BS 9999 in UK public tenders
BS 9999 (fire safety in building design) 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 9999 in their published text — 4 of them in words that make it a requirement.
759,498 notices classified · 9 Oct 2026
Standards the work must meet
BS 9999 (fire safety in building design)
- Who sells against it
- Fire engineers
- Named in notices
- 24
- As a requirement
- 4
- Open for bids now
- 3
01/ How often
How often UK buyers name BS 9999
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. From 2025 the Procurement Act changed notice conventions, so the series is not continuous across that line.
Rate per 10,000 notices: 2019 0.4 · 2020 0.5 · 2022 0.2 · 2023 0.3 · 2024 0.6 · 2025 0.3
| Period | Notices naming BS 9999 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
02/ Alongside it
What buyers ask for with BS 9999
Of the 24 notices that name BS 9999, how many also name each of these.
Notices naming it that also carry a classified requirement for each item.
03/ Against the others
BS 9999 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.
In accordance with BS 9999:2017, HVAC ventilation fire dampers must be inspected and tested every 12 months by a competent, trained and qualified fire damper inspector.
RequiredUniversity of DundeeAnnual Compliance Inspection and Testing of HVAC Fire DampersReplacement of existing Fire Ring Main is required due to non-compliance in BS9999: Code of Practice for fire safety in the design,
RequiredMinistry of DefenceProvision of TSP Services RIBA 3-6 for Z9M2679Y22-FLK-BFSAI-Fire Ring MainThe Contract shall comprise of the yearly inspection, testing, cleaning, re-setting and lubrication of fire and smoke dampers in accordance with BS9999: 2017 Fire Safety in the Design, Management and use of Buildings document, and Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Technical Bulletin TB/001 Fire and Smoke…
RequiredShropshire CouncilGB-Shrewsbury: ROCB 019 - Inspection and Testing of Fire and Smoke DamperThe provider shall offer the services required to comply with damper and fire regulations to include the enabling of FXPlus to fulfil our legal duties stated under - The regulatory reform (fire safety) order 2005 and BS 9999: 2007;
RequiredFalmouth Exeter PlusHVAC Fire Damper Surveying & Maintenance Management ServicesBS 9999 - Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings
MentionedTrowbridge Town CouncilFire Alarms, Intruder Alarms & Access Control Testing, Maintenance and Monitoring ServicesCarry out testing of each damper or system to manufacturer’s instructions and to the appropriate British Standard BS9999:2017.
MentionedUniversity of HuddersfieldSurvey & Maintenance of Fire Dampers at The University of Huddersfield
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 9999 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.
Live
Every open UK tender
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Requirement
CHAS accreditation
Levels, prices and the notices — the template's worked example.
Record
Who's winning
Which suppliers win which categories, and how often incumbents keep the work.
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