The council is a landlord to around 35,000 council tenants and leaseholders living in homes located across the borough. As a landlord the council is responsible for ensuring the provision of safe and fully operational fire safety and firefighting equipment located on council housing estates and blocks.
The council is seeking to appoint two (2) specialist suppliers, one (1) supplier to cover the fire protection element of the contract, which entails firefighting equipment (Lot 1) and another to cover fire detection and emergency lighting (Lot 2), with multi-skilled electricians and engineers to support the in-house team in providing a high-quality service including the internal and external work carried out in residential properties and communal areas.
Suppliers can apply for both lots but can be awarded only one (1) contract even if their tender is Most Economically Advantageous for both lots. If the supplier applies for both lots, they must include a statement indicating which lot is their preferred choice. Should the same supplier achieve the highest score for both lots, they will be awarded the contract for the preferred Lot, and the contract for the other Lot will be awarded to the supplier who achieved the second-highest score.