Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Gentoo Group
Emperor House, 2 Emperor Way
Sunderland
SR3 3XR
Contact
David Major
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC23 - Sunderland
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Fire Strategies
Reference number
DM123486
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71317000 - Hazard protection and control consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Procurement of Fire Strategies for high-risk buildings
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £170,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC23 - Sunderland
Main site or place of performance
Within the boundaries of Sunderland, Houghton, Hetton and Washington
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Building Safety Act 2022 requires Gentoo Group (the Group) to identify, understand, manage and mitigate building safety risks throughout the life span of their relevant buildings. Therefore, all relevant building safety information must be maintained for these buildings as part of the golden thread of information.
In addition, Regulation 38 of the Building Regulations require that where any building undergoes material change that relevant fire safety information is collated. For higher risk buildings this information will form part of the golden thread of information, for any building which is not a higher risk building the information will be invaluable to understand how the building has been constructed or modified.
As part of this information there should be a fire safety strategy. For existing buildings this is not always available, but it is a key document in understanding
• Means of warning
• Means of escape
• Internal fire spread / passive fire protection
• External fire spread
• Access / facilities for the fire and rescue services
• Fire safety management of the building
• Other active fire safety systems within the building
The Group is seeking to appoint a competent, independent third-party (referred to subsequently as the “appointed contractor”) to undertake the following services:
• Review the passive fire protection (desktop) to ensure that it is suitable for the type and occupancy of the building, this should be reflected in the compartmentation drawings
• Review the current cause and effect matrix for the building to ensure that all active fire systems are operating appropriately
• Review the current evacuation strategy to ensure that the provision of passive and active fire safety measures supports the strategy
• Complete a written fire safety strategy report
Further information regarding the Group’s requirements will be provided within the Tender documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Questions / Weighting: 65
Price - Weighting: 35
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-034397
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 January 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Firntec Ltd
4a Darklake View
Plymouth
PL6 7TL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK41 - Plymouth
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £170,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Gentoo Group Ltd
Sunderland
Country
United Kingdom