Servicing and Maintenance of Fire Systems and Fire Protection Devices

Thurrock Council wishes to appoint experienced service provider(s) for the servicing and maintenance of fire systems and fire protection devices ensuring compliance with all relevant industry, manufacturer requirements and safety standards. Thurrock Council has a housing stock of over 11,000 properties; the resulting contract will cover the general needs housing, sheltered and supported housing owned by the Council, which includes dwellings of various types consisting of: flats, maisonettes, tower blocks and sheltered housing schemes. The Council also reserve the right to extend the contract to include corporate buildings owned or managed by the Council.

The opportunity has been divided into three lots as follows;

• Lot 1 - Fire Alarms and Emergency Lighting
• Lot 2 - Fire Protection Devices
• Lot 3 - Fire Alarms, Emergency Lighting and Fire Protection Devices

The procurement has been structured into three lots to allow the Council to identify which solution offers best value for money; the Council reserve the right to award against Lots 1 and 2 or Lot 3.

The successful service provider will be required to provide the following services for fire alarms and emergency lighting;

• testing and inspection programme;
• repairs identified following inspection; and
• installation of component parts/new fire alarms and/or emergency lighting (if required).

The successful service provider will be required to provide the following services for fire protection devices;

• servicing/inspection and repairs of fire hydrants, fire extinguishers, automatic water sprinkler systems in bin sheds and dry riser system;
• safety checks and replacement (if required) of fire blankets; and
• validation of current asset register and on-going record keeping including current inspections, next inspections and ‘extended service’ inspections etc., this information will remain the property of the Council.

The Contract will be let on an initial three year term with the option in year three to extend for a further two years in any combination.

Please see Thurrock Council’s website at www.thurrock.gov.uk for further details about the Council.