Fire Protection Systems and Equipment Maintenance

What the buyer is asking for

Milton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Fire Protection Systems and Equipment Maintenance. For the Corporate Landlord stock (properties from which the council predominately offer their services) the Council has full maintenance responsibility (subject to assets) including reactive, quoted, planned, best practice and statutory compliance obligations. Fire Protection systems fall into this category. Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full tender documentation through this E Tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/ Suppliers will be notified by email and the tender documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website be electing the "view details" button for this tender. Deadline for submissions for this tender will be 12 Noon 19th November 2026 The contracting authority has prior experience of procuring similar services and is aware of a mature and competitive marketplace. The project team therefore determined that Pre‑Market Engagement would not add material value or improve competition, specification development, or procurement outcomes. In accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and adopting a proportionate approach, the authority proceeded directly to the tender stage.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 55%qualityQuality CritieraPlease see Invitation to Tender for further details. The Tender documents can be accessed by logging into https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/
• 45%pricePricePlease see Invitation to Tender for further details. The Tender documents can be accessed by logging into https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 49 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published29 days ago

   8 Oct 2026, 17:05 BST
2. Clarification questions byyesterday

   5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 13 days

   19 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 146 days

   1 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice8 Oct 2026, 17:05 BST095417-2026

Payment terms

As stated in tender documents

Documents

• Please see Invitation to Tender for further details. The Tender documents can be accessed by logging into https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/
• Tender notice on Find a Tender