✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 17:06.
Opportunity overview
ABC are looking to procure a contractor to deliver Fire Safety Equipment Maintenance and Repairs. The contractor will provide maintenance, repairs, and testing as required for the safe and continuing use of fire safety equipment. The contract will cover properties/assets which are the responsibility of the Housing Department and Corporate Property Department.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Ashford:-Repair-and-maintenance-services-of-firefighting-equipment./Y776D63692
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/Y776D63692
Classification
CPV45343200 — Firefighting equipment installation work
CPV50413200 — Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
Procurement documents can be accessed via the Delta eSourcing portal.Open source ↗
Procurement documents can be accessed via the Delta eSourcing portal.Open source ↗
Published notice details
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1 VERSION
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098098-2026Tender 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
Ashford Borough Council is seeking a contractor for maintenance, repairs and testing of fire safety equipment at Housing Department and Corporate Property Department properties/assets. The opportunity is open, with a stated submission deadline of 10 November 2026 at 10:00 UTC.
Who this may suit
Relevant to contractors that explicitly provide fire safety equipment maintenance, repair and testing. Detailed technical, commercial and eligibility requirements are not supplied.
Key points identified
Required servicesMaintenance, repairs and testing of fire safety equipmentEvidence: “The contractor will provide maintenance, repairs, and testing as required for the safe and continuing use of fire safety equipment.”
Assets coveredProperties/assets under the Housing Department and Corporate Property DepartmentEvidence: “The contract will cover properties/assets which are the responsibility of the Housing Department and Corporate Property Department.”
Eligibility requirementsUnknownEvidence: No eligibility criteria are supplied in the notice data.
91% approved-analysis confidence3 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Ashford Borough Council is seeking a contractor for maintenance, repairs and testing of fire safety equipment at Housing Department and Corporate Property Department properties/assets. The opportunity is open, with a stated submission deadline of 10 November 2026 at 10:00 UTC.
Who this may suit
Relevant to contractors that explicitly provide fire safety equipment maintenance, repair and testing. Detailed technical, commercial and eligibility requirements are not supplied.
Key deliverables
Maintenance of fire safety equipment
Repairs of fire safety equipment
Testing as required for safe and continuing use
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
3 criteria identified
Required services
99% confidence
Maintenance, repairs and testing of fire safety equipment
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“The contractor will provide maintenance, repairs, and testing as required for the safe and continuing use of fire safety equipment.”
Assets covered
98% confidence
Properties/assets under the Housing Department and Corporate Property Department
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“The contract will cover properties/assets which are the responsibility of the Housing Department and Corporate Property Department.”
Eligibility requirements
97% confidence
Unknown
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No eligibility criteria are supplied in the notice data.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum contract value
98% confidence
£360,000 GBP
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Opportunity value_max and Lot 1 value_amount are both 360000 GBP.
Contract term
99% confidence
Unknown
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Delivery
Delivery region
96% confidence
UKJ4, United Kingdom
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Location record: “Delivery location”, region “UKJ4”, country “United Kingdom”.
Delivery estate
98% confidence
Housing Department and Corporate Property Department properties/assets
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“The contract will cover properties/assets which are the responsibility of the Housing Department and Corporate Property Department.”
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open
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display_status is “open” and source_status is “active”.
Procedure
99% confidence
Below threshold - open competition
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procurement_method_details: “Below threshold - open competition”.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
2026-11-10 10:00 UTC
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submission_deadline: “2026-11-10T10:00:00+00:00”.
Procurement portal
95% confidence
Kent Business Portal / Delta eSourcing portal
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The description directs suppliers to the Kent Business Portal; document titles state: “Procurement documents can be accessed via the Delta eSourcing portal.”
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Scope and classification inconsistency
98% confidence
The stated requirement is maintenance, repairs and testing, while the main category is works and one CPV code is firefighting equipment installation work. Installation is not expressly described in the supplied scope.
Technical specifications, evaluation criteria, required credentials, insurance, pricing model and contract term are unknown from the supplied notice data.
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Two procurement-document records link to the Delta eSourcing portal, but no document content is supplied.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidence
Lot 1 is active and valued, but has no title or description.
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Lot 1 title and description are null.
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