How to win: Fire Safety

About this contract

Northamptonshire Partnership Homes (NPH) wishes to invite interested parties to bid for our Fire Safety Requirements Lot 1 - Active Protection Lot 2 – Door Inspections Lot 3 – Passive Protection Lot 4 – Fire Fighting systems Lot 5 – FRA Consultancy Lots 1, 2 and 3 will have 2 contractors appointed to each lot, split between the East and West Region. For Lots 4 and 5 we will appoint one supplier to cover each lot. New contracts are intended to start from between January and April 2027, for initial periods of 3 years with the options for extending or up to a further 2 years. Lot values Lot 1 - up to £3,600,000 excl. VAT / £4,320,000 incl. VAT (split between 2 suppliers) Lot 2 - up to £726,000 excl. VAT / £871,200 incl. VAT (split between 2 suppliers) Lot 3 - up to £9,600,000.00 excl. VAT / £11,520,000 incl. VAT (split between 2 suppliers) Lot 4 - up to £480,000 excl. VAT / £576,000 incl. VAT - (1 supplier) Lot 5 – up to £540,000 excl. VAT / £648,000 incl. VAT - (1 supplier) For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://nph.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Northampton:-Building-inspection-services./Z4W38674HE To respond to this oppor

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Northamptonshire Partnership Homes scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £14,946,000, 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 21 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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