Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Communities & Housing Investment Consortium Ltd (CHIC)
ARK Central, 84 Spencer Street
Birmingham
B18 6DS
UK
E-mail: tenders@chicltd.co.uk
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.chicltd.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
CHIC Fire Protection and Sprinkler Systems - Dynamic Purchasing System [DPS]
Reference number: DPS-007
II.1.2) Main CPV code
51700000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Notice of Award of Contracts under Fire Protection And Sprinkler Systems DPS from 01/04/2026 to 30/06/2026
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG31
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Quarterly report of contract awards for 01/04/2026 – 30/06/2026. Details of the awards:
Contracting Authority: Birmingham City Council;
Title of the Procurement: Fire safety servicing and maintenance;
Description = Planned Service, Maintenance, Inspection and Testing of all known Birmingham City Council Fire Safety Systems, Assets and associated components, where required and in accordance with an agreed programme across its residential (High, Medium, and Low-rise) stock.
Awarded value: £6,000,000;
Supplier name: Ventro Ltd.
The award value indicated at II.1.7 is indicative only as this is a quarterly contract award notice for the DPS. Please note that the Award Criteria to be used to assess full tenders submitted under the DPS Categories will typically be split as follows: All Categories: 40% Quality, 60% Cost.
These Award Criteria may be formulated more precisely for contracts to be awarded, as set out in the tender documents for the specific contract in question.
Estimated total value of contracts to be awarded under this Category during the 60-month period is £250,000,000.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Total Quality
/ Weighting: 50%
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 20%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There are two consecutive 1 year extension options (+1+1)
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 145-331920
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Notice of Award of Contracts under Fire Protection And Sprinkler Systems DPS from 01/04/2026 to 30/06/2026
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
c/o Communities & Housing Investment Consortium Ltd (CHIC)
84 Spencer Street
Birmingham
B18 6DS
UK
NUTS: UKG31
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 6 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Notice of Award of Contracts from the CHIC Fire Protection And Sprinkler Systems - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) from 01/04/2026 to 30/06/2026. The Contract value indicated at II 1.7 is indicative as this is a quarterly notice for a Dynamic Purchasing System. Also, the number of tender returns indicated is across all call-off competitions for this term.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Communities and Housing Investment Consortium Ltd (CHIC)
84 Spencer Street
Birmingham
B18 6DS
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/08/2026