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How to win: T26/27-022 PPM and RM 07 - Fire Alarm and Life Safety Systems for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

A services contract from Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, worth £426,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Value

£426,000

Closing date

26 October 2026

About this contract

This tender is for the provision of inspection, testing, maintenance, monitoring, reactive response, asset verification, certification and reporting of Fire Alarm and Life Safety Systems across the Council estate. Your proposal MUST be submitted within the eTendersNI portal, via this CfT. NO OTHER METHOD OF SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £426,000, 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 26 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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