What a Tender Scout report looks like
Illustrative business offering fire-alarm design, installation and ongoing maintenance in Scotland and Cornwall. No real company's eligibility is implied.
Two opportunities worth exploring for a fire-safety business working in Cornwall and Scotland. The Cornwall maintenance competition overlaps with fire-alarm services, with bids due on 16 October 2026. Review the full tender pack, not assessed here, to confirm the wider equipment scope and selection requirements. Scottish supplier-scheme Lot 1 offers a route to compete for future fire-alarm work. Compare your certifications, insurance and project experience with its admission requirements; individual contracts are awarded separately.
1. Fire Safety Systems Maintenance Services
Buyer: Falmouth Exeter Plus
Location: Falmouth and Penryn, Cornwall
What the buyer needs
A single contractor to maintain active fire-safety systems at the Falmouth (Woodlane) and Penryn university campuses. The notice describes 36 months with two possible 12-month extensions.
Why it may fit
Fire-alarm maintenance and Cornwall coverage give this illustrative business a useful starting point. The contract also covers extinguishers, suppression systems and other equipment, so compare the full asset schedule with the services your team can deliver.
Value
No contract value is published in the checked notice; review the tender pack for pricing and budget information.
Timing
Tender submission closes at noon UK time on 16 October 2026.
What the sources confirm
- Notice scope: one contractor for both campuses, for an initial 36 months; the description offers two 12-month extensions.
- Notice procedure: open competition with electronic or written submission routes; English-language tenders and 90-day bid validity are stated.
Still to establish
- Detailed equipment schedules, response times and economic/technical selection thresholds are not given in the checked notice. The full tender pack has not been inspected for this example.
- Confirm the company's ability to cover the entire maintenance scope and both campuses before deciding to bid.
Your next step
Open the official notice and follow its EU Supply link to project 108354. First check the asset schedule and response-time requirements against your maintenance team, then decide whether to prepare a tender before 16 October at noon UK time.
2. Fire Alarm Design, Installation, and Associated Project Management Services DPS
Buyer: Scottish Government
Location: Scotland
What the buyer needs
Apply to Lot 1 for fire-alarm design and installation in Scottish residential buildings affected by cladding-related fire risk. Lot 2 is separate project-management work and is not assumed to fit this business.
Why it may fit
Lot 1 aligns with the illustrative business's alarm design and installation work in Scotland. It is worth assessing admission readiness against the named certifications and relevant project experience, as a route to competing for future projects.
Value
Published estimate for the DPS as a whole. Work is awarded through individual call-offs, with no committed volume or spend; tax basis is not stated in the checked data.
Timing
Published DPS admission deadline: 27 June 2031. Individual call-offs have their own requirements and deadlines.
What the sources confirm
- Lot 1 names BS 5839-1:2025 and BAFE SP203-1 design, installation and commissioning certification through a UKAS-accredited certification body, to be evidenced when required at call-off or SPD example stage.
- Selection criteria require three different relevant project examples for each lot, from the last five years, generally around 400 words each.
- Economic criteria require holding, or committing to obtain before an awarded contract starts, employers', public and professional-indemnity cover of £5m each. Additional product liability may apply at call-off.
Still to establish
- The illustrative company's certificates, insurance and project examples have not been verified. Individual call-off workload, pricing and financial checks remain unknown.
Your next step
Use the official notice's Public Contracts Scotland Tender link: project 32194, PQQ 6916. Check Lot 1 certification evidence and select three qualifying examples before preparing the SPD application. Once admitted, review individual call-offs for suitable projects.
Public notices change. This dated example does not establish current availability, eligibility or a contract award.