are listed but their contents are not supplied; detailed specifications, site schedules, response requirements and contractual terms may be contained there.
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12 biddingDocuments are listed, including "Extinguisher services" and "Civic Extinguisher list", without document content.
Certification and insurance requirements
96% confidence
Unknown from the supplied notice data.
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No named certification, accreditation or insurance requirement is stated.
Site-level scope
97% confidence
Individual site addresses, asset volumes and system makes/models are not supplied.
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The description refers only to "seven Council sites".
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