Award

Fire Protection Works Programme 2026-27

  • The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-078421

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058455 (view related notices)

Published 1 December 2025, 11:26am



Scope

Reference

DN782108

Description

programme of fire safety works to our social housing stock and invites organisations to submit a tender to meet FHDC's requirements.

The scope of the works comprises the following:

Works may include:

• Renewal and/or remedial works to fire doors (front entrance, kitchen, communal doors);

• Compartmentation works;

• Firestopping works;

• Installation of loft hatches;

• Fire rated bin store enclosures;

• Signage.

Orders may be placed in respect to Works to:

• Tenanted Properties;

• internal and external Common Parts (including bin stores, refuse chambers and the like);

• managed leasehold Properties;

• sheltered housing Properties;

• other Tenures.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £1,170,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,404,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

1 December 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

24 December 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2030
  • 4 years

Description of possible extension:

Extension option of up to 24 months dependent on the satisfactory performance of the contractor and presuming no significant changes to FHDC's requirements

Main procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

  • 45343100 - Fireproofing work

Contract locations

  • UKJ44 - East Kent

Information about tenders

  • 24 tenders received
  • 16 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 12 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 15 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Supplier

BELL GROUP LTD

  • Companies House: SC114142
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWHC-6372-LGDQ

Bell Business Park

Airdrie

ML6 9BG

United Kingdom

Region: UKM84 - North Lanarkshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHJN-7589-LMHY

Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue

Folkestone

CT20 2QY

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ44 - East Kent

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government