Contract award · 12 May 2026

Urgent Fire Risk Assessment of External Walls (FRAEW) Replacement Programme

Peabody Trust awarded “Urgent Fire Risk Assessment of External Walls (FRAEW) Replacement…” to Firntec LTD for £478k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionArchitecture & engineeringLondon

BuyerPeabody Trust
Value £478k
WinnerFirntec LTD

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Peabody Trust · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Firntec LTD
Value
£478,176.94
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Architecture & engineering · Health and safety consultancy services (CPV 71317210)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date12 May 2026
  2. Published20 May 2026Published 8 days after the contract date

Description

• Desktop review of existing fire safety documentation, drawings and historical FRAEW reports • On site inspections of external wall systems, balconies, attachments and associated interfaces • Review and interpretation of intrusive investigation findings, where available, including cavity barrier provision, fire stopping and material composition • Assessment of fire spread risk, combustibility, and mitigating factors in line with PAS 9980 methodology • Preparation and issue of compliant FRAEW reports, including clear risk conclusions and recommendations to support risk management and remediation decision making • Engagement with internal stakeholders to support urgent risk queries and regulatory assurance requirements The service also includes prioritisation of urgent FRAEW requests, leveraging existing building knowledge gained through previous investigations and completed assessments to expedite report delivery and avoid duplication of surveys. The outputs will provide Peabody with …

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