Fire Alarm and Fire Equip - Testing / Servicing, Repairs, Maintenance, Emergency Call Out Services, Monitor and Respond and Fire Alarm Activations

whg is seeking to appoint a single supplier to provide periodic servicing, routine and responsive maintenance, testing, emergency work and out of hours emergency works in respect of fire alarm systems and fire equipment servicing and maintenance including: fire alarm / detection systems including smoke venting systems; fire fighting installations and equipment, dry risers (minor and major), fire hydrants; fire extinguishers, fire blankets, fire door holders / closers.whg has in excess of 540 blocks and approximately 680 systems (some blocks have more than 1 system), approximately 45 AOV's, 4 offices, 27 dry risers and 4 hydrants.

Within the blocks whg has a mixture of fire systems and smoke ventilation systems.Fire Alarm Systems are predominantly smoke detection units and sounders with local control panels in the communal areas.

Offices and Community Rooms are generally monitored systems with a mixture of breakglass, smoke and heat detection units and sounders..

The entire process will be carried out electronically via 'The Portal'.

Relevant and proportionate suitability assessments will be undertaken e.g. mandatory and discretionary exclusions.

Accreditation: whg must meet obligations under The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and therefore the successful supplier must be BAFE ore equivalent registered in all specific contract elements.

If you do not identify that you meet this requirement, your submission will fail.

Examples of equivalents are: National Security Inspectorate (NSI) Certification and Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB).

You will be expected to have NICEIC membership, if you do not identify that you are a member of NICEIC or equivalent body when asked during the qualitative questionnaire, your submission will fail.

As a fire alarm servicing organisation it is required that you are third party certificated by a UKAS or equivalent certificated certification body.

Your company will be expected to hold ISO9001 (UKAS Quality Management) and ISO14001 or equivalents.

Evidence will be required, any company found not to hold the relevant certification/accreditation will be disregarded from the process and not progess further.

Suppliers are encouraged to hold trade body membership with organisations, where applicable to the work they will be undertaking.

For Example: Fire Industry Association (FIA) or equivalents / alternatives.