Contract award · 11 Sep 2025

Provision of Smoke Alarms & Associated Products

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority awarded “Provision of Smoke Alarms & Associated Products” to FireBlitz Extinguisher Ltd for £743k.

No competitionElectrical equipment & lightingNorth West

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
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority · Regional or local authority
Value
£742,700
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Electrical equipment & lighting · Fire-alarm systems (CPV 31625200)
Timeline
  1. Contract date11 Sep 2025
  2. Published10 Oct 2025Published 29 days after the contract date

Description

Provision of Smoke Alarms & Associated Products. Direct award under West Midlands Framework reference C5691, lots 1 and 2.

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