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Deadline
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March 31, 2026
Contract Details
Category
Restricted Procedure
Reference
005496-2026
Value
£403,200
Location
Outer London - South, United Kingdom
Published
March 20, 2026
CPV Code
Project Timeline

Tender Published

January 21, 2026

Deadline for Questions

March 24, 2026

Submission Deadline

March 31, 2026

Contract Start Date

March 31, 2026

Budget
£403,200
Duration
36 months
Location
Outer London - South
Type
Restricted Procedure
51
Quality Score/100
Fair

Original Tender Description

Impact Multi Academy Trust is a multi-academy trust currently operating 8 schools across the London region serving approximately 8,000 students across its family of schools. The Trust is committed to delivering high standards of educational achievement alongside safe, compliant and well-managed school estates. The Trust is tendering its Fire and Security Servicing and Maintenance Contract with a proposed contract start date of 1st April 2026.

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Requirements & Qualifications

21 requirements across 5 categories

Submission (7)
Mandatory (1)
Compliance (3)
Technical (9)
Financial (1)
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS7
--Must register on the www.in-tendhost.co.uk/cohesionconsulting/aspx/Home portal.
--Must declare interest in the opportunity on the portal to access and download full contract documents.
--Must provide DBS details by 27th January 2026 to attend the Site Survey / Bidders Conference.
MANDATORY EXCLUSION GROUNDS1
--No specific mandatory exclusion grounds are explicitly stated in the provided information.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS3
--Must be a single contractor (not a consortium or joint venture).
--Must be a suitably qualified contractor.
--Must be an experienced contractor.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS9
--Must be able to deliver all planned fire and security servicing and maintenance services.
--Must be able to deliver all reactive fire and security servicing and maintenance services.
--Must be able to deliver services across all 8 Trust sites in the London region.
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS1
--Must have the financial capacity to undertake a contract with a projected turnover of circa £336,000 over three years.

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Documents

4 documents available with AI summaries

OCDS RecordDOC
005496-2026_ocds_record.json

Impact Multi Academy Trust seeks a single qualified contractor for a £336,000, 3-year (plus 2-year extension) Fire and Security Servicing and Maintenance contract across its 8 schools, starting April 2026, with registration required on in-tendhost.co.uk.

OCDS Release PackageDOC
005496-2026_ocds_release.json

Impact Multi Academy Trust seeks a single, qualified contractor for a £336,000, 3-year (plus 2-year extension) fire and security servicing and maintenance contract across its 8 London schools, requiring registration, site survey attendance, and proof of high-standard delivery.

Official PDF VersionPDF
005496-2026_official.pdf

Impact Multi Academy Trust seeks a single, qualified contractor for a £336,000, three-year (plus two-year extension option) fire and security servicing and maintenance contract across its 8 London schools, requiring registration to access full documents and attend a mandatory site survey.

Tender NoticeHTM
005496-2026.html

Impact Multi Academy Trust seeks a single, qualified contractor for a 3-year (plus 2-year extension option) fire and security servicing and maintenance contract across its 8 London schools, valued at approximately £336,000, with interested parties required to register online to access full documents and attend a mandatory site survey.

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51
Fair

Tender Quality Score

This tender exhibits significant quality issues, primarily due to critical data inconsistencies, a lack of specified evaluation criteria, and an extremely short notice period for mandatory pre-submission requirements, severely impacting fairness and legal compliance.

Score Breakdown

Legal Compliance45/100

Significant legal compliance issues arise from the contradictory procedure types (Restricted/Competitive flexible vs. One-stage open) and the fundamentally incorrect CPV code (Lighting systems for Fire & Security). The absence of explicit mandatory exclusion grounds is also a concern.

Incorrect CPV code (Lighting systems for Fire & Security)
Contradictory procedure type (Restricted/Competitive flexible vs. One-stage open)
Clarity55/100

While the general description and AI-extracted requirements are clear, the critical absence of specified evaluation criteria makes it impossible for bidders to understand how their proposals will be judged, significantly impacting clarity.

No evaluation criteria specified
Completeness65/100

Basic information, deadlines, value, and duration are mostly present. However, the tender lacks explicit evaluation criteria and detailed tender specifications beyond summaries. The 'Liable Person' field is also empty.

Missing evaluation criteria
Liable Person not specified
Fairness45/100

The lack of specified evaluation criteria severely compromises transparency and objectivity. Furthermore, the mandatory site survey/bidders conference, requiring DBS details and a Confidentiality Agreement by January 27th (from a January 21st analysis date), provides an extremely short timeframe, potentially disadvantaging many qualified bidders and limiting fair competition.

No evaluation criteria specified
Extremely short notice for mandatory conference pre-requisites (DBS/CA)
Practicality65/100

The tender provides a portal for document access and implies electronic submission. However, the mandatory site survey/bidders conference with its very tight pre-requisite deadlines (DBS, CA by Jan 27th from Jan 21st) presents a significant practical barrier for potential bidders, making participation challenging for those not immediately prepared.

Extremely short notice for mandatory conference pre-requisites (DBS/CA)
Data Consistency35/100

This tender suffers from multiple critical data inconsistencies. The procedure type is contradictory, the CPV code is fundamentally incorrect, and the 'Divided into Parts' characteristic contradicts the requirement for a 'single contractor'. These inconsistencies create confusion and undermine the reliability of the tender information.

Contradictory procedure types (Restricted/Competitive flexible vs. One-stage open)
Incorrect CPV code (Lighting systems for Fire & Security)
Sustainability25/100

The tender does not include any explicit requirements or considerations related to green procurement, social aspects, or innovation.

No sustainability criteria
No social criteria

Strengths

Clear project description and scope
Value and duration are clearly specified
Electronic portal for document access is provided
Requirements for technical capability are well-defined

Concerns

Critical inconsistencies in procedure type and CPV code
Absence of specified evaluation criteria
Extremely short notice for mandatory conference pre-requisites
Lack of explicit mandatory exclusion grounds
No sustainability, social, or innovation considerations

Recommendations

1. Rectify all data inconsistencies, especially procedure type and CPV code, and re-publish the tender.
2. Clearly define and publish the evaluation criteria to ensure transparency and fairness.
3. Extend the deadline for mandatory conference pre-requisites to allow sufficient time for all potential bidders.

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