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Bucks New University

Service Contract for the Maintenance of Electronic Smoke Ventilation Windows, Fire Extinguishers & Dry Risers - AWARD

Repair & MaintenanceCPV 50413200
Value£33,498
Awarded19 Apr 2018
Published8 Jun 2018
RegionUK-wide

£33,498 — awarded.

Outcome — awarded

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

Contract value in context
£33ktotal contract value
median £130k
this tender£0£4.8m

This sits below the typical range for Repair & Maintenance contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 15,278 valued Repair & Maintenance tenders in our corpus.

The brief

***As of 8th June 2018, this contract has now been awarded*** Tenders are invited from interested parties for the service contract for the maintenance of Electronic Smoke Ventilation Windows, Fire Extinguishers & Dry Risers.

Suppliers can bid for all or separately for any of the below service contracts: 1) Electronic Smoke Ventilation Windows: To supply a price for the Service Contract for the electronic smoke ventilation windows and associated controls across our main High Wycombe campus, Hughenden Student Village, Windsor House, University Campus Aylesbury Vale (UCAV) to comply with relevant Health & Safety legislation including the 'Building Regulations 2000' and the 'Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

The University will require a minimum of 1 (one) service visit per year.

2) Fire Extinguishers: To supply a price for the Service Contract for the fire extinguishers, fire blankets and hose reels across our Main High Wycombe campus, Uxbridge campus, University Campus Aylesbury Vale (UCAV), Brook Street Halls of Residence, Hughenden Student Village, Windsor House and Missenden Abbey to comply with BS 5306-3: 2017.

There are currently approximately 860+ fire extinguishers and 150+ fire blankets across all sites.

The University will require a minimum of 2 (two) service visits per year.

3) Dry Risers: To supply a price for the Service Contract for the maintenance and servicing of the dry riser fire hydrant systems including emergency breakdown and attendance across our main High Wycombe campus, Uxbridge campus, Brook Street Halls of Residence, Hughenden Student Village, Windsor House and University Campus Aylesbury Vale (UCAV).

There are approximately 18 dry riser fire hydrant systems across all sites.

The University will require a minimum of 2 (two) service visits per year.

The successful contractors will be invited to enter a contract for an initial 3 (three) year period beginning on Wednesday 1st August 2018 with the option of an extension for a further period of up to 2 (two) years at yearly intervals subject to review of the continued successful performance of the contract.

The decision of whether to take up the extension option will be down to the absolute discretion of the University.

The estimated total value of the contract (all three combined) over its duration (including the extension option if this is taken up) is £50,000 - £70,000 excluding VAT.

It is essential that Tenderers visit the University campus prior to submitting their tender submission in order to ascertain all the necessary information as to risk which may affect their tender sum.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

BS 5306 (fire extinguishing installations)Standards the work must meet
…e campus, University Campus Aylesbury Vale (UCAV), Brook Street Halls of Residence, Hughenden Student Village, Windsor House and Missenden Abbey to comply with BS 5306-3: 2017.…

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Stage
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Source
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