How to win: Fire Alarms, Intruder Alarms & Access Control Testing, Maintenance and Monitoring Services

About this contract

Trowbridge Town Council ("the Council") invites tenders from competent and qualified contractors for the provision of testing, inspection, planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance and monitoring of the following systems: Fire alarm systems Intruder alarm systems Monitoring of fire and intruder alarms Controlled access (fob/code entry) systems Emergency lighting systems Portable fire extinguishers Annual fire risk assessments This service is required across seven Council sites ("the Sites") for an initial period of 3 years, with the option for the Council to extend for a further period of up to 2 years. The Council is committed to safeguarding the health, safety and welfare of residents, staff and visitors, and to maintaining full compliance with: BS 9999 - Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings Approved Document B - Fire safety (Building Regulations) The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 BS 5266-1 - Emergency lighting

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Trowbridge Town Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £55,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 16 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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