BS 9251 in UK public tenders
BS 9251 (residential sprinkler systems) is a standard the work itself must meet that UK public buyers ask suppliers for. In the UK public notices we have read, 24 name BS 9251 in their published text — 2 of them in words that make it a requirement.
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Standards the work must meet
BS 9251 (residential sprinkler systems)
- Who sells against it
- Sprinkler installers
- Named in notices
- 24
- As a requirement
- 2
- Open for bids now
- 0
01/ How often
How often UK buyers name BS 9251
Notices naming it each full year. The count is small because a notice is a summary: requirements usually sit in the tender documents, which the notice never quotes.
Every count here is a floor. We match the text of the notice, and a notice description is a summary — most tender packs demand things it never mentions.
Rate per 10,000 notices: 2019 0.6 · 2020 0.5 · 2021 0.3 · 2023 0.3 · 2024 0.3
| Period | Notices naming BS 9251 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
02/ Alongside it
What buyers ask for with BS 9251
Of the 24 notices that name BS 9251, how many also name each of these.
Notices naming it that also carry a classified requirement for each item.
03/ Against the others
BS 9251 against its class
The most-named standards the work must meet in UK notices, all years, and how often each is made a requirement.
Every count here is a floor. We match the text of the notice, and a notice description is a summary — most tender packs demand things it never mentions.
04/ The evidence
The sentence that asks for it
Every count on this page traces to a sentence in a real notice. These are the most recent, requirements first.
The Contractor shall undertake all such work to guarantee any system meets the requirements of BS 9251:2014.
RequiredSwindon Borough CouncilDesign, Supply, Installation & Commissioning of a Sprinkler System In Accordance With BS9251:2014The Tenderer must make allowance for the full coordination of works between the various Contractors, particularly with regard to ensuring the sprinkler installation can be installed to be compliant with BS 9251 and that his programme of works is co-ordinated each week for the phased installation in each apartment.
RequiredNoe-CpcBolsover Safe and Warm SchemeApplicable standards for the selected suppression technology, which may include BS EN 15004 for gaseous extinguishing systems, BS 8489 for industrial and commercial watermist systems, BS EN 12845 for sprinkler systems, or other relevant recognised standards appropriate to the proposed solution.
MentionedLondonenergy LtdTurbine Hall Fire Detection and Suppression SystemApplicable standards for the selected suppression technology, which may include BS EN 15004 for gaseous extinguishing systems, BS 8489 for industrial and commercial watermist systems, BS EN 12845 for sprinkler systems, or other relevant recognised standards appropriate to the proposed solution.
MentionedLondonEnergy LtdRA359497 - Fire Detection & Suppression SyThe Supplier will also be responsible for the maintenance of sprinkler systems at three sites in accordance with BS EN 12845.
MentionedNorthern Ireland Policing BoardNIPB - 6422931 - Fire Alarm Services - PSNI Estate - C000251BSOwing to the diverse property portfolio, Sprinkler Systems installed are to various standards, i.e., BS EN 12845, BS9251, and FOC 28th Edition Rules.
MentionedShropshire CouncilGB-Shrewsbury: ROCB 028 - M11 Maintenance of Sprinklers & Dry Risers
05/ Method
How this page is made
Live figures
Notice counts come from RFP Quest's requirements Observatory: every UK notice on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder is read, and a notice counts as naming BS 9251 only when a sentence in its published text names it. That sentence is stored with the count, which is how the evidence section can quote it.
“Required” means the sentence itself uses obligation wording — must, shall, mandatory, is required and similar — and a negated one (“is not required”) does not count. Rates are per 10,000 notices published that year, so years with more notices in the record compare fairly with years with fewer.
“Alongside it” counts, among the notices that name it, how many also carry each other classified requirement. The JOSCAR tag is left out: its matcher also catches “Achilles Building Confidence”, a different scheme.
Outside sources
- Find a Tender and Contracts Finder — every notice counted on this page, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Observatory
Every requirement
Certifications, schemes and clearances named in UK notices, side by side.
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Record
Who's winning
Which suppliers win which categories, and how often incumbents keep the work.
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