Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Aston University
Aston Triangle
Birmingham
B4 7ET
UK
Contact person: Mr Matthew Bowcott
Telephone: +44 1212043000
E-mail: m.bowcott@aston.ac.uk
NUTS: UKG3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.aston.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.aston.ac.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
1051: Life Safety Systems Maintenance
Reference number: DN759770
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50710000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Aston University (“Aston” or “the University”) is inviting Tenders for the provision of Life Safety Systems Maintenance via an Open Competitive Tender. The term ‘Life Safety system(s)’ is deemed to include the following assets and their associated networks:
• Fire alarms
• Disabled refuge systems
• Hard of hearing fire warning pagers systems
• Emergency lighting
• Fire hydrants
• Fire barriers
• Fire dampers
• Fire suppressors
The University proposes to enter into a Contract for an initial term of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further period of 3 years. The option to extend will be exercised at the sole discretion of Aston University.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Aston University (“Aston” or “the University”) is inviting Tenders for the provision of Life Safety Systems Maintenance via an Open Competitive Tender. The term ‘Life Safety system(s)’ is deemed to include the following assets and their associated networks:
• Fire alarms
• Disabled refuge systems
• Hard of hearing fire warning pagers systems
• Emergency lighting
• Fire hydrants
• Fire barriers
• Fire dampers
• Fire suppressors
The University proposes to enter into a Contract for an initial term of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further period of 3 years. The option to extend will be exercised at the sole discretion of Aston University.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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
Open 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:
2025/S 000-004211
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Midland Fire Security Services Limited
Burton on Trent
UK
NUTS: UKG3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 097 459.30
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Aston University
Birmingham
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/05/2025