Tender

Replacement Water Feature at Safety Central

  • Cheshire Fire Authority

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-038341

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055b5f

Published 8 July 2025, 3:59pm



Scope

Reference

CPA/SPU/2537F

Description

Safety Central is Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service's safety and life skills education centre, located in Lymm just outside Warrington.(WA13 0TE) Opened in July 2017, we offer a number of learning programmes to teach children, young people and adults ways of staying safe at home, online, on the roads and while out and about.

Learning takes place in four themed zones, carefully designed to be realistic and simulate a host of hazards that visitors might experience in different environments. For the most part, activities are delivered by trained volunteer rangers who are managed by a small staff team from Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service's Prevention Department.

We offer four core programmes, which last between 2.5 and 4 hours:

• SafetyStars for pupils in Years 2

• SafetyQuest for pupils in Years 5

• SafeWise for teenagers and young people

• SaferTogether for adult visitors attending as a part of a community group.

We are seeking a creative partner, with experience in producing special effects and / or technology for the education or visitor attraction sectors, to work with us to develop a more immersive and interactive experience . This may include video projection (real life or animated), sound effects, physical effects or any other ideas you might have. In short, we are open to innovative ideas of delivering our messaging within the area that we currently have.

Total value (estimated)

  • £75,000 excluding VAT
  • £90,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 August 2025 to 31 January 2027
  • Possible extension to 31 January 2029
  • 3 years, 6 months

Description of possible extension:

Option for a longer warranty and possible service and maintenance options.

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

The minimum requirement is for a 12 month warranty but we wish to explore the options for longer warranties. We also may have a requirement for servicing and maintenance for up to 3 years.

Main procurement category

Services

Additional procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 32323300 - Video equipment
  • 48190000 - Educational software package
  • 48931000 - Training software package
  • 72212190 - Educational software development services
  • 80310000 - Youth education services
  • 80330000 - Safety education services
  • 80550000 - Safety training services

Contract locations

  • UKD6 - Cheshire

Participation

This procurement is reserved for

  • UK suppliers
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Enquiry deadline

21 July 2025, 11:59pm

Tender submission deadline

25 July 2025, 11:59pm

Submission address and any special instructions

The submission address can be found in the tender opportunity.

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Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes


Award criteria

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Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Contracting authority

Cheshire Fire Authority

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXBC-3252-DZQJ

HQ/Training Centre, Sadler Road

Winsford, Cheshire

CW7 2FQ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Barbara Beardsley

Telephone: 01606363061

Email: barbara.beardsley@cheshire.police.uk

Region: UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government