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UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)

Fire Alarm Maintenance 2023

Electrical EquipmentCPV 31000000 31600000 31620000 31625000
Value£89,964
Awarded8 Nov 2023
Published1 Dec 2023
RegionNationwide

£89,964 — awarded.

Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£90ktotal contract value
median £94k
this tender£0£2.3m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Electrical Machinery & Apparatus band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 5,617 valued Electrical Machinery & Apparatus tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The University of Salford (UoS) wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced company on a three-year contract basis with an option to extend for up to a further two years to undertake the testing and maintenance duties on all fixed fire alarm systems, including VESDA smoke aspiration installations and portfolio of buildings across the University campuses.

Services shall be provided in accordance with the minimum standards defined in British Standard BS 5839-1:2017, with particular reference to section 6 "Maintenance" together with any enhanced standards as defined in this document.

Any electrical testing and associated works shall be undertaken to the latest British Standard BS 7671 (The IET Wiring Regulations) at the time of installation.

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Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Services shall be provided in accordance

Services shall be provided in accordance with the minimum standards defined in British Standard BS 5839-1:2017, with particular reference to section 6 "Maintenance" together with any enhanced standards as defined in this document.

02

Any electrical testing and associated works shall

Any electrical testing and associated works shall be undertaken to the latest British Standard BS 7671 (The IET Wiring Regulations) at the time of installation.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

2 named in obligation language, 0 mentioned. Each one is quoted from the notice.

BS 5839 (fire detection & alarm systems)says mustStandards the work must meet
Services shall be provided in accordance with the minimum standards defined in British Standard BS 5839-1:2017, with particular reference to section 6 "Maintenance" together with any enhanced standards as defined in this document.
BS 7671 (IET wiring regulations)says mustStandards the work must meet
Any electrical testing and associated works shall be undertaken to the latest British Standard BS 7671 (The IET Wiring Regulations) at the time of installation.

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Source & provenance
OCID
f319f3d5-8998-4b4d-a95d-d648e8ac4004
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
UoS/OW/23/24/QTR1/Fire Alarm Maintenance (campus wide)
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