Stale Pre-tender

City Wide Fire Alarm service programme, upgrade of apparatus installed in Hull City Council

Details

Buyer: Kingston upon Hull City Council
Value: £350,000
Topic: Fire-alarm systems
Published: 20 April 2026
Submission: 1 May 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

This Pre Market Engagement Notice (PME) seeks engagement with applicable economic operators to gather information associated with the Inspection, Testing Servicing and Maintenance of Fire Detection and Alarm Systems in Hull City Council Properties in order to gain a better understanding of the market/options available to service Hull City Council's requirements in this area. This is the market’s opportunity to express its views, outline market developments and generally influence how solutions to the councils’ needs might be met. It is therefore essential that organisations understand that this activity does not affect an organisation’s positioning either positively or negatively should a procurement opportunity arise subsequently.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published20 April 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

Kingston upon Hull City Council is the local authority for Hull, and its larger contracts are procured through a Corporate Procurement Team. Tenders above the quotation level are advertised on YORtender, the Yorkshire and Humber e-tendering portal, where registration is free. Higher-value notices go to Find a Tender through the Central Digital Platform, with Contracts Finder used for mid-value contracts. Council rules presume in favour of central purchasing arrangements and frameworks for regular repeat purchases. Procurement Category Managers publish pipeline notices of larger upcoming activity. Supplier support is delivered with YORprocure, YPO and the Government Commercial Agency.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Kingston upon Hull City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

31625200 · Fire-alarm systems
45312100 · Fire-alarm system installation work
51700000 · Installation services of fire protection equipment

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kingston-upon-hull-city-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kingston-upon-hull-city-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kingston-upon-hull-city-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kingston-upon-hull-city-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kingston-upon-hull-city-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kingston-upon-hull-city-council.gov