UOW979 - 2025/26 - Portable Fire Equipment, Service & Maintenance
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Walker Fire (UK) Ltd
- Value
- £17,821.2
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Fire extinguishers
- Published
- 26 May 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The purpose of the contract is to provide routine service and maintenance of all portable fire equipment across the University of Worcester Estate to include Fire Extinguishers and Fire Blankets. In addition, the University has identified a list of commonly purchased items that may also be required as part of the contract. The contract will be split into 2 lots to cover these requirements, and the University has the right to award these as two separate contracts, and to more than one contractor if so required. ## Contract award Title: UOW979 - Portable Fire Equipment, Service & Maintenance Lots: - Lot 1: Lot 1 - Portable Fire Equipment Service & Maintenance - Lot 2: Lot 2 - Supply of Portable Fire Equipment
Timeline
- Completed: Award date8 May 2026
- Completed: Award published26 May 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date31 May 2028in 2 years
About the buyer
University of Worcester is a higher education institution that runs its own dedicated procurement function. A Head of Procurement leads the university's buying activity and sets its procurement strategy. Tenders are advertised through the university's own In-Tend tendering portal, where prospective suppliers register in order to bid for contracts. Larger opportunities also appear on the Find a Tender service. Membership of the North West Universities Purchasing Consortium opens up Procurement England Limited's shared framework agreements. Further routes to market run through the Crown Commercial Service, ESPO and the Crescent Purchasing Consortium, each offering pre-negotiated agreements.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Worcester's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 35111300 · Fire extinguishers
- 50413200 · Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-worcester.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-worcester.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-worcester.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-worcester.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-worcester.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-worcester.gov |
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